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    Commercial real‑estate, once resistant to tech, is now adopting blockchain, a shift that could overhaul buying, selling, and financing of buildings. While Bitcoin once dominated residential headlines, the underlying ledger is now the focus of investors and developers, with experts forecasting full sector adoption in a decade.

    A Jeff Bezos‑backed startup lets anyone become a landlord in ten minutes for as little as $100, using blockchain as a secure “virtual filing cabinet” that stores titles, deeds, crypto holdings, and mortgage bonds permanently and tamper‑proofly (CNBC). Beyond record‑keeping, smart contracts link to utilities—automating water, waste, energy, and parking billing—to streamline city and property operations.

    Crypto is increasingly used as collateral for residential and commercial loans, allowing owners to keep digital assets that often outpace property appreciation. A firm behind NYC’s hottest hotels now offers individual investors a way to hold both crypto and real‑estate exposure, solving the classic trade‑off.

    Tokenization—converting property ownership into tradable digital tokens—enables fractional stakes and simplifies trading of individual assets, a development CNBC highlights as the most transformative blockchain use.