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Lauren June 15, 2020
COVID-19 has shown that for many office workers, remote work is feasible or even preferable to the daily office commute. Even as lockdowns are slowly eased, as many as 
Lauren June 15, 2020
After months of doing their jobs from home, many executives and employees say all those hours in the sky and nights away from home may not be necessary going forward. Turns out, one-meeting trips to see a client face to face can be handled just as effectively via videoconference. Some executives plan to hold meetings with their lieutenants by video call from now on. In sales, there are professiona...
Lauren June 15, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is still hitting startup valuations hard, but the pain was less acute in April than in March, according to a new report from Silicon Valley law firm Fenwick & West.
Lauren June 12, 2020
Hoteliers are seeing new demand — and revenue-generating opportunities — from remote workers who don’t necessarily want to work from home, and executives say this business might have staying power. Pre-pandemic, many hotels offered daytime rates for guestrooms and other services to corporate travelers seeking short-term stays — on flight layovers, for example. A somewhat new demand for tha...
Lauren June 12, 2020
London – 8 June, 2020 – MRI Software, a global leader in real estate software solutions, has completed its acquisition of Castleton Technology Plc, a leading provider of ...
Lauren June 12, 2020
Corigin Ventures and Brick & Mortar Ventures co-led the financing, which also included participation from industry giant Suffolk Construction and 
Lauren June 12, 2020
COVID-19 has had an immediate impact on almost every industry. Almost overnight, consumers and professionals alike have rapidly adopted new technologies and tools to communicate, transact, work and live. The real estate industry is no exception, but probably not how you’d think.
Lauren June 12, 2020
Haus Services, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based real estate co-investor offering liquidity and affordability to homeowners, closed a $15.75M Series A funding round. The round was led by BlueRun Ventures, joined by Assurant Growth Investing, Leap Global Partners, Correlation Ventures, and H.Barton Asset Management, as well as existing investors Expa, M...
Lauren June 12, 2020
Construction technology startup HeadLight announced a $25 million investment round from Viking Global Investors to help scale its photo-based inspection software.
Lauren June 12, 2020
As a young black surveyor in the industry I tolerated comments like this. The more transparent racism I had encountered in the past was replaced by microaggressions: subtle but offensive comments directed at a minority, often unintentionally or unconsciously reinforcing a stereotype. “Hamish I get you, I know where you have come from, I’m sure you have always been above average, but only becau...