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AI Is Already Disrupting Apartment Leasing

CRETech July 12, 2019

Artificial intelligence tools for commercial real estate are already here, and they are disrupting apartment leasing. AppFolio’s new digital leasing assistant Lisa, is one example of what is possible through AI tools. The assistant is able to take a tenant through the early stages of apartment leasing, answering questions and carrying on conversations in real time. For brokers a...

This new autonomous startup has designed its delivery robot to conquer winter

CRETech July 12, 2019

Refraction, a new autonomous delivery robot company that came out of stealth Wednesday at TC Sessions: Mobility, sees opportunity in areas most AV startups are avoiding: regions with the worst weather.

The company, founded by

The juiciest claims in the Realogy v Compass lawsuit

CRETech July 12, 2019

The incendiary lawsuit Realogy filed Wednesday accuses Compass of “illicit” business practices, “predatory” poaching and attempts at price-fixing. The 68-page suit, filed in New York State Supreme Court, provides a raft of detailed examples for how the $4.4...

Zillow Group and Compass settle no-compete dispute between real estate heavyweights

CRETech July 12, 2019

Zillow Group and Compass have settled a pair of lawsuits that accused the SoftBank-backed high-tech brokerage of stealing Zillow intellectual property and poaching employees with non-compete agreements. The two companies submitted a “stipulation and proposed order of dismissal with prejudice” in federal court Wednesday morning, agreeing to each pay their own attorney fees.

Matterport acquires AI special effects startup Arraiy

CRETech July 12, 2019

Real estate computer vision platform startup Matterport is set to acquire Arraiy, an AI startup aiming to automate special effects processing in film.

Integra Launches Blockchain Integration Wizard; Links With Elevate For eSignatures

CRETech July 12, 2019

Legal blockchain company, Integra Ledger, has launched a Blockchain Integration Wizard – which aims to makes it easy to integrate data derived from any source inside a law firm or legal team with a blockchain layer. The launch comes with the news that Elevate Services, the fast-growing law compan...

Amazon’s Latest Experiment: Retraining Its Work Force

CRETech July 12, 2019

As automation technology has leapt ahead, workers increasingly worry about losing their jobs to robots and algorithms. Economists dismiss those concerns, by and large, arguing that workers can grab higher-skilled jobs with better wages.

Amazon may soon find out who is right.

The e-commerce giant ...

Construction tech startups fueled by recent investments

CRETech July 11, 2019

When an industry is called out in The Wall Street Journal, investors take notice. Last week, the Journal proclaimed that venture capitalists are “pouring money” into startups that leverage technology to make commercial and residential constr...

Airbnb competitor Sonder confirms new investment, $1B+ valuation

CRETech July 11, 2019

Sonder, which rents serviced apartments akin to boutique hotels, has raised $225 million at a valuation north of $1 billion, the company announced this morning.

News of the round, which brings

Blockchain Use in Real Estate

CRETech July 11, 2019

Blockchain, an innovative technology which was first developed in 2008, is gaining momentum across industries. According to Investopedia, “blockchain is a distributed, decentralized, public ledger.” Its use cases are rapidly growing and the real estate industry can also bene...