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brandonlin November 01, 2021
Growing risks from climate change, such as wildfires, floods, and other hazards are demanding that professionals in commercial real estate change their decision-making processes both from an economic modeling perspective and a functional one. In this session, experts from Moody’s dive into: · The science behind climate risk data, and how experts are distilling that information into actionabl...
brandonlin November 01, 2021
Regulation and oversight of climate disclosure and related carbon measurement is coming to the U.S. On April 9, 2021, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a risk alert cautioning firms that their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) statements will be more heavily scrutinized. Deborah Cloutier, CRE, outlines how evolving ESG strategies may impact commercial real...
brandonlin November 01, 2021
Eric Flohr of Berkadia shares how technology companies looking to create disruption in CRE could more effectively approach potential clients and users.
brandonlin November 01, 2021
Tech billionaires are a quirky lot. Some are attempting to build a world imagined in utopian visions of the future, such as ‘Star Trek.’ Others, like Face...
brandonlin November 01, 2021
Now more than ever, we have become hyper-focused on understanding how indoor environments affect our health outcomes. The spaces we occupy contain an ecosystem of vital elements - from the air we breathe to the water we drink to the light we’re exposed to throughout the day. Our indoor environments impact energy levels, productivity, cognitive function, cardiovascular and pulmonary health, diges...
brandonlin November 01, 2021
Office leasing is gaining momentum as the delta variant recedes and worker bees return to the hive — albeit many are yet to appear for all five days a week. “The second wave was scary,” said Matt Astrachan, vice chairman of the global real estate service company JLL. “That was the bottom and once we came off it we saw a robust surge in activity.”
brandonlin November 01, 2021
Tune in to our live Virtual Demo Day on Tuesday, November 2 to experience demos from the most innovative tech companies in commercial real estate. Virtual Demo Day is the best way to discover startups that you need to know about without leaving your desk. Plus, it’s FREE! Register now.
brandonlin October 30, 2021
Publicly traded proptech company Porch Group has been acquiring companies left and right over the past year, and it’s evidently not done yet. The firm announced Wednesday that it has acquired Denver-based digital mortgage automation and point-of-sales software company Floify. The acquisition cost Porch about $76.5 million in cash and $10 million of Porch’s...
brandonlin October 30, 2021
The pandemic has left many small businesses battered and bruised. Others were killed off entirely by the impact of the Covid-19 virus. But for many emerging proptech firms in the commercial real estate space, the Covid era has been a boon to business.
So says Daniel Tropp, president and founder of Brooklyn, N.Y.-based AEBOV Industrial Real Estate Brokerage...
brandonlin October 30, 2021
Insurance—an industry known for veteran brands and a cautious approach to risk—might seem a strange fit for the move-fast-and-break-things ethos of the startup world, but that hasn’t dissuaded venture capitalists from scaling up.