Kayak co-leads Life House’s $60M Series C to ‘reimagine’ the hotel experience
TechCrunch
Inovia Capital, Tiger Global also backed the startup, which has developed software aimed at hotel operators
Latest Trends and Insights in Real Estate Technology
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Edmonton Smart Cities plan hailed by proptech experts
Daily Commercial News
Two panellists at a recent Ontario-based proptech conference made a convincing case that Smart Cities are more than the sum of their parts, with Edmonton offered up as a prime example of how an enlightened Smart City policy incorporates a breadth of participants.
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Crypto-based challenge launched to help create smart city solutions of the future
Smart Cities World
The $1m prize fund is divided into a series of grants, awarded at different stages of the competition with 10 top prize winners and a special prize awarded for the best overall project.
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Paperless, Person-Less Rent Payment Takes a Step Further
GlobeSt
It’s never easy to train an entire resident population on new processes – especially when it comes to paying the rent. But for FPI Management, it discovered exceptional adaptation and ease-of-use with a paperless and person-less method that more and more residents are appreciating.
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Softbank led funding round for sustainability start-up Clarity AI
Reuters
Softbank Group Corp’s (9984.T) Vision Fund 2 has led the latest funding round for sustainability data technology platform Clarity AI, alongside existing investors including BlackRock (BLK.N), valuing the start-up at $450 million, its founder told Reuters….
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Google Delays Required Return to Office for Employees
Wall Street Journal
Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG -0.87% Google said it is delaying its required return-to-office plans that were scheduled to start Jan. 10 at the earliest for U.S. offices.
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Home Prices Are Surging. The Manufactured-Housing Industry Sees an Opening.
Wall Street Journal
Elvira and Bobby Guerra spent three years searching for a home to buy in southern Texas, but their real-estate agent repeatedly showed them houses that were too expensive and still in need of work.
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Two-Thirds Of CRE Firms To Be ‘Completely Or Partially Virtual’ Going Forward
Bisnow
A majority of commercial real estate employees expect to be working “completely or partially virtually going forward,” according to a new survey and report released by Deloitte.
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An $80 billion real estate company just named its first chief carbon officer. Here’s what he’ll do
Fast Company
The real estate industry is responsible for a huge amount of global greenhouse gas emissions. In his new role at Hines, Michael Izzo will work to green the company’s projects.
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FlexIndex: A new, industry-defining view of the flex space market
officernd
The flex space industry has been on a huge roller coaster – from 2019’s all-time highs to the massive drop in early 2020 and the steady recovery since.
