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CRETech July 31, 2018
New York City-based Meridian Capital Group recently named Sandy Jacolow as its Chief Information Officer (CIO). Jacolow previously held the same position at Silverstein Properties for seven years. While he was Silverstein Properties, Jacolow oversaw the technology initiatives that supported the company’s financial, operational and development activities. Jacolow is also a founding member of t...
CRETech July 31, 2018
A new cadre of hoteliers are championing the concept of apart-hotels, properties set up for longer-term stays, and they credit Airbnb with helping them see the light. Because of the short-term rental giant, the idea “that there could be some advantages to a residence versus a room,” has proliferated and sparked inspiration in the minds of people like Larry Korman, president of apart-hotel ...
CRETech July 31, 2018

What do summer in Chicago and industrial commercial real estate have in common? Both are hot, hot, hot!

In 2017, we saw a shift in the industrial commercial real estate sector as demand drastically increased with the astronomical rise of e-commerce, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. (You can thank millennials for that one).

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CRETech July 30, 2018
WeWork’s China business is getting a fresh injection of capital after it raised $500 million. The company entered China two years ago and tod...
CRETech July 30, 2018
“Alexa, where can I get good sushi around here?” Digital concierges have arrived, bringing hotel guests unprecedented levels of personalization and control. As the technology driving
CRETech July 30, 2018
A half-hour commute from Amsterdam, a piece of farmland is slated to become a new kind of neighborhood. Vertical farms, along with traditional fields and orchards surrounding homes, will supply food to people living there. Food waste will turn into fish feed for on-site aquaculture. Houses will filter rainwater, but won’t have driveways. A “village OS” tech platform will use AI to s...
CRETech July 30, 2018
The Wing, a women-only co-working firm, has signed lease expansions at its first two locations. The company is taking an additional 15,000 square feet at Abner Properties’
CRETech July 30, 2018
Expedia Group Inc.’s 2015 purchase of HomeAway, meant to help it compete with online home-rental upstart Airbnb Inc., is finally starting to pay off. After years of...
CRETech July 30, 2018

Martin Ford says office workers shouldn't assume their jobs are safe.

It may take some major technological breakthroughs before robots are able to think creatively or handle complex human interactions.
CRETech July 30, 2018

WeWork competitor Knotel announced Monday its acquisition of commercial real estate search engine