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Startups Are Looking To Fractionalize Real Estate Assets, But Should They?

Forbes
3/5/2022

Investing in commercial real estate or vacation rental properties can be a consistent source of passive income and returns, not to mention growth and the potential liquidity you don’t get with owning your home. Yet the price of entry is often prohibitive to all but those who already have wealth. This was the puzzle Drew Sterrett wanted to solve in 2017, when he worked as an analyst at asset manager Tungsten Partners, focused on real estate. He spent all day looking at the potential investment re…

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REaaS, Tokenization, and the state of CRE in Latin America Trailer

CREtech
3/5/2022

Carlos Rousseau, CEO of Orange Investments, discusses tech disruption and commercial real estate dynamics in Latin America.

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Self-Driving Trucks Start to Propel Land Rush Near Major Cities

Wall Street Journal
3/5/2022

The prospect of self-driving trucks could further intensify a land grab near big cities, one that is already fueled in part by the increase in long-haul trucking during the pandemic.

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Return to Office: Kastle Systems’ Ameet Amin Knows Who’s in Attendance

Commercial Observer
3/5/2022

Kastle Systems has been in operation for more than half a century, and in relative obscurity for an overwhelming portion of those years.

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Latam Proptech Company La Haus Enters Into Research Agreement with MIT To Research Latin America’s Housing Gap

La Haus
3/5/2022

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and La Haus, the leading proptech company in Spanish-speaking Latin America, today announced their agreement to develop joint research that analyzes the challenges and possible solutions to housing issues in Mexico and Colombia. Dr. Albert Saiz, Associate Professor of Urban Economics and Real Estate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will lead the project. Dr. Saiz was director of the MIT Center for Real Estate from 2014–2018, …

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AI and IoT used to more easily monitor and detect leaks in properties

Smart Cities World
3/3/2022

Connected Sensors’ range of products is aimed at base-building and point-of-use water consumption monitoring and provides landlords, managers and owners of commercial and multi-use residential units more data and control.

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essensys warns of slowdown despite strong US growth

Placetech
3/3/2022

Covid uncertainty has hit the flex office software provider’s expansion plans amid gains in the US market, the company reported in a half-year trading update.

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Could your home become a flexible workspace?

Placetech
3/3/2022

Finding flexible workspace in New York or London is straightforward enough. The rise in hybrid working has kept supply and demand high. But what if you live somewhere a little more out of the way?

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The Intersection of IOT, Construction Tech, and Affordable Housing Trailer

CREtech
3/3/2022

Christopher Yip, Partner and Managing Director at RET Ventures, shares what he looks for when meeting with entrepreneurs, and why understanding vertical-specific sales cycles is key.

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More Early-Stage Funding Flows To Climate Fintech And Finance

Crunchbase News
3/3/2022

Relative to the size and urgency of the problem, climate change-focused startups comprise a comparatively paltry portion of venture funding recipients. Over time, however, their numbers have been rising.

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