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  • Smart Cities of the Future

    Fifth Wall

    In episode 47 of Fly on the Wall, Brendan sits down with Dan Doctoroff, the Founder & CEO of urban innovation company Sidewalk Labs. Brendan and Dan discuss how technology is reimagining our city streets, and make predictions for how localities will monetize those streets in the future. They also discuss how the reconceptualization of physical space can make cities more affordable and how Sidewalk Labs approaches change in cities through technology and innovation. …

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  • Lonely Millennials Who Fled Cities During Covid-19 Turn to Co-Living

    Wall Street Journal

    Young professionals who fled big cities for small towns during the pandemic are providing an unexpected boost to a type of real estate geared toward communal living. Many of those who left were seeking fresh air, more space and distance from infection clusters, but they also found the prospect of being isolated in the country daunting. So they have been looking for companionship at remote co-living spaces, where tenants rent furnished rooms in big, shared homes….

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  • Jetty Announces Equity Investment from Farmers Insurance Group®

    PR Newswire

    NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Jetty, the fintech company on a mission to make renting a home more affordable and effortless for everyone, today announced an equity investment from Farmers Insurance®. The investment follows a deal with Farmers Insurance® that was announced in June 2020, which saw Toggle Insurance Company, a Farmers® company, becoming the exclusive reinsurance provider for all new policies written under Jetty’s core products: Jetty Deposit and Jetty Renters Insurance….

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  • The 2020 Elite 1% Properties by ORA

    Multifamily Executive

    We begin the new year on an exciting note by announcing the seventh annual Elite 1% ORA Power Ranking of properties for 2020. This ranking features properties with the most outstanding online reputation based on their Online Reputation Assessment (ORA) scores as of December.

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  • Inside NYC’s new high-tech, COVID-proof office towers

    New York Post

    COVID-19 may have shocked the city’s commercial market but that hasn’t stopped developers from doing what they do best. In fact, a bevy of newly constructed and redeveloped towers are poised to hit the market in Manhattan.

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  • EY Announces Ambition to be Carbon Negative in 2021

    Environment + Energy Leader

    EY today announces an ambition to be carbon negative in 2021 by setting targets to significantly reduce its absolute emissions and removing and offsetting more carbon than it emits. In a recently released statement, EY set out the seven key components of its plans to not only become carbon negative but to reduce total emissions by 40% — consistent with a science-based target — and achieve net zero in 2025….

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  • As Oxford Properties Buys M7, Maybe Its Time To Ask If This Is A Stampede Into Urban Logistics

    Bisnow

    Could the surge in urban logistics investment be an example of herd mentality? Patron Capital founding partner Keith Breslauer has wondered out loud about the capital markets’ stampede into last-mile e-commerce units. His warning shot comes as Oxford Properties agrees the £4.7B acquisition of M7 Real Estate, which becomes its primary European logistics platform….

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  • Security Deposit Alternative Startup Rhino Raises $95M

    The Real Deal

    Rhino, a startup offering an alternative to security deposits, has raised $95 million after a surge in demand sparked by the need for more affordable housing. The round, led by Tiger Global Management, values the New York startup at nearly $500 million, the company said Tuesday.

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  • Infinium gets Amazon investment to make net-zero fuel

    Fast Company

    Amazon says it wants to hit the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. Reaching that goal will require emissions cuts across the company’s operations, but one of the biggest challenges will be long-distance transportation—it’s possible to switch to electric delivery vans now for short trips, but cargo ships and large jets can’t yet feasibly run on electricity. …

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  • MIDDLECAP’S SOUTHWORKS OFFICE SCHEME BECOMES UK FIRST TO RECEIVE PLATINUM SMART BUILDING CERTIFICATION

    MiddleCap

    Smart Building Certification is the first to measure the ‘smartness’ of buildings Integrated building technology will enhance users’ wellbeing MiddleCap, the real estate-focused investment group, announced today that its Southworks development in London has been awarded a Platinum Smart Building Certification. The 70,000 sq ft office scheme, which completes later this year, is the first in the UK to achieve the certification. The Smart Building Certification, which has been developed to pr…

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