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CRETech March 31, 2020
As COVID-19 spreads across the world, hospitals have become ground zero for the virus. It can be challenging for all the surfaces in a hospital room to be thoroughly disinfected when that room is being cleaned and prepared for the next patient. This poses obvious health risks, especially during a pandemic.
CRETech March 31, 2020
Airbnb  is committing $250 million to put toward hosts who have been impacted by COVID-19. That means if a guest cancels a reservation for check-in between March 14 and May 31 due to a COVID-19-related reason, Airbnb will pay the host 25% o...
CRETech March 31, 2020
Once again, Airbnb is in damage control. After facing backlash from hosts for changing its cancellation policy in response to Covid-19 — offering guests full refunds without penalties — the startup’s CEO has announced a relief package and issued an apology.
CRETech March 31, 2020
Exor NV, the holding company of Italy’s Agnelli family, is investing in ride-share company Via Transportation Inc. that would mark its first big foray into the technology sector.
CRETech March 31, 2020
The impact the COVID-19 virus is having on the commercial real estate sector is immense. We recently looked at how the pandemic is specifically affecting retail landlords and tenants, as they struggle in the face of self-isolation, social distancing and regional lockdowns.
CRETech March 31, 2020
WeWork continued to cut more staff as part of a months-long effort to lower expenses after its failed initial public offering last year, the company said. The New York-based co-working company axed about 250 jobs in its development department on Thursday, according to two pe...
CRETech March 31, 2020
The real estate tech venture capital market is about to undergo a massive stress test.  In a recent CREtech Talk: Perspectives in a Time of Uncertainty webinar, three of the most active investors in real estate tech, including Jeffrey Berman of Camber Creek, Andrew Ackerman of Dreamit Ventures, and K.P. Reddy of Shadow Ventures, discussed with Steve Weikal, Head of Industry Relations at MIT, how ...
CRETech March 30, 2020
Proptech app, Dashflow for CRE, which focuses on investment appraisals for the commercial property sector, has named Pawel Zbros as its new Director of Sales & Marketing.
CRETech March 30, 2020
East Gosford based national real estate training and systems development company, Real Estate Academy, has been acquired by Australian PropTech innovator, Realtair, saving them from potentially having to release staff during a time when many local businesses are closing their doors during the coronavirus pandemic.
CRETech March 30, 2020
As of just a year ago, the business world could only speculate that the future of work would be remote. Now, in a baptism by fire, companies around the world are learning to work remotely for the first time, their operations rocked by the reality of workers in quarantine and isolation. No commercial real estate sector will go untouched.