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Lauren June 22, 2020
Showing they’re adapting to COVID-19′s new model of business, a leading multinational real estate services firm has announced a technology partnership to launch robust virtual showings for commercial property listings.
Lauren June 19, 2020
The city in Kerala is among the first 20 cities selected under the Government’s smart cities mission and the centre will deliver insights for improved planning and policy-making.
Lauren June 19, 2020
Before the pandemic, onsite office amenities and communal spaces were surging in demand. After the pandemic, those same amenities are now a big question mark. As office begin to reopen, office owners are starting to consider how to address these spaces, which include fitness centers, cafes and work-enabled lobbies and meeting areas.
Lauren June 19, 2020
Al fresco dining was once mostly a pleasant afterthought for American restaurants, but with sales losses estimated at $120B during the first three months of the coronavirus pandemic, outdoor seating is now a key component of keeping some eateries alive.
Lauren June 19, 2020
Complimentary online tool allows users to perform current risk assessments for locations and employees worldwide New York, NY (June 15, 2020) — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) Global Corporate Services’ (GCS) Global Tech, supported by NavigatorCRE, announces the no-cost release of the COVID-19 Situation Report—a unique tool that helps companies immedi...
Lauren June 19, 2020
If you consider the 80s and 90s to be the first wave of property technology, we can call that PropTech 1.0. CoStar (‘87), Argus (‘85), Yardi (‘82), RealPage (‘98), even Excel (‘85). All of these software platforms were created in the 80s/90s and grew to dominance in the commercial real estate industry. Construction saw AutoDesk (‘82), Trimble (‘78), an...
Lauren June 19, 2020
Republic, an alternative investment platform open to all investors, has acquired Compound, a real estate investment technology company that facilitates microinvesting in urban residential real estate. This is the second in a series of acquisitions for Republic this year. In April 2020, Republic announced the acquisition of Greycroft and Spark Capital-backed Fig, the leader in direct investment fo...
Lauren June 19, 2020
For decades a handful of urban areas have attracted the lion’s share of well-compensated knowledge workers. For nearly as long, the rest have tried mostly in vain to compete. Tax incentives and cheap housing have occasionally convinced big companies to ...
Lauren June 19, 2020
Crowdfunding firm Prodigy Network has sold one of its commercial properties at a $10 million loss, creating further uncertainty for investors in the troubled firm. The company sold 114 East 25th Street — where it operates the co-working space “The Assemblage” — for $41.3 million, property records show. Prodigy purchased the 12-story building for $51 million in 2016, borrowing $35 million. ...
Lauren June 18, 2020
The boom in coworking and flexible offices in the past five years has to a large extent been a city-centre phenomenon. The big brands like WeWork, IWG and The Office Group have focused on central London and big regional cities like Manchester and Birmingham, targeting growth at those areas with a high density of companies and workers.