Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
Wall Street Journal
A coronavirus-triggered rush for infrared cameras that identify people with elevated skin temperature is causing makers of the devices to beef up supply chains and re-examine their product lineups to meet the increasing requests coming from different businesses.
AP News
For a preview of the future of office work, watch how the biggest tech companies are preparing for a post-pandemic world. Silicon Valley and Seattle giants — Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Twitter — were the first to send their employees home as the virus spread to the U.S. Now they’re among the last to return them to the office. Some of their employees might never go back.
Planned Companies
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China.
Commercial Observer
The chief design officer for flex meeting, event and office provider Convene, Joyce Bromberg, resigned from her post after a decade at the company, Convene announced today.
CREtech
Built world and real estate industry experts come together to share actionable advice on what the new normal might look like and how we can best prepare for a post-Covid compliant world.
GlobeSt
The last time I wrote about how property managers can help their clients through COVID-19, the US was in the early stages of the pandemic. States were beginning to issue stay-at-home orders and businesses were working hard to keep their employees safe, all while maintaining their operations.
Business Insider
Magic Leap just raised a $350 million investment round as it tries to secure its future — read the email CEO Rony Abovitz sent employees.
Michael Beckerman
“57 channels and nothing on.” – Bruce Springsteen I am losing my f-in mind!!! What I used to hear in my head was “Bruuuuuuuuuce” and it has officially been replaced by “Zooooooom”. Just because someone can appear on a webinar or video doesn’t mean they should. Sorry. That sounds shitty and very judgmental I know. But as someone who has been in the content business for 35 years, I think I have a good handle on what good content is and what is crap. Everyone is talking Covid-19. And ever…
TechCrunch
Sheltering-in-place and working from home curing COVID-19 has driven many of us to reorganize and de-clutter our living environments, and today one of the startups that is capitalizing on that trend is announcing a large round of funding to continue its growth. MakeSpace, an on-demand storage company that makes it easy to order, store and retrieve your physical belongings (also providing the muscle — that is, people — to help you do it), has closed a $55 million round — $45 million in equity fun…
TechCrunch
Real estate is one of those classic industries we always talk about in Silicon Valley: multi-trillion dollars in scale in terms of assets and transaction volume, but still relying on good ole’ pen and paper to get anything actually done. A huge number of companies have launched to digitize all aspects of real estate, from calculating valuations to monitoring operational costs and underwriting mortgages….
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