Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
Fast Company
As businesses start to reopen their offices, many are planning for a hybrid model that will see more employees working remotely all or part of the time. But this return to a semblance of normal working life could be more disruptive—and potentially more damaging—than the initial pivot to all-remote work in 2020.
The National Association of Realtors®
WASHINGTON (June 14, 2021) – The National Association of Realtors® announced today that its “Pitch Battle” competition will be held as part of the third annual Innovation, Opportunity & Investment (iOi) Summit on August 17 and 18, in Dallas, Texas.
The Wall Street Journal
As the U.S. hospitality industry rebounds from pandemic closures, former hotelier Sam Nazarian is moving into the food-hall business, marrying the traditional dine-in model with delivery-only “ghost kitchens” in hopes of solving revenue problems that have long plagued retail and food spaces. Mr. Nazarian said his new venture, Creating Culinary Communities, which counts investors such as shopping-mall giants Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and Simon Property Group, has plans for 1,000 ghost k…
JLL
The events of the past several weeks have changed the world of work for today, and into the foreseeable future. Since March of 2020, the majority of office-occupying industries have been working from home, while sheltering in place. This abrupt shift in workplace operations has resulted in significant behavioral changes that may have a lasting impact on workspace design and use, while simultaneously altering the demand for commercial office space for years to come. Many tenants are hopeful for …
The Real Deal
Jamie Dimon, billionaire banker, adviser to presidents, leonine master of the financial universe, had FOMO. Mohammed bin Salman, the brash upstart who had come out on top in a ruthless Game of Thobes at the House of Saud, was eager to announce his primacy on the world stage.
CREtech+
Justing Saeheng, Head of Construction Technology at Stanley X takes us through the technology that is transforming the industry as a whole, what Stanley X is currently piloting, and how Stanley X analyzes the leading and lagging indicators to tell which technologies are creating the most ROI.
CREtech
June 15, 2021 — CREtech (cretech.com), the largest media company devoted to covering the real estate technology sector, announced that its CREtech Consulting Practice has been supporting the world’s top real estate firms to generate significant returns on investment by adopting tech solutions within their portfolio. CREtech’s Global Innovation Consulting practice enables clients to reimagine their Real Estate business by advising on specific digital solutions, providing overall innovation str…
The New York Times
The modern downtown business districts of many large American cities were created through subtraction: First residents left the center city, then the craftsmen and wholesalers, then the museums, theaters and smaller retailers, and — the final blow — the department stores.
Bisnow
Despite dire warnings from its CEO as 2021 hit its halfway point, international coworking company IWG has been growing its footprint. IWG has signed franchise agreements with 20 new partners so far this year that will produce 110 new coworking locations under IWG brands, Reuters reports. The number represents a sharp increase in growth rate over the first half of 2020, when 30 such franchises were launched….
CREtech
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