Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
DMZ
Toronto, Canada, July 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the DMZ and GroundBreak Ventures launch applications for a specialized PropTech incubator, fuelling the potential for startups to redefine the real estate sector and build high-impact, world-class enterprises….
GlobeSt
Protech startup Stake closed a $12 million series A funding round. The company offers cash back to renters, creating incentive programs that it claims provide more efficient and effective operations to owners and operators.
Canary Media
A consortium of construction firms, property developers and building engineers plans to use their collective heft to drive down the carbon emissions of one of the world’s most ubiquitous building materials. As part of the new ConcreteZero initiative, 17 companies have pledged to bring the proportion of “low-emissions” concrete they use to 30 percent by 2025 and 50 percent by 2030. The companies — which include major European construction firms such as Laing O’Rourke, Mace, Skanska UK and Willmo…
GeekWire
Amazon is rolling out a fleet of e-cargo bikes and on-foot delivery staff in the United Kingdom as part of its efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
Wall Street Journal
A shopping boom in Brooklyn’s trendy Williamsburg neighborhood is the latest sign that remote work is helping revitalize retail real estate in New York City’s residential areas.
Bisnow
Eight months after they announced a tie-up, £47B real assets business Aviva Investors and UK housing specialist Packaged Living have picked their first UK single-family rental project, buying 195 homes in the West Midlands new town of Telford….
CREtech+
Spencer Levy, Global Chief Client Officer and Senior Economic Advisor at CBRE, discusses the significance of ESG in conversations about modern day investing, how PropTech is propelling investment ESG, why some areas are slower to embrace climate regulations than others, and how we can push the entire built environment industry to recognize and embrace sustainability. …
Bisnow
Sartre might have thought hell is other people, but when it comes to getting workers back to the office, existentialism is out and community is in. Landlords and employers have tried it all to lure reluctant Americans away from Zooming from their living rooms. But according to panelists at Bisnow’s Chicago Tenant Wellness & Leasing Summit June 28, not enough thought goes into creating community and real estate’s role in helping build it. …
Wall Street Journal
Rising interest rates and growing recession fears are compounding the woes of office landlords grappling with the spread of remote work. An index tracking the shares of publicly traded office owners was down 29% over the first two quarters, compared with a 21% decline by the S&P 500 stock index. Office stocks plunged in June, as weak economic indicators and persistent inflation made a recession appear more likely….
iMpact Podcast
In this episode, we will talk with Michael Beckerman. Michael is the CEO of CREtech and CREtech Climate. We talk about PR, lessons learned, events with a purpose, and the future of the built world. …
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