BLOCK-CHAIN INTEGRATION IN REAL ESTATE: A TECHNOLOGICAL SHIFT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63503/c.acset.2025.10Keywords:
block-chain, Real Estate, Smart Contracts, Distributed Ledger, Transparency, Hyperledger, EthereumAbstract
Despite being one of the most important asset classes in the world, real estate transactions are still difficult, expensive, and ineffective. With the use of distributed ledgers and smart contracts, block-chain technology has become a disruptive force that can solve these issues by bringing efficiency, transparency, and immutability. This study explores the use of block-chain technology to real estate, emphasizing how it might improve trust, lower intermediary costs, enable fractional ownership, and address liquidity concerns. In addition to analyzing block-chain development platforms like Ethereum and Hyperledger, a thorough literature review has been carried out. The suggested system makes use of smart contracts to expedite rental agreements, investment tokenization, and property ownership transfers. Offers some directions for further study to facilitate broader adoption. Although there are still issues with scalability, interoperability, and regulations, the results show increased efficiency, security, and transparency when compared to older methods. This study offers a thorough analysis of block-chain adoption in the real estate industry and suggests directions for further research to facilitate broader implementation.
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