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The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and its Technology Committee today announced the launch of the PropTech Challenge. This new virtual real estate hackathon encourages the development of cutting-edge solutions to solve challenges faced by today’s leading real estate companies and removes the physical limitatio...

Doors are opening for makers of keyless locks. Companies that manufacture smart locks—which can be opened with a cellphone app or code and sometimes include cameras and intercoms—are battling to edge out traditional locks. Growth is being pushed by online retailers, delivery companies and real-estate firms seeking to make residences more easily accessible for maintenance staff, package carr...

The business of selling products in retail stores is facing many challenges. One of the most fundamental is: What should a retail store be? That used to be simple — stores have stuff and they want to sell it. Now, technology and cultural changes have caused us to question how it should be done. Stores need to rethink the best way to serve customers and what functions a store should serve.

Apto, the industry-standard CRM and deal management software for commercial real estate brokers, is one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., according to Inc. magazine. The 2018 Inc. 5000, now accessible online, ranks Apto #1,409 in the nation based on three-year revenue growth of 337%. This is the third year in a row Apto has qualified for the Inc. rankings.

A San Francisco-based tech startup that opened a Nashville office in May is expecting to double its local workforce within the next year.

Opendoor, which allows owners to quickly sell their home online for a fee,