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CRETech June 27, 2018
b8ta, the retail-as-a-service startup, has closed a $19 million Series B round led by Macy’s, with participation from Sound Ventures, Palm Drive Capital, Capitaland, Graphene Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Plug and Play Ventures. This roun...
CRETech June 27, 2018
Predictive analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and big data are increasingly becoming a part of day-to-day operations for landlords. Developers and landlords are partnering with tech companies, investing in and creating tech to create better experiences for their tenants and streamline operations within their companies. Tech is a big part of EQ Office’s shifting real estate s...
CRETech June 27, 2018
Rental home platform Roofstock recently came out with its top-10, highest-growth real estate markets for home rentals. Two Texas cities made it onto this list, with Austin ranked No. 3 as “one of the fastest-growing metros in the nation . . .” and demand created by “a strong base of tech firms that attract young workers” and demand from the University of Texas. And, coming in No. 6 was ...
CRETech June 27, 2018
CBRE has launched a new tech tool targeting small office users, GlobeSt.com has learned exclusively. Spacer, as the tool is called, will manage workplace strategy and office layouts for small companies of 15 to 300 employees, with architect-ready floorplans, recommendations for desk configurations and offices and ideas for collaboration space. The tool also has advice to enhance e...
CRETech June 27, 2018

Homee, a Tampa company with an on-demand property maintenance app, closed an $11 million financing led by Activate Capital Partners and with participation from The Home Depot.

The new investment, which also includes the c...

CRETech June 26, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO — Even with the cryptocurrency markets in an extended slump, the most prominent venture capital firm in the sector is doubling down.

Andreessen Horowitz, the well-known firm that made early bets on Instagram and Reddit, said on Monday that it was creating a $300 million fund focused exclusively on projects inspire...

CRETech June 26, 2018
Block chain, technology in brokerage and technology use by landlords were the hot buttons of conversation during the two-hour presentation by some of CRE’s best and brightest last week. SAN FRANCISCO—Three topics were covered in last week’s CRETech event held at BeSpoke Coworking at Westfield San Francisco Centre. Block chain/tokenization, technology in brokerage and
CRETech June 26, 2018
From the end of the Second World War until a few years ago, when it cooled off, productivity surged across the U.S. economy, giving rise to what’s often called the “productivity miracle.” From manufacturing to agriculture to retail, industry after industry became cheaper, faster, more mechanized, and more effic...
CRETech June 26, 2018
Coming to you live from the lobby of my hotel in San Francisco, a day after another great event by Michael Beckerman and the team at CREtech. It's been a whirlwind week – it was great to catch up with folks and we met so many new faces throughout the week and at our booth. Now, I was only able to...
CRETech June 26, 2018
Chicago-based Forum Analytics, a CBRE subsidiary, has rolled out a data product it calls ShopoGraphics, the thrust of which is to help retailers identify solid markets for growth and maximum return on investment. The technology employs machine learning, and Forum Analytics said it is a marked improvement over traditional, demographic-based segmentation systems. Those systems create distinct ty...