Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
Bloomberg
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. is set to trim its Singapore office space, as the Japanese bank looks to revamp the workplace in global financial centers in the wake of the pandemic.
The Wall Street Journal
Tech companies in smaller cities are starting to see an uptick in applications from candidates living in San Francisco and New York—areas that have long had a grip on tech talent. Deepinder Singh, founder of a Bloomington, Minn.-based startup, had never bothered trying to recruit Silicon Valley tech workers.
The Real Deal
StreetEasy has another new competitor. LX Collection is a new platform that aims to sell luxury condominiums in a handful of cities to wealthy homebuyers across the globe.
GlobeSt
DALLAS—Gensler’s Research Institute conducted an anonymous online survey among more than 2,300 US workers to understand where and how the future workplace will operate. This survey’s goal was to shed light on the continuing role of the physical workplace in a post-COVID future.
AGC Partners
The COVID-19 crisis has forced tenants and owners to rethink space and density requirements – real estate technology is critical to execution in a post-COVID new normal as tried business models are faced with existential threats. Join this webinar on December 3 discussing Real Estate Technology in the age of COVID.
Axios
As the pandemic causes many to rethink their housing choices, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) — or granny flats — are seen as viable options for multigenerational housing or singles who want to get out of apartment buildings.
CURBED
In less than a year, New York City streeteries have quickly developed from colorful wood fences around chairs and tables to covered, cabinlike structures — and bubbles — with lighting, planters, and heating.
The New York Times
A surge of Covid-19 cases this fall has brought reports of new challenges in getting coronavirus tests. But for employers, testing availability and turnaround times do not appear to be the main obstacles.
TechCrunch
Giraffe360 has a robotic camera, combined with a subscription service, which enables real estate agents and brokers to generate high-resolution photos of properties, floor plans and virtual tours. It has now raised $4.5 million in a funding round led by LAUNCHub Ventures and Hoxton Ventures.
Multi-Housing News
Cybersecurity challenges and a disciplined approach to technology adoption were the focus of conversation for a group of apartment executives on day one of the National Multifamily Housing Council’s 2020 OPTECH Virtual Conference.
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