“House as an object, it's been the same too long…Very soon, if you sit in an apartment without a digital ecosystem around it, people won’t even look at the apartment.”- Daniele Russolillo

Most real estate developers take years to expand their business outside a city. After handing over the keys, "they don't want to hear from the resident again". Planet Smart City is quite the opposite, as Daniele Russolillo explained to us on the most recent episode of http://monkrealtyshow.com/

Headquartered in London, the global firm is already building houses with the help of local partners in Brazil, India, Colombia and others. And as Daniele says, the firm stays back even after the sale and helps build a community. But that is among the many things Planet Smart City is doing to deliver affordable housing globally with a twist.

Listen to the entire episode to learn more.

1. Why Planet is expanding in several countries at the same time

2. How to find a local partner for development

3. Broken hearts, not pipes: Planet’s vision for community

4. Mobile phone and the house

5. Rethinking the E in ESG