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Commercial Observer
A country of 230 million people with a median age of 23, Pakistan is embracing proptech innovation as a means to more efficiently increase housing availability and other real estate services. The proptech industry in turn is providing new job opportunities for Pakistan’s growing number of highly educated young people.
TechCrunch
Iconic department store Bloomingdale’s is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a new virtual store, designed by Emperia, that will go live during New York Fashion Week, which starts September 9.
Medium
When most investors hear the term “Real Estate,” a few adjectives generally come to mind: Tangible asset class, Uncorrelated, Stable, Cash-flowing, Tax efficient. It’s a term we naturally associate with imagery of city sky-scrapers, garden-style apartments, the retail store down the street, or perhaps the data center that’s recently been built near your home in the suburbs. But today there’s so much more to Real Estate than these traditional adjectives and associations. What about electric vehic…
CREtech
New York, NY (September 9, 2022) — CREtech, the largest international community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, has announced new updates for CREtech Affordable Housing initiative in partnership with Second Century Ventures, one of the most respected and active PropTech investors in the industry. The CREtech Affordable Housing initiative was launched earlier this year to raise awareness of technology’s role in solving the affordable housing crisis…
CREtech
New York, NY (September 6, 2022) — CREtech, the largest international community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, has announced that their upcoming real estate technology conference, CREtech New York, taking place October 12-13, 2022, is expected to be the largest PropTech event in U.S. history. Nearly 2,500 real estate, venture and tech executives from around the world are expected to attend the CREtech New York conference to network, uncover new …
PlaceTech
Amid real estate’s push for more tech talent to move the industry forward, Cushman & Wakefield has appointed its first chief data officer. Payman Sadegh has joined the global real estate services firm to “advance enterprise data management capabilities”.
The Real Deal
Smart-lock maker Latch said its financial statements for 2021 and the first quarter of 2022 are unreliable. The Chelsea-based company, backed by Tishman Speyer, warned the SEC of “material errors and possible irregularities” in its financial reporting, Crain’s reported. The startup is conducting an internal investigation into the issue.
Bisnow
Reali, a California-based real estate and financial technology platform, plans to cease operations and lay off most of its employees by Sept. 9.
CREtech
New York, NY (September 6, 2022) — CREtech, the largest international community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, announced today that speakers from Bridgewater Associates, Boingo Wireless, Fisher Brothers and Moderne Ventures, will join the speaker lineup for CREtech’s flagship conference and largest real estate technology conference, CREtech New York, this October 12-13. Nearly 2,000 real estate tech professionals from around the world are expecte…
Financial Times
When Tim Cook sent his workforce home in March 2020, calling coronavirus a “challenging moment”, it is unlikely the Apple chief executive anticipated that he would have a battle on his hands to get those workers back to the office two-and-a-half years later.
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