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CRETech May 23, 2019
Only twenty years ago, connecting to the internet meant sitting next to a desk and sorting through various cables, when downloading a photo could take ten minutes or more. Today, it seems like everything happens online – it’s where we find our friends and where elections and revolutions are won and lost. But as we spend more and more of our lives in cyberspace, the question is: what’s nex...
CRETech May 23, 2019

If you're trying to stand out in a room full of investors, a little flash doesn't hurt.

That much was clear from the group of 13 startups vying for attention from venture capitalists at the recent Entr...
CRETech May 23, 2019
WeWork Cos. doesn’t seem to quite be working for junk-bond investors. For a moment earlier this month, it looked as if its high-yield debt issued 13 months ago was going to climb back to 100 cents on the dollar, riding a wave of momentum from the company’s April 29 
CRETech May 23, 2019
Billionaire moneymen Peter Thiel, Alan Howard and Louis Bacon have seen plenty of big paydays—but probably none as unusual as this one. A buyback by Block.one, a cryptocurrency startup, will return as much as 6,567% to its earliest investors—in less than three years. That translates into $6.6 million for a $100,000 stake, a stunning result any time but especially in a market that crashed i...
CRETech May 23, 2019
TORONTO–Building technologies, so-called proptech, are advancing exponentially. Indeed, it can be a struggle to keep pace with the new and varying innovations rolling out almost every day. In the midst of this struggle, the Chicago-based Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) is making major strides in the education and timeliness of members’ understanding...
CRETech May 23, 2019
Electric scooters have taken D.C. and other cities by storm over the last year, and now one company is looking to position them as an amenity for commercial property owners. D.C. is one of two cities where scooter company Spin and charging station startup Swiftmile plan to roll out a 60-day pilot to install electric scooter docking stations outside of buildings, the Washington Post reports.
CRETech May 22, 2019
Convene has announced a strategic partnership with Hydra Studios, a network of wellness spaces. Hydra Studios’ first location with Convene will open at RXR Realty’s 530 Fifth Ave. next month. “A 9-5 job is no longer the norm, so it’s become increasingly difficult for today’s workforce to carve out time to make physical and mental health a priority,” said Convene CEO Ryan Simonett...
CRETech May 22, 2019

TuSimple, the self-driving truck startup that reached unicorn status earlier this year with a $1 billion valuation, is getting two weeks to prove its tech to the United States Postal Service.

The co...
CRETech May 22, 2019
This series profiles men and women in commercial real estate who have profoundly transformed our neighborhoods and reshaped our cities, businesses and lifestyles. Jordan Allen was an airborne ranger and captain in the United States Army. He served in war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan for eight years. But what really scared him was hiring the first full-time employee at Stay Alfred, the flexibl...
CRETech May 22, 2019

Everyone is fascinated with predicting when the market will turn, especially venture capitalists. Perhaps now that Game of Thrones is over, we can put a merciful death to the refrains of “winter is coming” that seemed so much more clever seven seasons ago.

And while Chamath Palihapitiya of Social Capital recently sugg...