News Archives | Page 499 of 1011 | CREtech

Lauren August 06, 2020
Call it the great retail wash. A wave of defaults, bankruptcies and evictions expected in cities across the U.S. is poised to remake the retail landscape across the country, but there may be some upside for consumers and small businesses.
Lauren August 06, 2020
UK-based Urban-Air Port and Hyundai Air Mobility have announced a partnership to explore the creation of a purpose-built, multi-functional and scalable infrastructure to enable urban transportation systems to move people and cargo by air. Hyundai forecasts the air mobility market will be worth nearly $1.5 trillion over the next 20 years but countries lack the appropriate ground infrastructure.
Lauren August 06, 2020
On the heels of a $160 million funding round led by Airbnb, the short-term rental startup was plotting a massive expansion in the spring of 2019. ... As of 2018, the global market value of the short-term rental industry was estimated at $169 billion, according to a Skift research report.
Lauren August 06, 2020
StreetLight Data, a big data platform that helps cities unlock mobility insights from location data from smartphone apps, has raised $15 million in a series D round of funding. The raise comes as cities around the world are having to adapt to social distancing measures that require shifts in transportation — 
Lauren August 06, 2020
Despite the commercial real estate industry's increased adoption of technology during the coronavirus pandemic, many proptech founders and investors have lost confidence in the industry's strength.  A new survey from venture capital firm MetaProp, which received responses from more than 2,500 proptech executives and investors, found a significant drop in their confidence in the market.
Lauren August 06, 2020
As real estate’s global giants scramble to strategise their way out of and beyond the depths of a pandemic-fuelled crisis, they are calling on their best problem-solvers, digital gurus and data experts to lead the charge. If the sector’s tech stars weren’t front and centre pre-Covid-19, they certainly are now.
Lauren August 06, 2020
Over the next few months, the modular office architect company, boosted by a $12.5 million Series A round of funding, will unveil three new architectural tools to help clients design adaptability and flexibility. Morten Meisner-Jensen and Brian Chen founded the company in...
Lauren August 06, 2020
Industrial robots are now being used to assemble everything from airplanes to smartphones, using human-like arms to mechanically repeat the same processes over and over, thousands of times a day with nanometric precision.
Lauren August 06, 2020
August 2020, New York - ATYPICAL is thrilled to announce their recognition as GOLD MAXI Award winners in partnership with Phillips Edison & Company (“PECO”) in the Innovation category. The award, a partnership bet...
Lauren August 06, 2020
Virtual brokerage eXp Realty’s profits surged to a record $8.3 million during the second quarter as homebuying was forced to go remote, the firm’s parent company said Wednesday.