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CRETech November 22, 2018
New York’s multifamily market saw one of the largest transactions of the year in September, carrying dollar volume for the sector over the $1 billion mark. The city saw 33 deals across 78 buildings for $1.02 billion during September, according to Ariel Property Advisors.
CRETech November 22, 2018
San Diego is on the path to building the largest smart city IoT platform. In its partnership with Current by GE, the city has announced plans to launch new smart city apps and lighting controls. The apps will help residents navigate and improve parking, traffic and public safety on city streets.
CRETech November 22, 2018
SoftBank Group has made several big name investments across insurtech and real estate, including deals to WeWork, OYO Rooms, PolicyBazaar, and Lemonade. SoftBank wants its portfolio companies to get along. The Japanese conglomerate’s recent investments in insurtech and real estate tech point to a strategy of promoting collaboration among its portfolio companies.
CRETech November 22, 2018
With over five million apps available across the world, just about every fathomable function of daily life can be aided by a finger-tap on a smartphone. People spend at least two hours a day using apps...
CRETech November 22, 2018
BOSTON—Verizon, which announced in August plans to lease more than 450,000 square feet of space at The Hub on Causeway, says it will spend approximately $600 million to expand its operations here and transform Boston into a digital city of the future.
CRETech November 22, 2018

Being a New York City rental broker has always been a tough gig. But the job is getting even harder.

It’s now been exactly one year since StreetEasy began charging

CRETech November 21, 2018
 
  • DWS invests in Skyline AI as a minority shareholder
  • The strategic partnership is designed to allow DWS to build on its extensive real estate investment management experience using Skyline AI’s technology
  • Part of DWS strategy to invest in and expand product capabilities
  DWS Group today announced that it has entered into a strategi...
CRETech November 21, 2018
If you think of blockchain, you might think of data, secrecy or decentralization. But its primary purpose was to act as a digital time stamp and was first used in 1992 by Haber and Stornetta to create a verifiable audit tra...
CRETech November 21, 2018
Billions of dollars have been poured into PropTech startups in recent years, and it has not just been traditional venture capital firms funding the booming sector. Legacy commercial real estate firms that spent decades focusing their investment on physical properties have begun launching venture funds to invest in technology companies, aiming to solve problems in their portfolio and bring in big...
CRETech November 21, 2018
CBRE has brought on a former WeWork executive to work at its new coworking offering. Robert Cartwright joined the new company, called Hana, in September as chief operating officer, The Real Deal reports. He was previously WeWork’s senior vice president of global operations, a position he left in August, according to his LinkedIn profile.