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CRETech July 31, 2019
Washington, D.C. - The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) today announced the opening of the second annual Apartment Industry Innovation Challenge, in conjunction with the launch of a new multifamily innovation web site. The site seeks to bring apartment operators, startups, legacy technology providers, ventur...
CRETech July 31, 2019

Acquisition of global PropTech innovator with market-leading lease abstraction solution strengthens MRI’s end-to-end offering, while saving clients time and money 

Solon, Ohio – July 31, 2019 MRI Software (“MRI”), a glob...
CRETech July 30, 2019
Douglas Elliman’s got a new chief marketing executive on deck just in time for a companywide rebranding and the launch of a new digital platform for agents. Stephanie Garbarini, a fashion executive who’s worked at Barneys New York, J.Crew and, currently, Dressbarn, will be joining the brokerage’s corporate leadership team as vice president of marketing in August, according to Elliman’s ...
CRETech July 30, 2019
For this Present Value post, we asked our research coalition behind Building a Hyperconnected City to offer their perspectives on the future of smart city solutions. Businesses and residents are embracing technological innovation faster than many cities can re...
CRETech July 30, 2019

The Canadian Encyclopedia notes that Toronto’s economy has gone through many phases over the city’s history: “commercial lake port, railway and industrial hub, financial nexus and high-level service and information centre.”

Each phase has changed the shape of the city. Wharves sprang up along the harbourfront to handle shippi...

CRETech July 30, 2019

Minut, a Swedish startup that has developed a camera-less home security device that it claims protects privacy better than competitors, has raised $8 million in Series A funding.

The round is led by
CRETech July 30, 2019
In the dog-eat-dog world of residential brokerage, Compass appears to be playing defense. Of nine real estate brokerages The Real Deal surveyed in New York City, only the $4.4 billion SoftBank-backed firm seems to take pains to clarify what agents cannot bring to the firm when they join. Specifically, Compass requires all newly hired agents sign an agreement that defines what propri...
CRETech July 30, 2019
Cars that can park themselves aren’t anything out of the ordinary, but Bosch and Daimler claim they’ve accomplished something of a world’s first with their system. The two companies today jointly announced that the Stuttgart regional administrative authority and Baden-Württemberg state transportation ministry, following an assessment by German certification authority TÜV Rheinland, have ap...
CRETech July 30, 2019
In the commercial real estate data industry, access is key. With this in mind, one firm is attempting to secure what it calls “exclusive” partnerships with the biggest data providers — a move that has befuddled competitors. Reonomy, a New York-based analytics firm that pools public data from other sources and repurposes it for its portal, has over the past three months announced a trio of...
CRETech July 29, 2019
Co-living brand Treehouse is breaking ground on a large-scale co-living concept in Hollywood, eponymously named Treehouse Hollywood. The project is the first ground-up, large-scale co-living concept in the market, which has been plagued by a housing shortage. Treehouse Hollywood will accommodate 60 to 70 residents and will include entertainment and professional amenities, like rec...