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Lauren June 01, 2021
You'd think, perhaps, that allowing employees to choose whether to work at home or not would be a simple, freeing affair. Yet, in this new hybrid model of work-life, Redmond sees little that's simple.
Lauren June 01, 2021
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 1, 2021) - Universal PropTech Inc. (TSXV: UPI) (OTCQB: UPIPF) (FSE: 8LH) ("UPI" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that on May 6, 2021, the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, VCI Controls Inc. ("VCI"), received a Purchase Order for approximately $550,000 from a mechanical contractor to install a building automation solution for a Toronto...
Lauren June 01, 2021

Freight forwarding — the process of organising how and where items will be shipped around the world, and specifically the technology that underpins that work — continues to be a huge area of the logistics market, not least because of the huge boom in e-commerce in the last year, and because of the COVID-19-mandated need to simply be more efficient in how things are be...

Lauren June 01, 2021
There is no doubt in our minds that startups are leading from the front when it comes to developing apps for smartphone users. A projection shows that 7 billion people will be using smartphones in 2021, and since people cannot live without them, apps are what keep people hooked on their ...
Lauren June 01, 2021
Law firms are among the first office-using tenants to reduce or eliminate their WFH strategies, according to a new report from Colliers. While the national occupancy rate currently stands at 25%, nearly 70% of law firms surveyed by the commercial real estate giant report being at least 25% occupied. By the end of 2021, Colliers experts predict that two-thirds of all law firms will be more than 50%...
Lauren June 01, 2021
This summer is looking very different to 2020, as reopening plans take place and coronavirus cases slide. But when it comes to the return to the office, uncertainty still looms across most markets.
Lauren June 01, 2021
Industrious announced Friday that it bought Beather's intellectual property, technology and data assets. It has a listings platform that includes some 700 on-demand workspaces. The purchase price was $3 million, according to Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail.
Lauren June 01, 2021
We previously wrote about Propy using blockchain technology to smooth real-world real estate sales by introducing the concept of smart contracts. Propy was 
Lauren June 01, 2021
The pandemic has significantly changed the way that people work, and undoubtedly, the workplace will have to change—but landlords are not pivoting as fast as they need to. Or, at least that is the results of a recent survey from essensys and compiled by Verdantix. The report shows that only 13% of occupiers believe that commercial real estate owners are prepared to meet new tenant needs.
Lauren June 01, 2021
Lee Odess, Founder and CEO of Group 337 talks advancements in health, wellness, and convenience through the lens of security technology in CRE.