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CRETech April 23, 2019
CINCINNATI, April. 18, 2019 - Spatial.ai is pleased to announce the launch of it’s "GeoSocial" dataset that organizes billions of social media conversations into 70+ actionable segments revealing the personalities, attitudes, and interests of communities at the block level. Retailers, Property Owners, and Brokerages equipped with Geosocial data can use social media as a precise lens into who ...
CRETech April 23, 2019
One day in February, representatives from various Fortune 500 companies gathered on the shoulder of a quiet road in a small suburb of Atlanta called Peachtree Corners. They were there to watch a truck whose driver was, at that moment, 2,471 miles away in Mountain View, California. This was one of the first tests of an autonomous vehicle on the new $2M test track Peachtree Corners is devel...
CRETech April 23, 2019
Voice-enabled technology will end the need for keyboards within five years, and investors should put their money into the space, a venture capitalist with a track record for successful bets has told CNBC. “What’s clear to me today is that the keyboard in five years will be gone as an input device,” Mark Tluszcz, co-founder and CEO of Mangrove Capital Partners, said in an interview this we...
CRETech April 23, 2019
A new generation of innovative software platforms can do everything from monitoring buildings’ energy and water use in real time to providing tenant workforces with on-site access to medical treatment and other quality-of-life-enhancing services, according to panelists at ULI’s 2019 Spring Meeting in Nashville. Those applications, collectively known as proptech, could dramatically alter the co...
CRETech April 23, 2019
Construction company Suffolk is looking to disrupt the construction process as we know it with their Smart Lab concept, which uses interactive technology to help developers and owners reduce construction costs and time. Suffolk is launching the Smart Lab in Los Angeles, and is working on DTLA’s Park 5th, Hollywood’s Tommie and Thompson Hotels projects.
CRETech April 23, 2019
Investor eagerness to put money into real estate tech companies reached new highs during the first quarter of 2019, according to a new report by CRETech. Global investment in real estate tech companies spiked by 607% from Q1 2018 to Q1 2019 to $9.9B, the largest gain in real estate tech history, the report says.
CRETech April 22, 2019

Uber has confirmed it will spin out its self-driving car business after the unit closed $1 billion in funding from Toyota, auto-parts maker Denso and SoftBank’s Vision Fund.

The development has been specu...
CRETech April 22, 2019

WeWork is shuffling around some of its most senior executives as it tries to build out its international presence, which is a big test for the office-rental company in justifying its recent $45 billion valuation.

Eugen Miropolski, who previously oversaw WeWork operations in all of Europe and Asia excluding Japan, has been named the company’s chief operating off...

CRETech April 22, 2019
Zillow is making a sizable bet that it can automate the labor-intensive process of buying and selling homes. But unlike most other areas of technology, many customers may prefer doing things the old-fashioned way when it comes to the roof over their heads. Tech-enabled “iBuying” offers speed and convenience for a customer, eliminating the need for repairs, stagings, showings and, in some ca...
CRETech April 22, 2019
The phrase “we need more affordable housing” has turned into a cliche across the U.S. as apartment rents continue to escalate. DFW-based multifamily developer JPI is no stranger to the need for more affordable apartments, but the firm's executive leadership said the solution to create less expensive apartments lies not with developers, but with the construction methods deployed.