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CREtech Assembles Future Leadership Board to Inspire The Next Generation of Leaders

CREtech
4/6/2021

New York, NY (April 6, 2021) — CREtech, the largest media company devoted to covering the real estate technology sector, announced that they are assembling a “Future Leadership Board” of undergrad or graduate college students in real estate programs. Future Leadership Board members will get access to quarterly meetings with CREtech CEO, Michael Beckerman, and other industry thought leaders as well as insider access to CREtech, CREtech Climate and CREtech+ happenings….

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After Covid-19, Office Leases Largely Come With Bargain Rates

Wall Street Journal
4/6/2021

Big companies are making plans to stick with city-center office buildings, but they are cutting back on space and driving down rent prices for years to come, according to an analysis of U.S. office leasing trends prepared for The Wall Street Journal.

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Sports Stars Think They Got Game in SPAC Arena

Wall Street Journal
4/5/2021

Google the phrase “Shaquille O’Neal investor,” and you will be inundated with a list of activities that, much like his physique, is strikingly large. The latest area of interest: advising blank-check companies.

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Here’s who made bank in Compass’ IPO

The Real Deal
4/5/2021

Though Compass priced its stock at $18 — more conservative than the $23 to $26 per share it initially targeted — it closed at $20.15 on its first day of trading. The IPO raised $450 million for the company, minus $22.5 million in underwriting fees, according to the company’s final prospectus filed Friday.

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Top of the Morning

AXIOS
4/5/2021

Founders have two options after being forced out of their company by what they view as unscrupulous investors. One is to keep a stiff upper lip. The other is to lash out.

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Biden’s $213 billion plan to save affordable housing

Fast Company
4/5/2021

President Joe Biden has just proposed one of the most significant investments in affordable housing in the nation’s history. Inside the far-reaching $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan just announced by the Biden administration is $213 billion to support affordable housing. The plan’s overview calls for the funding to “produce, preserve, and retrofit more than 2 million affordable and sustainable places to live.” …

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‘Vaccine passports’ are on the way, but developing them won’t be easy

The Washington Post
4/5/2021

The Biden administration and private companies are working to develop a standard way of handling credentials — often referred to as “vaccine passports” — that would allow Americans to prove they have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus as businesses try to reopen. …

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WATCH NOW! Investing in the Future: A VC’s Approach to New Tech in CRE, Part 1

CREtech+
4/5/2021

Merritt Hummer, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures, discusses the fine line successful founders need to toe in order to achieve success, as well as the importance of experimentation.

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What WeWork Going Public — For Real This Time — Could Mean For The Office Market

Bisnow
4/5/2021

WeWork, the coworking leader that had grown rapidly prior to its failed IPO in 2019, is now going public in a deal that could have major implications for the office market.

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Next & Best Practices: Improving ESG Disclosures And Performance

Verdantix
4/5/2021

Looking to invest in new information architectures, enhance the granularity of disclosures and overhaul ESG risk management? Join the Verdantix virtual event to hear from experts and practitioners on how to invest in a corporate ESG strategy that delivers better control over ESG risks and performance whilst also meeting the wide-ranging requests for disclosure from investors and regulators.

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