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CRETech May 20, 2019
The revolutionary designer teamed up with New Story to combat homelessness with 3D printed homes built on-site, in a mere 24 hours. Yves Béhar doesn't cry over spilled milk. While sitting at a coffee table explaining his forthcoming project—a revolutionary mission to build 3D-printed homes for the homeless—Béhar's hands swung to and fro, the Swiss designer's hurried movements matching his...
CRETech May 20, 2019
Molly Wood, host of “Marketplace Tech,” is an ongoing contributor to Wired’s Ideas section. Her latest 
CRETech May 17, 2019
One of the country’s largest residential landlords will partner on building management services with Hello Alfred, a startup that uses technology to determine residents needs. Greystar, the South Carolina-based landlord with more than 450,000 units in the United States, plans to roll out the platform across its entire portfolio, which will provide its multifamily residents with services like ...
CRETech May 17, 2019
The title of the canceled sitcom “Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23,” was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the show’s antihero protagonist. In the world of venture capital, the “treacherous B” has a different meaning.
“The series B round is known as the treacherous B,”
CRETech May 17, 2019
Technology is changing not only how buildings are bought and run, but also how people are interacting within them. Several platforms are making it possible to bring technology on board that streamlines employee days, makes buildings safer and more secure or gathers and reports data in new ways for those managing the building.
CRETech May 17, 2019
Matt and Diane Murphy listed their home in the Denver suburbs for $635,000 last August. They thought the five-bedroom, 3,735-square-foot home, with its wooden floors and a deck overlooking a long ridge at the fringe of the Rocky Mountains, would sell quickly. But after almost three months, they hadn’t had a single offer.
CRETech May 17, 2019
The scooter-rental startup Lime has started a campaign meant to associate its brand with a higher purpose as its fledgling niche continues to encounter controversy. One video in the campaign follows a woman who became a “juicer,” the company’s term for the independent contractors who roam cities recharging and repositioning its scooters, after a car accident kept her from returning to mor...
CRETech May 17, 2019
There are approximately 16 million retail positions across 11.4 billion square feet of commercial real estate in the U.S. While this may be fantastic news for the youth workforce who play an integral role in filling local retail openings, finding staffing isn’t so easy for retailers. It’s one of the biggest and most expensive business challenges they face, as retention becomes a long-game stra...
CRETech May 17, 2019
Today, WeWork’s parent company, The We Company, announced a new real estate acquisition and asset management platform called ARK. Canadian real estate investor Ivanhoé Cambridge, a subsidiary of institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, has agreed to invest $1 billion into the $2.9-billion fund that will be used to place ownership stakes in buildings.
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CRETech May 17, 2019

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