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Wall Street Journal
Navitas Capital has raised $160 million for its third venture fund to invest in early-stage startups in real-estate tech after a bumpy period for the sector. Real-estate startups in the U.S. are experiencing a resurgence of interest after a drop in venture funding in 2020.
CREtech
Jesse Carrillo of Hines opens up about how the pandemic forced the industry to pivot in both the strategy and function of the office, and what that means from a development perspective.
CREtech
As the real estate sector is responsible for 40% of all carbon emissions globally, the industry has both the obligation as well as the opportunity to make an extraordinary impact in creating a healthier, safer, cleaner, and more equitable planet. Learn from CRE’s most respected sustainability leaders on their respective company missions, drivers and strategies to decarbonize their portfolios. In this panel, we address: The moral and financial case for meaningfully adopting and investing in…
Commercial Real Estate Show
Michael Beckerman with CREtech joins Michael to discuss the biggest trends in real estate technology, upcoming events, and tips for owners and property managers to get the most out of their tech.
CREtech
New York (November 4, 2021) — CREtech, the largest international community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, has announced their 2022 In-Person Event Schedule which will boast unparalleled networking opportunities, presentations from the leading built work innovation experts, and much more. CREtech will be hosting multi-day conferences in San Diego, London and New York, and the first ever CREtech Climate Conference, hosted in Copenhagen. The lineu…
This is Money
There could be a ‘zero-carbon’ homes revolution across Britain, after a net-zero housebuilder received millions of pounds from the Government to hone its green technology. Homes England, the Government’s housing agency, has provided £3.9million of funding to Etopia Group, This is Money can exclusively reveal. It builds extremely energy-efficient houses that could save homeowners up to £700 pounds on their bills each year. It says the homes, which are precision-engineered in factories, save th…
Wall Street Journal
Real-estate firm Zillow Group Inc. is exiting from the home-flipping business, saying Tuesday that its algorithmic+ model to buy and sell homes rapidly doesn’t work as planned. The firm’s termination of its tech-enabled home-flipping business, known as “iBuying,” follows Zillow’s announcement about two weeks ago that it was halting all new home purchases for the rest of the year. At the time, Zillow pointed to labor and supply shortages for its inability to renovate and flip houses fast enoug…
Businesswire
Markerr, an analytics platform providing unique insights about real estate demand and supply tied to any location, announced today that Bridge Investment Group joined as both a strategic investor and enterprise client. This investment coincides with the expansion of Markerr’s product suite and continued data science and technology innovation, including the launch of its “Property Data” product with information about over 150 million US properties, connected at the asset level to Markerr’s propri…
Wall Street Journal
Businesses trying to wean employees off remote work and lure them back to the office are spending more than ever on upscale workspaces, reaching deep into their pockets to pay high rents for modern, amenity-rich buildings. These new office digs offer custom-built lounges, game rooms with ping-pong tables and foosball, and apps that enable employees to contact building security or order a burger from the company cafeteria. The state-of-the art office towers also emphasize sanitation, outdoor s…
Bisnow
The latest in workplace amenity is about to take off, thanks to a deal between Heathrow co-owner Ferrovial, electric aviation business Vertical Aerospace and Virgin Atlantic Airways. Vertiports — landing spots for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or VTOLs — will be created at 25 locations around the UK to create links to Heathrow airport….
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