Evolving Retail with Data, Part 2
CREtech
Anjee Solanki shares some of the leading technology tools and workflows that gives Colliers an edge in retail real estate.
Latest Trends and Insights in Real Estate Technology
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UK modular builder expands to US, hires former Katerra staff
Construction Dive
Four former senior staff members at Katerra, the offsite construction firm that declared bankruptcy earlier this year, have landed new roles with a London-based construction technology company. The former Katerra directors joined U.S. operations last month at Modulous, which is opening its first U.S. office in the Seattle region. The contech company offers a digitized platform to modernize the design and construction process of modular housing. At its peak in early 2019, Katerra reached a …
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Ben Christensen & Marisa Repka | Cambium Carbon | 2021 J.M.K. Innovation Prize
JMK Fund
Each year 36 million trees fall in American cities. The vast majority are mulched, landfilled, or burned—at eye-popping economic and environmental cost. At the same time, cities struggle to equitably reforest neighborhoods, with communities of color long burdened by unequal access to benefits that urban trees provide. Connecting these two challenges, Cambium Carbon leverages the urban tree life cycle, showing that by processing—rather than discarding—downed urban trees, we can create a waste-to-…
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Companies Face a Dilemma: Delay Office Reopenings Again, or Take a New Approach?
Wall Street Journal
For much of the pandemic, a familiar ritual played out in America’s workplaces: Companies set return-to-office dates, only to later backtrack and delay them due to health concerns. With Covid-19 cases on the rise once again and U.S. authorities warning of a potential surge in infections this winter, employers find themselves questioning their approaches again….
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Walker & Dunlop Launches New Lending Platform
Walker & Dunlop
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. announced today the launch of a new digital lending platform powered by machine learning to dramatically grow its small balance multifamily lending business….
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The office’s next chapter: How CIOs can shape a positive workplace experience
Enterprisers Project
The future of work depends on a positive, sustainable workplace experience for all employees. Here’s how IT leaders can leverage technology and partnerships to achieve this goal
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Starbucks Pickup and Amazon Go Collaborate to Launch New Store Concept in New York City
Starbucks
The new Starbucks Pickup with Amazon Go, located in New York City at 59th Street between Park & Lexington Avenues, opens on November 18, 2021. The store is a combination of a Starbucks Pickup and Amazon Go, utilizing the order ahead feature in the Starbucks app and Amazon Go’s Just Walk Out technology to create an easy checkout experience, alongside a modernized lounge that features individual workspaces and expanded tables with power outlets and USB ports. The new store offers the full Sta…
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What Went Wrong With Zillow? A Real-Estate Algorithm Derailed Its Big Bet
Wall Street Journal
When executives at Zillow Group Inc. Z -1.72% pored over the company’s earnings in the spring, they saw a problem: The real-estate firm was making too much money. Zillow, which rose to prominence with online listings, had bet its future on an algorithm-based home-flipping outfit called Zillow Offers, which would buy houses, make minor renovations and sell quickly….
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Flush With Cash And Skittish Over Stocks, Retail Investors Are Piling Into Crowdfunding
Bisnow
For 38 years, Jamestown has raised equity from high net worth German investors to fund its $35B of commercial real estate transactions, including the iconic redevelopments of Ponce City Market in Atlanta and Chelsea Market in New York.
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Workiz raises $40M on a surge of interest for productivity tools aimed at home service teams
TechCrunch
We may hear a lot about how big businesses are undergoing digital transformation, but the trend isn’t exclusively limited to them, and today a startup that’s building better productivity tools for a very offline part of the working world — home services professionals — is announcing a growth round on the heels of strong demand for its technology. Workiz — which provides tools to home services teams to help with scheduling appointments, estimating costs, invoicing for work and more — has raised …
