Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
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Larry Korman, President of AKA, discusses the ways in which he uses technology to enhance hospitality, during COVID and beyond, without eliminating the human touch that defines his brand.
Forbes
Kyara Gray has always been fascinated by transformations. Growing up in small town Pennsylvania, she watched farmland routinely sold and turned into housing developments. “As we drove around town, I’d point out the window telling my parents to buy this land or that house,” says Gray, who now runs a multi-seven-figure real estate company, Charm City Buyers, with her husband, Khalil Uqdah….
Mint
Everyone wants to be a tech company. Office-sharing, meat substitution, ride-hailing, fashion styling, fitness—they are all technology businesses, according to founders who covet the high-flying valuations the appellation can garner in the public markets.
6 KPVI
Despite some continued market upheavals due to the ongoing economic effects of the pandemic, Urban Bay Housing Fund continued to highlight its signature commercial real estate (CRE) and bridge loans as an excellent way for investors to get ahead of the game. Urban Bay is helmed by Caleb Walsh, nationally recognized real estate expert and one of the Top 100 People in Real Estate to watch by Top 100 Magazine. Providing bridge loans for over 12 years now, Urban Bay specializes in helping those who …
Axios
Silicon Valley may be a “state of mind,” but it’s also very much a real enclave in Northern California. Now, a growing faction of the tech industry is boycotting it.
TechCrunch
There are so many startups pledging to reinvent the mortgage process that it’s hard to keep up. But for anyone who has had to go through the process of applying for one, it’s clear that there’s plenty of room for improvement.
The Washington Post
As climate change, more extreme weather, sea level rise and floods continue to threaten homes in Miami and neighboring coastal communities, experts warn that what happened at the Champlain Towers South condo should act as a wake-up call for residents, building inspectors and local governments in high risk areas.
Times of San Diego
As the U.S. economy reopens, ramped-up corporate spending on video systems and plans to increase shared workspace suggests hybrid work is here to stay, potentially weighing on commercial property prices in San Diego and other major cities.
Connected Real Estate Magazine
The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on just about every aspect of the real estate industry, including property technology (proptech). In 2020, global venture capital in commercial real estate proptech dropped by almost 80% compared to 2019, while VC investments in residential proptech fell by less than 10% during that timeframe, according to PitchBook data. As the pandemic subsides however, it looks like both real estate segments are seeing renewed interest from venture capitalists….
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Jeff Berman, General Partner at Camber Creek discusses the most critical criteria he looks for when making a new investment.
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