Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
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How Technology is Changing the Multifamily Experience, Part 1// Jeff Kok, CIO at Mill Creek Residential highlights how technology advancements will change where people live and work, and how Mill Creek Residential is leveraging technology to enhance the tenant experience.
Wall Street Journal
Commercial real-estate advisory firm Newmark Group Inc. said it has named technology industry veteran Sridhar Potineni as its chief information officer with a mandate to streamline systems and develop new products and services.
TechCrunch
Home services marketplace Urban Company said on Wednesday it has raised $255 million in a new financing round and confirmed a valuation of $2.1 billion, joining over a dozen other startups in India that have earned the unicorn status this year.
PlaceTech.
Fixflo, the property repairs and maintenance platform, has been sold to German property software company Aareon AG in what CEO Rajeev Nayyar called “the next exciting phase” for the business.
Business Insider
Manhattan is no longer the biggest hotspot for foreign investors snapping up commercial real estate in the US, according to a new report by Real Capital Analytics (RCA). This is the first time Manhattan hasn’t topped the list since the global financial crisis in 2009, it said….
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Paige Pitcher, Director of Innovation at Hines examines the most important types of technology to her and the office of Innovation at Hines, and when and how to incorporate new technology solutions.
Wall Street Journal
Competition among so-called blank-check companies to find mergers is already stiff. Share-price declines and a ticking clock to take companies public are ratcheting up the pressure.
The Real Deal
The construction startup Katerra, which aimed to transform the $12 trillion global construction industry, told employees this week that it is shutting down, The Information reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
PR Newswire
ATLANTA, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) announced today that Honeywell Sine, an innovative mobile solution to support organizations in their plans to return workers to buildings, is now available. From managing varying occupancy levels to pre-screening visitors before arrival, Sine can help facility managers and operators create a simplified site experience that offers frictionless access by checking credentials with a mobile device through integrations with access control …
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