Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
Bisnow
Just as many return-to-office plans were dashed with the delta variant surge, many companies that felt the workplace, and workforce, were returning to normal have been surprised this fall. New surveys and studies suggest more-empowered workers continue to demand more from their employers, especially when it comes to salary negotiations.
Fast Company
In any real acquisition process—and I say “real” because there are instances when you might receive unsolicited emails about people buying your company (be careful there!)—you’ll know it can potentially go somewhere when the leadership team of the company looking to acquire yours sets up a fairly formal meeting with you (and likely your executive team). They’ll want to spend time talking about your business and they will express enthusiastic interest in what you could do together. This is before…
CREtech
New York, NY (October 7, 2021) — CREtech, the largest international community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, has released the final agenda for CREtech’s flagship conference, CREtech New York, October 13-14. The 2021 conference will feature two stages full of cutting-edge content, a packed expo hall featuring real estate technology providers and CREtech’s renowned Tech Connect Lounge which will host 1:1 meetings scheduled through the official event…
Israel 21C
From his vantage point as general partner of international tech investment firm Flashpoint Ventures, Alex Konoplyasty sees the construction and property technology sector rising fast on the Israeli horizon.
Commercial Observer
Not everyone thinks brick-and-mortar retail is dead. Dottid, a commercial real estate SaaS proptech platform for asset management and leasing transactions, announced on Tuesday that it was launching a new leasing workflow technology for retail owners.
Placetech
Europe’s most important proptech networking conference, CREtech London, is back on 27-28 October at Magazine London.
Wall Street Journal
Even as some employers command workers back to the office, a handful of housing providers, flush with new venture funding, are betting that one pandemic trend is here to stay—the demand for flexible, short-term apartment rentals.
CREtech
David Schwartz of Waterton discusses how the industry has had to evolve and adapt to new technology over the course of the pandemic, and which solutions he believes are here to stay.
TechCrunch
Amazon has opened a 4-star store in Bluewater, a mall located just southeast of central London. And it’s not just the first 4-star store outside the US, it’s also the company’s first shop in the UK that sells non-food and non-perishable items. Similar to Amazon’s 4-star stores in New York and other parts of the US, the shop in Bluewater will sell products rated 4 stars and above, are top sellers or are trending on the e-commerce giant’s UK website….
Bisnow
Common, the New York-based co-living operator, will debut in the UK in spring 2022, promising 3,000 apartments by 2023. Common will open its account with four schemes in London, totalling 664 units over five sites in Wandsworth and Westminster. This follows deals with owners London Green and SAV Group.
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