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CRETech October 04, 2019
Last week I hosted our 17th annual REIT Finance and Tax leadership conference where 330 real estate professionals converged in Austin, Texas to participate in our two-day program. It was fantastic to bring together a roster of speakers from all facets of the real estate sector to discuss many of the latest trends. Director of MIT’s Real Estate Innovation Lab, Dr. Andrea Chegut opened the prog...
CRETech October 04, 2019
In 2011, Rodrigo Niño was weighing his own mortality. The real estate executive, originally from Colombia, had been diagnosed with stage three melanoma. After two surgeries, his only choice, he later recounted in a heavily produced video, was to “venture into the unknown.”

Niño, who is tall and thin with wavy gray hair, flew to P...

CRETech October 04, 2019
Andy Florance has had an eye on Smith Travel Research for over a decade, ever since it bought a relative's research company. "My aunt owned a similar business in Scotland that covered hotels in Edinburgh and Manchester and Glasgow, and I thought it was a fascinating business," the founder and CEO of CoStar Group told Bisnow in a phone interview Wednesday. "But obviously I was not going to a...
CRETech October 03, 2019

New York, NY (October 2, 2019) — Newmark Group, Inc. (NMRK) ("Newmark") (the "Company"), which operates a leading, global, full-service commercial real estate ("CRE") services business, Newmark Knight Frank ("NKF"), today announced that it has acquired the innovative workflow solutions provider Workframe, Inc. ("Workframe").

CRETech October 03, 2019
It’s been a year for tech IPOs. Between less-than-stellar debuts for popular companies like Uber and SmileDirectClub, and WeWork’s IPO being shelved, there’s been a lot to write about. Today, both Ub...
CRETech October 03, 2019
SmartRent, a smart home automation platform for property managers and renters, already boasts some of the biggest names in multifamily real estate among its backers. And now, the company has an even bigger name in its corner: Amazon. SmartRent announced this week that it received a strategic investment from the Amazon Alexa Fund, an Amazon...
CRETech October 03, 2019
Crowdfunding has not coalesced into the influential force in commercial real estate some may have expected, and is at risk of being decimated by the next economic downturn. Seven years after President Barack Obama passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, allowing for crowdfunded real estate investing, access to investment opportunities has expanded to reach more people. But the industry...
CRETech October 03, 2019
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI), driven by breakthroughs in Deep Learning and the rise of Big Data, has the potential to disrupt nearly all facets of everyday life.  From autonomous vehicles, to robotic assembly lines, to home assistants like Alexa and Siri – an unending flow of new technology enabled by AI has become an undeniable fact.  And as soon as we grow used to one piece of it...
CRETech October 03, 2019
Adam Neumann’s stint as WeWork’s chief ended last month as the office-sharing venture put its initial public offering on pause -- but one of his many side bets is building a war chest for a rapid expansion. Selina, which provides travelers with co-working spaces, accommodation and leisure activities, is working with ...
CRETech October 02, 2019
IOTAS, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that helps landlords install and manage smart home devices, has raised $8.5 million. The Series A investment round was led by TELUS Ventures along with Liberty Global and Intel Capital. IOTAS CEO Sce Pike said the company will use the mo...