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This Months-Old Startup Attracts Major Landlord Investors From Blackstone to Starwood

CoStar
10/7/2021

Years after the airline, hotel and retail industries began using loyalty programs to attract and keep customers, major U.S. commercial real estate landlords are now catching up to the idea of adopting their own version as a tenant amenity. Blackstone Group, AvalonBay Communities, Equity Residential, The Moinian Group and Starwood Capital Group have joined firms including Wells Fargo and Mastercard to be part of a $60 million funding round for Bilt Rewards, a more than 3-month-old startup bill…

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Employers, Get Ready To Negotiate: Salary, Flexibility Demands Increase

Bisnow
10/6/2021

Just as many return-to-office plans were dashed with the delta variant surge, many companies that felt the workplace, and workforce, were returning to normal have been surprised this fall. New surveys and studies suggest more-empowered workers continue to demand more from their employers, especially when it comes to salary negotiations.

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One question to ask when selling your company

Fast Company
10/6/2021

In any real acquisition process—and I say “real” because there are instances when you might receive unsolicited emails about people buying your company (be careful there!)—you’ll know it can potentially go somewhere when the leadership team of the company looking to acquire yours sets up a fairly formal meeting with you (and likely your executive team). They’ll want to spend time talking about your business and they will express enthusiastic interest in what you could do together. This is before…

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Final Agenda Announced for Largest Real Estate Tech Conference, CREtech New York

CREtech
10/6/2021

New York, NY (October 7, 2021) — CREtech, the largest international community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, has released the final agenda for CREtech’s flagship conference, CREtech New York, October 13-14. The 2021 conference will feature two stages full of cutting-edge content, a packed expo hall featuring real estate technology providers and CREtech’s renowned Tech Connect Lounge which will host 1:1 meetings scheduled through the official event…

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10 ways Israeli prop-tech is revolutionizing real estate

Israel 21C
10/6/2021

From his vantage point as general partner of international tech investment firm Flashpoint Ventures, Alex Konoplyasty sees the construction and property technology sector rising fast on the Israeli horizon.

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Dottid Launches Retail Leasing and Asset Management Platform: Exclusive

Commercial Observer
10/6/2021

Not everyone thinks brick-and-mortar retail is dead. Dottid, a commercial real estate SaaS proptech platform for asset management and leasing transactions, announced on Tuesday that it was launching a new leasing workflow technology for retail owners.

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Preview: What’s on at CREtech London

Placetech
10/6/2021

Europe’s most important proptech networking conference, CREtech London, is back on 27-28 October at Magazine London.

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Short-Stay Housing Companies Are Confident Even as Workers Return to the Office

Wall Street Journal
10/6/2021

Even as some employers command workers back to the office, a handful of housing providers, flush with new venture funding, are betting that one pandemic trend is here to stay—the demand for flexible, short-term apartment rentals.

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Adopting a Technological Mindset in CRE, Part 3

CREtech
10/6/2021

David Schwartz of Waterton discusses how the industry has had to evolve and adapt to new technology over the course of the pandemic, and which solutions he believes are here to stay.

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Amazon opens its first 4-star store outside the US

TechCrunch
10/6/2021

Amazon has opened a 4-star store in Bluewater, a mall located just southeast of central London. And it’s not just the first 4-star store outside the US, it’s also the company’s first shop in the UK that sells non-food and non-perishable items. Similar to Amazon’s 4-star stores in New York and other parts of the US, the shop in Bluewater will sell products rated 4 stars and above, are top sellers or are trending on the e-commerce giant’s UK website….

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