Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
Nine Four Ventures
We’re delighted to announce our newest investment in Vontive’s $25M Series B led by Zigg Capital. Nine Four Ventures is excited to partner with Charles, Shreyas, and the Vontive team to build a category defining embedded mortgage fulfillment platform for individual and institutional SFR and small commercial investors. Here is a bit more about the business, opportunity, and why we invested.
wework
WeWork Inc. (NYSE: WE), a leading global flexible space provider, is partnering with Yardi, the leading provider of real estate software, to accelerate speed to market and deliver more enhanced capabilities to the already announced WeWork Workplace product. By partnering, the two organizations will provide companies of all sizes with a universal platform for powering and optimizing flexible workplace strategies.
Manifest Climate
Recent research indicates that the physical impacts of climate change can lead to huge property losses, with estimates showing that coastal properties worth USD $106bn are likely to be below sea level by 2050. Regulations around GHG emissions, building standards and carbon taxes are increasing globally, and 65 countries currently have carbon pricing initiatives in place. REITS must watch out for these transition risks….
yahoo
Lara Cumberland is leaving her role as head of M&A Integration at Meta (formerly Facebook) to join proptech unicorn Pacaso as its chief operating officer (COO).
yahoo
Key Findings Technology has been increasingly becoming an attractive asset for property owners, potential real estate investors and tenants looking for an efficient and secure opportunity in the Commercial Real Estate segment (CRE). VR and augmented reality (AR) technologies to offer immersive viewing experience, especially when the buyer or property is overseas. Portals are increasing trust, credibility and accountability via background checks of projects, builders and agents, scanni…
UKTN
Proptech investment platform IMMO has closed $75m (£57.5m) in a Series B funding round led by Oak HC/FT.
CREtech
CREtech, the largest international community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, has announced that Toby Courtauld, Chief Executive of GPE Ltd and Melanie Leech, Chief Executive of British Property Federation, will take center stage at CREtech London, this 27th-28th April.
Bisnow
Remote work may have indirect financial consequences for some U.S. cities as lower earnings taxes prove a credit risk.
The New York Times
With more companies adopting hybrid work, New York City’s economy, which relies on commuters and full office buildings, faces an uncertain future.
WSJ
Architects and builders turn to ‘mass timber’—an engineered wood product similar in strength to concrete and steel—to build multistory buildings
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