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A year of working remotely in commercial real estate has highlighted the issue of mental health and cultural safety for the sector's employees, particularly those who battled toxic office environments before the coronavirus pandemic.
Buying and selling residential real estate is a complex business, no matter where you live. A slew of startups in the United States are focused on streamlining that process for people. But in Brazil, where no MLS exists, the challenge of digitizing real estate is even greater.
Raj Bhatti, Chief Information Officer at NKF, discusses the pros and cons of off-the-shelf software vs. custom-built solutions, and the limitations of any technology without accurate and abundant data to support it.
When we reached out to entrepreneur and angel investor Spencer Rascoff on Tuesday with notes about appearing on the GeekWire podcast — an appearance that was scheduled several weeks ago — we mentioned possible discussion topics around SPACs, real estate trends and any other big tech news events of the week.
Global property consultancy Knight Frank has today announced it is backing Fifth Wall, the largest venture capital firm focused on real estate technology, with an investment into its European Real Estate Technology Fund.
Real estate technology business Side Inc. said it’s now valued at $1 billion after a $150 million funding round led by Coatue Management. The round brings Side’s fundraising total to $200 million to date, according to a stateme...
Investors are pouring millions of dollars into land. But these lush fields and rolling hills only exist within videogames. Just as physical land appeals to pension funds and family offices, digital real estate is luring both investors and dedicated gamers, said Craig Russo, the co-founder of Polyient Games, an investment fund and startup incubator focused on the intersection of gaming and so-calle...
CrowdStreet, which operates an online marketplace for investing in commercial real estate, announced March 19 that it’s shifting its headquarters from Portland, Oregon, to Austin. CrowdStreet is considering office space in downtown Austin and around North Austin’s Domain complex. CrowdStreet is targeting a June 1 opening date for the new office.
The coronavirus pandemic didn’t just empty out the nation’s office sector. Subways and other public transportation options were also empty for months as office workers toiled at home and even many essential workers traveling to work avoided closed-in spaces such as train cars.