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  • Gary Barker joins HMO sector proptech disruptor as non-executive director

    The Negotiator

    Leading industry tech figure Gary Barker has joined co-living HMO platform COHO as a non-executive director, adding to his recently-announced role as a board director at Guild parent company epropservices. COHO, which is seeking to disrupt the HMO sector with its bespoke property management platform for smaller portfolio landlords and agents, has been courting Barker and his tech skills and track record for some time.

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  • Looking Back at EXPERIENCE: Part II

    HqO

    In last week’s blog, I dove into the first few panels from EXPERIENCE, the only commercial real estate (CRE) event dedicated completely to tenant experience. And, let me tell you, it was incredible. Not only did our guest speakers give amazing advice and serve as model examples for the future of the workplace, but the atmosphere generated by the excitement of an in-person event was unmatched. People weren’t just happy to learn, they were also happy to see their peers face-to-face while enj…

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  • Retrofitting Buildings Is the Unsexy Climate Fix the World Needs

    Bloomberg

    You may not have noticed unless you live in London, but protesters have been gluing their hands to the asphalt of the city’s thundering eight-lane M25 ring road, to the weirdly technocratic war cry of “Insulate Britain!” Frustrated commuters and the police officers who’ve had to peel these sticky activists from the road find them irritating. Yet they have a point. Among top producers of climate-harming emissions that world leaders plan to address at COP26 in Glasgow in November, buildings are th…

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  • Is Flexible Office Space Now A Must-Have Offering For Office Landlords?

    Commercial Observer

    The world of the office has experienced dramatic changes in the past few years, and part of this is the increasing embrace of flexible office solutions. Once an afterthought in the office industry, flex space has quickly evolved into a must-have offering for landlords seeking to build, or even preserve, asset value.

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  • No, There Isn’t a Tech Bubble. Here’s Why Startups Are in a Golden Age to Succeed

    Inc

    Many business pundits are alarmed at the recent boom in startup valuations and what they see as too-easy access to capital. For example, Scott Galloway recently posted a video decrying the rapid proliferation of unicorns (private companies valued at more than $1 billion). Noting that we’re on track for more unicorn valuations in 2021 than in the previous three years combined, he cheekily asked, “So are we getting smarter, are we getting more productive, or are the markets overvalued?”…

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  • Greentown Labs, Saint-Gobain, and MassCEC Announce the Healthy Buildings Challenge Startup Participants

    PR Newswire

    Greentown Labs, the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, Saint-Gobain, a multinational manufacturer and distributor of high-performance materials, and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), an economic development agency dedicated to accelerating the clean energy sector across the state, have selected five startups for the Healthy Buildings Challenge that are developing technologies that advance building sustainability and wellbeing for building occupants. The latest…

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  • AirGarage, a full-stack parking operator, raises $12.5M in round led by a16z

    TechCrunch

    Parking can often feel almost laughably old-fashioned, with some lots still hiring an attendant to collect fees and check for valid tickets. Even when parking lot owners try to modernize — using an app, for example, or a credit card machine to take payment — they must deal with a whole array of providers to manage hardware, payment processing and marketing, all separately.

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  • Leveraging Data in Retail, Part 2

    CREtech

    Ami Ziff of Time Equities relates utilizing technology to learning to ride a bike, and shares how his team overcomes both new and old technology hurdles.

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  • More Awareness Than Preparedness: CRE Falls Behind On Flood Resiliency As Risk Rises

    Bisnow

    Acknowledgment of climate change and the risks it poses for property owners and investors, especially through flooding, is growing, and through a major new Federal Emergency Management Agency policy change involving flood insurance, the federal government is adding to that awareness.

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  • The Market for Single-Family Rentals Grows as Homeownership Wanes

    New York Times

    House hunters are attracted to the hassle-free living and lack of down payments, but there’s a trade-off: They give up the investment of owning a home.

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