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brandonlin August 04, 2021
Although many individuals and institutions see real estate as an attractive investment alternative, the expensive initial investment creates a significant barrier to entry for the average investor or property builder. Combined with inefficient paper-based and labor-intensive processes, as well as a lack of oversight causes limited participation, liquidity and performance. Making the real estate ma...
brandonlin August 03, 2021
Cyber security and lead generation topped the list of tech tools agents wished their brokerages offered, according to a new National Association of Realtors study.
brandonlin August 03, 2021
Brad Dockster, Founder & CEO of Green Generation discusses technology that optimizes utilities to interact with the natural world and user habits to save energy and money.
brandonlin August 03, 2021

Realm, which aims to help homeowners maximize the value of their property with its data platform, has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by GGV Capital.

Existing backers Primary Venture Partners, Lerer Hippeau and Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures also participated in the round, bringing the New York-based startup’s tota...
brandonlin August 03, 2021
The typical American business district is antithetical to the concept of the 15-minute city, which provides all your basic needs within a 15-minute walk or bike ride. Office buildings are segregated in one neighborhood, and most workers end up commuting by...
brandonlin August 03, 2021

La Haus, which has developed an online real estate marketplace operating in Mexico and Colombia, has secured $100 million in additional funding, including $50 million in equity and $50 million in debt financing.

The new capital was obtained as an extension to the company’s Series B, the first tranche of which closed in January....
brandonlin August 03, 2021
LONDON — Zipping around central London, among the bikes and scooters of Uber Eats, Just Eat and Deliveroo, is a new entrant promising almost instantaneous satisfaction for your craving for a bar of chocolate or pint of ice cream: Getir, a Turkish company that says it will deliver your groceries in 10 minutes.
brandonlin August 03, 2021
One of the nation’s largest office landlords isn’t worried about the rise of remote work. While the continued work-from-home trend will have a long-term impact on the office market, the threat is “overstated” for landlords of Class A office space, Boston Properties CEO Owen Thomas said Wednesday.
brandonlin August 03, 2021
Style and substance go hand in hand, as both innovation and data collection have laid the foundation for technology’s future in real estate. Spanning three days, the latest Commercial Observer forum — the inaugural IGNITEevent — identified the opportunities that the property technology (proptech) sphere h...
brandonlin August 03, 2021
In another sign of the ongoing consolidation in the commercial real estate information sector, MSCI Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Real Capital Analytics for $950 million in cash. Founded in 2000, Real Capital Analytics is a private company that has built a strong reputation within the CRE community for aggregating transaction data and providing intelligence on market p...