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Ross Rudd, Director of Technology and Innovation at Bridge Investment Group discusses how Bridge Investment Group uses technology as a differentiator with specific focus on solar, ESG, and non-invasive safety technology specific to the senior housing vertical.
Updater
Updater Acquires Dolly to Provide Users with On-Demand Local Moving and Delivery Service Transaction advances Updater’s mission to be the go-to destination for consumers to conquer moves of all sizes NEW YORK (July 13, 2021) – Updater, the leading technology platform powering the relocation industry, today announced the acquisition of Dolly, the leading provider of on-demand local moving and delivery service. This strategic transaction advances Updater’s growth strategy and …
CNBC
Before Shira Berg, 30, heads to her workplace, she reserves a desk in advance. The director at Autumn Communications helped her New York office implement a shared workstation system. With clients that include Amazon, Instacart and Goldbelly, the PR agency doubled in size during the pandemic. But adhering to Covid guidelines with just 27 desks for 45 employees required some coordination
The Wall Street Journal
When Robert Reffkin started his first business in high school, as a DJ, he offered customers a guarantee. They got as many as 20 requested songs or their money back. Years later, he said he applied that same approach to the management of Compass, a real estate technology company he founded in 2012.
TechCrunch
The pandemic has been a time for a lot of reflection on both a personal and business level. Tech companies in particular are assessing whether they will ever again return to a full-time, in-office approach. Some are considering a hybrid approach and some may not go back to a building at all. Amidst all this, Dropbox has decided to reimagine the office with a new concept they are introducing this week called Dropbox Studios….
The New York Times
Under billowing, cloudlike fabric stretching the length of a football field, fake lemon trees with purple-and-blue trunks sprout from AstroTurf. Lemon slices the size of cafe tabletops are scattered about like oversize stone pavers, and knee-high plants bear halves of the citrus fruit cast in fiberglass resin. This Seussian wonder has a name: Citrovia. It has its own custom scent and special lighting effects. And, not surprisingly, it has its own hashtag. The extravaganza could be a theme-park…
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Revathi Greenwood, Global Head of Data and Insights at Cushman & Wakefield addresses the enormous potential and growth she sees in the industry, estimating that the proptech market was worth 30 million in 2010, compared to 24 billion today.
Bisnow
Cell towers are so much a part of the landscape that few people pay them any attention, but these workhorses of the digital age support a niche real estate play that has done well during the coronavirus pandemic and is expected to do well post-pandemic. A handful of REITs specialize in infrastructure, which largely (but not completely) means cell towers and other structures critical to the transmission of information. Like many other businesses, they suffered from the sudden shock posed by th…
Lane
Workplace experience platform Lane today announced the rollout of its new tenant engagement service, Lane Perks. Designed to support CRE firms in their mission to attract and retain tenants, Lane Perks provides audiences with exclusive access to deals, savings, and special offers from premium brands around the world. “We’re excited to be rolling out this new solution to the commercial real estate industry,” says Lane CEO and Cofounder Clinton Robinson. “Professionals today want more from t…
Multifamily Executive
The most widely used multifamily construction methods will always be those that strike the right balance of quality, compliance, and cost. As construction methods improve across the industry, so, too, will the standard for all buildings.
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