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CRETech June 19, 2018
GlobeSt.com caught up with Bob Courteau, CEO at Altus Group, to talk a bit more about his recent RealComm panel, where he said that he is now seeing a different analytics model that is beginning to focus on a “give get” approach. Bob Courteau, CEO at Altus Group, recently spoke at RealComm and caught up with GlobeSt.com to talk a bit more about his panel discussion: “The Age of Accelerati...
CRETech June 19, 2018
Looking to bridge the divide between brokers and coworking companies, global coworking network Mindspace has launched what it is billing as a “one-of-a-kind platform” that lets brokers placing tenants in a Mindspace outpost easily register and track referrals, earn commission and streamline all of their data in one place, Commercial Observer has learned.
CRETech June 19, 2018
Drones monitor construction progress. Robots probe the sewer system for insights into human health. Streetlights maximize street parking and report on air pollution. These innovations are not taken from the storyline of a sci-fi series. They are real technologies in use in so-called “smart cities,” and they have the power to transform urban life in America. “The 20th century city was r...
CRETech June 19, 2018
Morgan Munsey is a landlord in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a Brooklyn neighborhood with long-time, older residents that’s gotten an influx of young renters. Munsey houses both types of tenants in his townhouse properties — but for the younger crowd, he says, they’ve mostly forgone the traditional rent check and opted for a more tech-friendly method of payment. Tenants like Lindsay Branham and And...
CRETech June 18, 2018

Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is also disclosing his first venture capital investment.

The real estate industry requires a lot of money to challenge it: Startups like Opendoor — which buys houses from people and flips them — not only need investment to grow into more cities, but also serious lines of credit in order to purchase homes.

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CRETech June 18, 2018

Construction startup Katerra Inc. on Tuesday said it has added its second architectural firm in two weeks to help it reinvent the design and building industry.

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CRETech June 18, 2018
Reonomy has its sights set on Canada and Western Europe, after it secured $30 million in a new fundraising round. The Series C funding round led by Sapphire Ventures brings the company’s total fundraising to $68.4 million, and comes just months after a $16 million Series B funding round. Existing investors Bain Capital Ventures and
CRETech June 18, 2018
What does it take to convince a corporate executive to surrender his or her corner office with a view? Evidence backed by data to support the argument that flexible and collaborative workspace is more efficient than traditionally closed offices.  To design office spaces centered around an enjoyable work environment, having a deep understanding of how the staff makes use of that space is cruci...
CRETech June 18, 2018
In a major reorganization, the retail veterans who once decided what to sell on the site have lost out to the marketplace data scientists. Amazon.com Inc. has long used robots to help humans move merchandise around its warehouses. Now automation is transforming Amazon’s white-collar workforce, too. The people who command six-figure salaries to negotiate multimillion-dollar deals with m...
CRETech June 18, 2018
As the labor shortage worsens and productivity stagnates in construction, tech companies and construction firms are finding ways to improve job-site performance and productivity. Construction tech company PlanGrid unveiled several new products meant to improve construction productivity during its inaugural PlanGrid Construction Summit in San Francisco on Monday. PlanGrid CEO and co-founder Trac...