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Moody’s Acquires Catylist, Inc., Advancing its Commercial Real Estate Capabilities

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has acquired Catylist, Inc., a provider of commercial real estate (CRE) solutions for brokers. The acquisition advances Moody’s Analytics (MA) CRE platform, substantially enhancing its coverage of property-level data and expanding its range of analytical solutions to the broker market.

Office Landlords Will Be Squeezed by Secondhand Market

Office landlords have fared better than shopping-mall owners during the pandemic so far. However, they may soon be competing with their own tenants as companies sublet space they no longer need.

Winners and Losers of Proptech in 2020

It’s been a year of extreme highs and extreme lows in the proptech industry. While startups offering catering to digital transactions surged, co-working and flex-office spaces struggled with a sharp drop in business, as Business Insider reports.

These are the 10 best sustainable buildings of 2020

Buildings generate nearly 40% of the world’s CO2 emissions—and since two-thirds of the buildings that exist today will still be around by the middle of the century, architects need to rethink their design now to have a chance of meeting goals for a net-zero economy. The industry is shifting, and sustainability has become a standard part of architecture. But some projects go further than others. Each year, the American Institute of Architecture Committee on the Environment selects the 10 best des…

After embracing remote work in 2020, companies face conflicts making it permanent

Although the pandemic forced employees around the world to adopt makeshift remote work setups, a growing proportion of the workforce already spent at least part of their week working from home, while some businesses had embraced a “work-from-anywhere” philosophy from their inception. But much as virtual events rapidly gained traction in 2020, the pandemic accelerated a location-agnostic mindset across the corporate world, with tech behemoths like Facebook and Twitter announcing permanent remote …

The pandemic has changed America’s startup landscape

Venture capitalists have been historically reluctant to invest in startups based too far from home, thus making it it easier for “good ideas” to get funded in the Bay Area or the Acela corridor than anywhere else. 2020 may have finally changed that dynamic.

Workers’ Commutes Expected to Improve

Before the coronavirus upended daily life, it took transportation planner Patrick Mandapaka an hour to commute to work near downtown Houston. When the pandemic eases, he expects lighter traffic will shave 15 to 30 minutes off that drive—time he can spend with family or on his favorite walking trail instead of staring at car bumpers.

What urban flight means for the future of work

White-collar work is a pillar of the big city, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, that pillar might be crumbling. We may not be facing a mass exodus, but many urbanites have already packed their bags and headed to greener, less crowded pastures. And if they haven’t moved already, those that remain may not be far behind.

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Back by popular demand, CREtech is proud to present our second virtual networking event, CREtech Venture Match, connecting investors and real estate technology companies for a series of 1:1 video meetings. Join us to forge new relationships and drive investment within the industry.