One Of The World’s Biggest Banks Explains Why It’s Moving To A Hybrid Work Model

Everyone in the world of business and real estate is talking about the future of the office, hybrid work models and flexible office networks. How will companies and their staff use office space in future? Well, one of the world’s largest banks is pioneering a new hybrid work strategy and has given Bisnow an insight into its thinking and strategy….

SmartRent Receives Strategic Investment From Lennar to Scale Smart Home Technology for Homebuilders and Homebuyers

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — SmartRent, a provider of smart home automation for property owners, managers, developers and residents, today announced a strategic investment from Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN and LEN.B), one of the nation’s leading homebuilders. The investment is a continuation of the company’s commercial partnership with SmartRent and its Alloy SmartHome offering for homebuilders and homebuyers. As part of Lennar’s investment, Eric Feder, President of LENX, Le…

Office App Makers Cashing In on Pandemic Safety Needs

Investors are pouring money into phone apps that enable companies to monitor employees’ movements and ensure they are complying with social distancing and other Covid-19-related health protocols.

Embracing a New Era of Tech in CRE, Part 2

Join Michael Rudin, SVP of Rudin Management Company for Part 2 of Embracing a New Era of Tech in CRE where he discusses the biggest challenges he’s faced in implementing new technology, how Rudin Management Company is better positioned today as a result of adopting new tech, and what his future technology roadmap looks like.

How Remote Work Is Reshaping America’s Urban Geography

A year ago, just before the start of pandemic lockdowns, some 10% or less of the U.S. labor force worked remotely full-time. Within a month, according to Gallup and other surveys, around half of American workers were at distant desktops. Today, most of them still are. And surveys of employers and employees alike suggest a fundamental shift. While forecasts differ, as much as a quarter of the 160-million-strong U.S. labor force is expected to stay fully remote in the long term, and many more are …

Smart city protocol expands into smart waste management

MRI Software Acquires WhosOnLocation, Adding Global Workplace Safety and Security Offering

Solon, Ohio – March 4, 2021 – MRI Software, a global leader in real estate software, announces that it has acquired New Zealand-based WhosOnLocation, which provides an integrated solution that empowers organizations to address workplace safety and security needs. An enterprise-class, cloud-based platform with employee, visitor, contractor and emergency management applications, WhosOnLocation extends MRI’s workplace management offering to cover anyone who might have a physical presence on a comme…

Deliverr scores $170M to bring fast delivery to every e-commerce vendor

At a time when e-commerce is exploding due in large part to the pandemic, a business that helps any online merchant ship goods to a consumer in one or two days is going to be in demand. Deliverr is a startup that fits that bill, and today the company announced a $170 million financing round.

Why healthy buildings are good for the bottom line

Buildings with clean air, plenty of natural sunlight, and other tenets of good health have become increasingly important for companies bidding to pull people back into the office. But new research from MIT shows that healthy buildings provide landlords with a greater return on investment, too.

Opendoor revenue plunged 45% in 2020

iBuyer’s net loss was $287M as CEO acknowledged pandemic’s toll. In its first earnings as a public company, Opendoor reported a 45 percent drop in revenue attributed to its pause in home-buying in the early months of the pandemic. The iBuyer generated $2.6 billion in revenue last year, compared to $4.7 billion in 2019