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The coworking concept CBRE launched in late 2018 has chosen the same neighborhood as Amazon HQ2 for its first East Coast location. JBG Smith announced Tuesday it signed a 39K SF lease with Hana, a CBRE subsidiary, at 2451 Crystal Drive in Arlington's Crystal City neighborhood. The lease includes a revenue sharing agreement with the landlord, a JBG Smith spokesperson said, and Hana members wil...
As the iBuying craze grips the residential real estate industry, a startup that says it does that and more has secured $36 million in funding. New York-based Perch said Tuesday that it had secured the equity injection from a group of investors led by Navitas Capital. The firm, which this month rebranded itself as Orchard, provides a service that allows homeowners to buy a new home before they sel...
There are plenty of startups that say they’re making it easier to buy a home. There are fewer startups that are promising to make it easier to buy a home as an income-producing property. Among these is Roofstock, a four-year-old, Oakland, Ca.-based online marketplace where buyers and sellers buy and sell rental homes in more than 70 U.S. markets — homes with tenants residing in them oftentimes...
This series profiles men and women in commercial real estate who have profoundly transformed our neighborhoods and reshaped our cities, businesses and lifestyles. In his new position as chief real estate officer, Dan Suozzi leads real estate for a company that has been catapulted into quite the transition by its customers. Though flexible-office company Breather began in 2012 by renting out ...
Frontdesk offers securely-managed short-term stays at the best apartments in the best cities. Milwaukee-based corporate home-sharing startup announced it has completed another fund...
The Guild, a real estate startup focused on corporate travel, has raised $25 million to expand its national footprint and further its tech offerings. The round, announced Monday, brings the company’s total haul to $32 million since 2016. Participants included venture firms Maveron, Convivialite Ventures and ATX Venture Partners as well as RXR Realty, Corigin and Nivol Investment Group. A cross...
2019 was a record-setting year for PropTech. From the highest highs (a record $16 billion in VC investments) to the lowest lows (WeWork implosion), 2019 may well go down as one of the most eventful years to date for PropTech. And, going into 2020, there is cautious excitement around PropTech, coupled with the possibility of explosive growth ahead. Will 2020 be the year that delivers this explosiv...
Proptech is a $20 billion industry that’s already reshaping and upending traditional real estate as we know it. And this is just the beginning. Each Thursday, The Real Deal’s Future City newsletter breaks down the biggest news in proptech across the globe, from 3-D printer homebuilders in Long Island, to emerging tech brokerages in I...
Queens is getting a new tech-driven brokerage. Commercial real estate broker Michael Wang, who co-chairs the real estate committee at the Queens Chamber of Commerce, announced the launch of Project Queens last week. The brokerage will focus solely on commercial real estate in Queens. A representative for the brokerage said its technologies include the use of geofencing data to analyze market demo...
Perch, the vertically integrated platform for buying and selling homes, has today announced the close of a $36 million equity round led by Navitas, with participation from existing investor FirstMark Capital, Juxtapose and Accomplice. The company is also announcing that it is rebranding from Perch to Orchard. Orchard launched in September of 2017 with a plan to bring the...