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Lauren April 08, 2020
Two WeWork directors filed a lawsuit against SoftBank Group Corp. on behalf of the co-working company after the Japanese conglomerate backed away from a deal to buy up to $3 billion in WeWork’s shares.
Lauren April 08, 2020
Airbnb Inc. agreed to pay its new investors interest at a rate of more than 10% and to strengthen its leadership, in return for the $1 billion in additional funding announced Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.
Lauren April 08, 2020
Built world and real estate industry experts come together to share actionable advice on what the new normal might look like and how building owners/operators and Occupiers can prepare their buildings for a post-Covid compliant world. This two part series will focus in Part I on the Landlord perspective and in Part II the Occupier perspective.
Lauren April 07, 2020
At CREtech, we are closely following the latest news regarding the recent pandemic and remain fully aware of the pressure it puts on the wellbeing of businesses within the real estate technology industry.  
Lauren April 07, 2020
The global smart cities market is expected to witness significant growth in the upcoming years due to growing government initiatives for overpopulation and urbanization management and growing requirement of resource management for sustainable development. Moreover, the factors such as rise in adoption of IoT and its market application, 5G connectivity, and increasing adoption of connected vehicles...
Lauren April 07, 2020
Hanley Wood | Meyers Research, the housing industry’s foremost advisors and provider of rich data, today announced it acquired Bird.i, a Scotland-based company that combines the latest satellite imagery and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to provide valuable land ...
Lauren April 07, 2020
Built world and real estate industry experts come together to share actionable advice on what the new normal might look like and how building owners/operators and Occupiers can prepare their buildings for a post-Covid compliant world. This two part series will focus in Part I on the Landlord perspective and in Part II the Occupier perspective.
Lauren April 07, 2020
Last week, we discussed some of the devastating effects of COVID-19 on not only the real estate industry, but also the world. Airlines, hospitality, restaurants, brick and mortar retail, and nightlife are some of the industries seeing near standstills, as people continue to self-quarantine in their homes. Although the health and safety of the community is priority number one and the shift has gene...
Lauren April 07, 2020
In the most drastic cuts seen in residential brokerage since the pandemic began, Redfin said Tuesday that it would furlough 41 percent of its agent workforce.In addition to the furloughs, the Seattle-based discount firm, an outlier in the brokerage industry for employing salaried brokers, said it plans to reduce its staff by 7 percent, or roughly 236, according to a regulatory filing.
Lauren April 07, 2020
As Dallas-Fort Worth-based Footprints Floors watched the coronavirus pandemic shut down large swaths of the economy, the installer of wood floors, laminates and carpets feared a steep loss in business. After all, employees are unable to enter clients’ properties to conduct project estimates.