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CRETech August 27, 2018
According to market research company Gfk, more than half of all US consumers are now using smart home/Internet-connected devices to control or automate functionssuch as entry, temperature and lighting. But the multifamily industry has been much slower to adopt this technology, reluctan...
CRETech August 27, 2018
WeWork is just one lease away from becoming Manhattan’s largest office tenant. The Adam Neumann-led co-working company would need to lease another office spanning 74,000 square feet to become bigger than Manhattan’s current largest office tenant,
CRETech August 27, 2018
Last September, WeWork Cos. made a show of trying to poach customers from rival co-working companies during the slower months of late summer and early fall. Employees of the co-working giant cold-called competitors’ tenants, set up games ...
CRETech August 24, 2018
The $15 billion title insurance industry has major innovation coming its way. A regulator in California announced on Tuesday that it had approved States Title Inc., a startup title insurer focused on tech, to operate in the state, according to Bloomberg. Dave Jones, the state’s insurance commissioner, sa...
CRETech August 24, 2018
CRETech August 24, 2018
What do you get when you mix drones and 3D technology? One seriously immersive home tour, that’s what. GeoCV has crafted a marketing package that blends
CRETech August 24, 2018
Tech startup TFLiving has signed a WeWork lease at 80 M Street SE in Washington, D.C.’s Navy Yard neighborhood, Commercial Observer has learned. The two-year-old company, which is based in Pawleys Island, S.C., connects residential and commercial property owners to amenities providers...
CRETech August 24, 2018
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...
CRETech August 24, 2018
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...
CRETech August 24, 2018
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.