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CRETech February 15, 2019
NEW YORK (February 14, 2019)– International real estate advisor Savills today announced the launch of Workthere in the U.S. Workthere combines a website listing technology (workthere.com) with specialized brokerage service that helps businesses find flexible, coworking and serviced office space around the world. A completely free tool ...
CRETech February 15, 2019
Chris Kelly, the co-founder of co-working firm Convene, has taken a step back from his role as president at the firm, as the company says it is searching for a new leader with experience to expand globally. Kelly was moved to the role of vice chairman last December at the New York-based firm, which has 23 locations across the country, offering space and amenities, and more recently co-working s...
CRETech February 14, 2019

Google for Startups has expanded a partnership with startup training program Founder Gym to better serve underrepresented founders through a new scholarship program.

The p...
CRETech February 14, 2019
China is moving forward in the global “race to 5G,” as state-owned carrier China Mobile has announced (via Xinhua) that it’s already building the first 5G smart highway — a city-scale system of roads capable of supporting cellular network-coordinated transportation services. The infrastructure is currently un...
CRETech February 14, 2019
Cybersecurity has unlocked riches for Ken and Michael Xie. The Chinese-born brothers are now billionaires from their stakes in Fortinet Inc., the Silicon Valley-based network security software firm they co-founded almost two decades ago, according to the
CRETech February 14, 2019
As online shopping cements its place in the current retail industry, cities have to contend with the rise in urban freight trips, package deliveries and other associated factors. Plus, expedited options like two-day, one-day, overnight and two-hour delivery have forced the shipping logistics industry to become more agile. For retailers, meeting that demand means shoring up last-mile fulfillment...
CRETech February 14, 2019
BOSTON—The effect of technology on commercial real estate brokerage will be one of re-intermediation, not disintermediation, asserts Kevin Maggiacomo, CEO and president of SVN International Corp. (SVN). High-tech innovation is having a profound and positive effect on the roles and goals of expert CRE brokers, making them more efficient and effective in the proce...
CRETech February 14, 2019

Last time I checked, London was awash with co-working spaces, shared office spaces, spaces of every shape, size and color. If there’s one sector that always makes money during a boom, it’s the sector that makes the spades and pick-axes for the gold-rush. And that’s exactly what’s happened to London’s tech scene: a property boom.

In the last year at least we...
CRETech February 14, 2019
Stafford, TX February 13, 2019– RealNex, a commercial real estate technology company, announced today it has been selected to provide its MP Exchange Commercial Property Listing System service to the Commercial Brokers Association (CBA). The new services, hosted on the CBA website www.cbassn.org, will showcase the commercial real estate listings and profiles of CBA members. The RealNex Marke...
CRETech February 14, 2019
JLL CEO Christian Ulbrich credited his firm’s growing focus on co-working and real estate technology investments for $4.9 billion in reported revenue in the fourth quarter, a 13 percent increase year over year. The boost was driven in part by a 25 percent year-over-year increase in global leasing revenue for...