The first in a series of vignettes on disruptors impacting how we live, work, play, invest and build.
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The crumbling of commercial real estate crowdfunding platform RealtySharesundoubtedly rattled some of its investors. But executives with RealtyShares competitors say this setback doesn’t represent an industry earthquake and shouldn’t shake investors’ confidence in the sect...
As chief engineer, Montgomery “Scotty” Scott commanded Captain Kirk (in Star Trek), "Beam me up, Scotty".
That’s what it feels like when I began thinking about the potential for driverless cars. It’s really hard to imagine how autonomous vehicles will transform the economy, but when you think about all of the potential catalysts driving the REIT sector, ...
City Hall published proposed rules for the oversight of short-term rental listings on platforms like Airbnb.
Under the proposal, listing websites would be required to send monthly reports to the city, detailing information about hosts, whether entire apartments or mere rooms were rented out and how much guests paid, Crain’s reported.
From blockchain to the Internet of Things, technology might make commercial real estate investment and development easier.
New technology lets you use your cellphone to buzz people into your building or turn off the stove. You can even get a robot to patrol your apartment complex.
Home security has come a long way from the days when hard-wired alarm systems were the only option for single-family homes or, in the case of apartment complexes, a security guard or two to patrol the grounds.
Vacasa became the largest vacation rental management company in North America this year, operating homes in beach and mountain towns. Now, backed by more than $200 million from tech investors on the road to a potential public offering, Vacasa wants to move into the big city.
The Internet of Things is becoming a more dominant part of life every day, which will keep the demand for data centers not just constant, but growing.
Connectivity is a must-have for any company that sells a product or service that engages with the internet, which is a growing share of the entire economy.
The arms race to build the future of grocery stores is heating up in China. To no one’s surprise, the main contestants are the country’s e-commerce titans Alibaba and JD.com, which are turning offline for growth.
A trio of companies racing for supremacy in robotic software are sparking an investment frenzy.
Valuations among the rivals have been soaring with each new funding round they receive from venture capitalists. In the latest escalation of the bidding, SoftBank Group Corp. has thrown its weight behind ...