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CRETech May 24, 2019
Even though there's not yet a commercially viable drone that can transport humans around, at least two Florida developers are building with a Jetsons-style future in mind. NASA this week announced that from now through August it will embark on its "final and most complex season of flight tests, called Technical Capability Level 4," which focus on the unique challenges of flying small drones in th...
CRETech May 24, 2019
Bloomberg’s Ellen Huet says WeWork wants to raise billions of dollars to buy stakes in buildings where it will be a major tenant. Bloomberg Radio’s Denise Pellegrini reports.
CRETech May 24, 2019
WeWork hasn't even gone public yet, but the start-up is already one of the most controversial companies out there. Now valued at $47 billion, the 9-year-old office-sharing juggernaut has inspired
CRETech May 24, 2019
In its quest to gobble up as many leases as possible, WeWork has signed another four locations in Manhattan this week for its “headquarters” offering. The flexible office space giant, which is signing dozens of deals as it gears up for an initial public o...
CRETech May 24, 2019
LONDON (Reuters) - Venture capital investors backed Immense Simulations, a British software company which creates interactive replicas of cities, on Tuesday in the latest sign of money pouring into firms that stand to gain from driverless vehicles becoming more mainstream. Immense Simulations raised $4.6 million in its Series A funding round co-led by British venture capital firm Amadeus Capi...
CRETech May 24, 2019
Imagine walking into a store, its shelves empty. But through an app on your phone, you could see several products virtually come to life as if you were looking through the aisles of a traditional retail store. Three-dimensional racks of clothes pop into existence. Wave your phone over another area and a computer-generated box of Tide laundry detergent appears on the floor. Wave it over a differ...
CRETech May 24, 2019
Zillow Group ZG -1.89% says it can profit from a cooling housing market, while skeptics fear a downturn could dent the company’s new business. Which side is right?...
CRETech May 24, 2019

In an all-hands meeting this afternoon, the scooter and bike-sharing phenom Lime announced co-founder and chief executive officer Toby Sun would transition out of the C-suite to focus on company culture and R&am...

CRETech May 24, 2019
Welcome to the second episode of the Goodwin Proptech Series, where Blake Liggio discusses the rise of tech-experience in the C-suites and boardrooms of real estate firms. Blake Liggio is a partner in Goodwin’s Real Estate Industry group. Mr. Liggio focuses on mergers and acquisitions, including the representation of acquirors, targets, boards of directors, transaction commit...
CRETech May 23, 2019
Workplace management and staff connectivity have transformed over the past decade. The rise of smartphones and cellular-connected tablets have made the process of tracking, recording and communicating with employees, visitors and contractors effortless. Pair this with geofencing, and you can create the workplace of the future, today. With the capability of geofencing on your side, you can ef...