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CRETech August 06, 2019
Microsoft’s commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its operations is making big steps. The company’s amount of renewable energy powering its data centers will reach the 60 percent mark this year, ahead of schedule. Although the tech company is nowhere to be found in SEIA’s 2018 Solar Means Business Report, the answer lies in wind—Microsoft has invested consistently in wind proj...
CRETech August 06, 2019
A day after Uber laid off a third of its marketing team, Compass’ Matt Spangler snapped into action. On Twitter, the brokerage’s chief creative officer retweeted a Google spreadsheet listing those impacted and invited them to check out Compass’ open roles. And there are many.
CRETech August 06, 2019
One of the country's fastest-growing office furniture and equipment companies is investing with a Dallas-based shared office firm. Varidesk is the lead investor in a new round of funding for Common Desk, the 7-year-old coworking firm with locations in North Texas and Austin. Common Desk and Varidesk have collaborated previously.
CRETech August 06, 2019

Airbnb has today announced the acquisition of Urbandoor, a platform that offers extended stays to corporate clients. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Urbandoor was founded in 2015, according to 
CRETech August 06, 2019

Leading Research Platform in the Commercial Real Estate Tech Industry Releases Monthly Report on VC Funding and Investments

New York, NY (August 6, 2019) — CREtech (cretech.com), the leading event, c...
CRETech August 06, 2019

The signs are everywhere. Investment in real estate technology increased 607 percent in Q1 2019 compared to the previous year. Real estate technology-focused events like ICSC, Realcomm and CREtech continue to break attendance records. In survey after survey, a majority of real estate executives have expressed a desire to embrace innovation.

 
CRETech August 06, 2019
The Seattle-based company has raised a venture round led by Wildcat Venture Partners to drive enterprise sales growth, technology integrations, and further development of its disruptive multifamily portfolio performance soft...
CRETech August 05, 2019
Amazon.com AMZN -1.73% may have taken over the majority of your purchases, but the buck stops at real estate, apparently. Last week, the retail giant sai...
CRETech August 05, 2019
The Corcoran Group is officially embracing lead generation. The brokerage is launching an exclusive partnership with Swedish firm AdFenix beginning August 1 that will automatically create Facebook ad campaigns for every new listing on Corcoran’s website, and use an algorithm powered by artificial intelligence to target potential homebuyers. Agents will also gets ads for themselves and thei...
CRETech August 05, 2019
Since it began taking up space for its coworking business, WeWork has been the talk of the commercial real estate industry. Its heavy spending has raised concerns that it is a volatile business model, especially in the face of a potential downturn—and the numbers speak for themselves. Last year, the company’s revenue doubled, but so did its losses. What’s more, Japanese bank SoftBank curbed ...