Latest Trends and Insights in Real Estate Technology

Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.

Search

  • UPCOMING WEBINAR: Retail Real Estate After COVID – What Changed, What Changes Will Last

    CREtech

    Join us for an objective, data-backed look at what is really happening in retail real estate during this webinar. CEO of CREtech, Michael Beckerman is pleased to have Vice President of Marketing for Placer.ai, Ethan Chernofsky, for an insightful conversation leveraging location analytics to unpack the biggest trends in CRE. Learn about the short-term changes most likely to revert back to ‘normal’ to the critical shifts that will have long-lasting effects….

    Read more

  • Workers will be lured back to the office, Brookfield chief says

    Financial Post

    Investors are underestimating the speed and extent to which people will return to work in offices and head back to shopping malls as the pandemic subsides, according to the head of Brookfield Asset Management. Bruce Flatt, chief executive of the Canadian investment group, is preparing to complete a US$5.9-billion deal to delist Brookfield’s property arm amid frustration that the equity market does not recognize the value of Brookfield’s vast real estate portfolio.

    Read more

  • Charlotte may have cracked the code on affordable housing. Here’s how

    Fast Company

    The Lake Mist apartment complex in Charlotte was in danger, and so were its residents. A cluster of two story brick-and-tan buildings near a busy commercial corridor, the 144-unit complex was one of a dwindling number of rental options available to residents making less than the area’s median income. It’s not a public housing development or an official affordable housing project, but Lake Mist, with rents starting around $600 per month, is, de facto, part of Charlotte’s affordable housing st…

    Read more

  • Smart-Lock Maker Latch to Use Tishman Speyer SPAC to Go Public

    Wall Street Journal

    Latch Inc., a maker of smart locks and building-management software, plans to go public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company backed by a real-estate giant, the latest startup looking to use a so-called blank-check vehicle to cash in on strong investor interest in tech-enabled businesses.

    Read more

  • CANOA Expands Partnership to Decarbonize the Built Environment

    CANOA

    (Brooklyn, January 2021) – CANOA, the first scaling platform for sustainable design and construction of commercial real estate, is excited to announce the completion of its seed fundraising round. The round was led by TMV (formerly Trailmix Ventures) with additional investments from Building Ventures and Gemini Ventures, following Gemini’s previous investment. CANOA enters the scene as the first company within their industry to focus on increasing access to great design while redu…

    Read more

  • Chera Family’s Crown Acquisitions Launches Proptech SPAC

    The Real Deal

    The Chera family’s Crown Acquisitions is raising $200 million for a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, that is focused on proptech, according to a regulatory filing.

    Read more

  • CoStar and Warburg Are Said to Compete to Buy CoreLogic

    Bloomberg

    CoStar Group Inc. and a private equity group led by Warburg Pincus are the final bidders competing for data provider CoreLogic Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. …

    Read more

  • Axios AM: Mike’s Top 10 — What we know about the Apple car — A teen’s open-heart surgery

    AXIOS

    President Biden talks — and promises to govern — like a soothing centrist. But early moves show he’s keeping his promise to advance a liberal agenda, Axios’ Dion Rabouin, Courtenay Brown and Jennifer A. Kingson report….

    Read more

  • Sustainability Complements Affordability In Multifamily

    Bisnow

    California faces the convergent crises of the lack of affordable housing and worsening natural disasters like wildfires, which have been exacerbated by climate change. In recent years, the latter has diminished the housing supply by destroying homes and, in some cases, entire neighborhoods….

    Read more

  • Home-Finance Startup Names Its First CFO

    Wall Street Journal

    Home-financing startup Knockaway Inc. hired its first finance chief to set its house in order as it looks to expand into dozens of markets amid strong demand for housing in the U.S. Michelle DeBella started as chief financial officer of New York-based Knockaway, which does business as Knock, on Dec. 28.

    Read more
<< < > >>

Join the Community

Subscribe to CREtech to get our monthly newsletter curated by our editors and special event discounts and announcements.


or if you're already a member

Login

Forgot password? Click here.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR EUROPE 2030: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE BUILT WORLD IN LONDON ON JULY 1, 2025

Register & Save
X