Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
Bloomberg
Bridgetown 2 Holdings Ltd., the blank-check company backed by billionaires Richard Li and Peter Thiel, is in advanced talks to merge with Singapore’s online real estate firm PropertyGuru Pte, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
PR Newswire
Livly, the Chicago-based technology company bringing a unified operating system to multifamily residential properties nationwide, today announced the launch of its new partnership with CA Ventures (“CA”), a leading global real estate investment management company with over $13 billion in assets. The two companies will partner on the launch of the Livly digital platform within CA’s student living portfolios globally….
Fast Company
Not so long ago, there were all sorts of predictions about what the future of the office would look like. Open-space floor plans were facing some backlash and some experts were predicting that big conference rooms would give way to smaller, enclosed spaces and “huddle” areas where groups could work closely together….
essensys
Head of Flex Workspace+ for Irvine Co. joins essensys May 24, 2021 — New York, NY – essensys, the leading global provider of software and technology to the flexible workspace industry, announces the appointment of Brian Brown as Vice President of their West Coast business development team. Brian brings with him vast experience in asset management and delivering flexible office solutions. He most recently led Irvine Co.’s Flex Workspace+ offering across its 50 million square foot national …
The Wall Street Journal
The world’s tallest modular-construction hotel was created to rise 26 stories over Manhattan. The guest rooms were built in a Polish factory and arrived fully finished in New York, where they would be stacked in a matter of weeks.
CREtech+
Paige Pitcher, Director of Innovation at Hines reflects on the biggest challenges her team faces when implementing technology solutions, and what makes up her future technology roadmap.
The Wall Street Journal
For many bosses and employees, there is a measure of relief in returning to the office—especially for those who have the flexibility of continuing to work from home part of the time. But for those teams working to protect their offices from hackers, the new hybrid workplaces aren’t nearly as welcome.
CREtech
Europe’s most important real estate tech networking event is back live in London October 27-28 New York, NY (June 9, 2021) — CREtech (cretech.com), the largest international community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, has announced that they will be hosting CREtech London, on October 27th and 28th at Magazine London following their first in-person conference since 2019. Formally known as FUTURE PropTech until acquired by CREtech in 2019, CREtech Lond…
CREtech+
Lee Odess, Founder and CEO of Group 337 discusses the added value and versatility he’s seeing in the future of commercial real estate by adopting technology solutions.
Housingwire
Volly, a mortgage tech company that offers customer relationship management and point-of-sale services for lenders, announced Wednesday the acquisition of mortgage and real estate tech startup Home Captain for an undisclosed amount.
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