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CRETech October 29, 2018
Amazon knows exactly how many seconds you pace around their site while shopping for running shoes. But brick-and-mortar retailers stumble when it comes to measuring foot traffic. Motionloft promises to put them in step. The San Francisco startup offers a device that sports a specialized video “super sensor” and
CRETech October 29, 2018
Facing thinning profit margins as commission splits rise and competition from discount brokerages and tech companies heats up — among other factors — national brokerage brands are increasingly expanding just to keep up. That was the main topic of discussion at The Real Deal South Florida’s Real Estate Showcase & Forum on Thursday, which brought together a panel of of the top ...
CRETech October 29, 2018
NEW YORK CITY—A virtual realty and augmented reality center to support startups, training, research and innovation has been unveiled by the city. The New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment have launched the initiative with funding of $5.6 million.
CRETech October 29, 2018
Airbnb's explosive impact on the hospitality industry continues to resonate, and a new startup believes it can find a new niche in the increasingly complicated market. New York-based Domio is a new venture that seeks to build "apart hotels," or buildings with two- or three-bedroom units that look and function like apartments, but are rented on a short-term basis like hotel rooms. The startup h...
CRETech October 29, 2018
An avid entrepreneur, Richard Sarkis has launched and run numerous businesses and most recently, he was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company specializing in Financial Services. In 2013, he co-founded Reonomy, a commercial real estate data and analytics platform he hopes will democratize the world of commercial real estate data, bringing CRE into the 21st century and in line with other ca...
CRETech October 29, 2018
WiredScore, the building connectivity rating company that was once majority-owned by Jared Kushner, has raised $9 million in a new venture funding round. Fifth Wall Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Sterling.VC, Legal & General, KingSett Capital, U+I, Town Centre Securities, MOMENI Digital Ventures and Savitt Partners participated in the round, the companies announced Monday.
CRETech October 26, 2018
After raising $400 million in September in a round that valued it at $4.4 billion, real estate startup Compass is making an acquisition to help it double down on growth: it is acquiring a portion of Spring, the mobile-first fas...
CRETech October 26, 2018
Be careful chasing the fanciest app or newest technology when catering to the commercial real estate industry, because to the average professional, it is still about what it will do for the customer. “It's not the flashiest, newest smart home technology that's cool,” Cortland Partners Chief Experience Officer Mike Gomes said. “We're not seeing a lot of pounding of our residents on the doo...
CRETech October 26, 2018

Not many people can get away with sleeping on the job. Tishman Speyer, one of New York’s largest commercial landlords, wants to change that.

Last year, the company introduced Zo, a program to expand the perks offered to ...

CRETech October 26, 2018
Jamie Dimon has never been shy about his envy for Silicon Valley. The CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase frequently travels west to meet with venture capitalists and entrepreneurs, touts his bank's