Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
Bloomberg
Instacart Inc. more than doubled the number of people who pick and deliver groceries to customers over the last few weeks and said it will add an additional 250,000 in the next two months, a response to unprecedented demand for the service.
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 prepare for a post-Covid compliant world.
Wall Street Journal
Blackstone Group Inc.’s first-quarter results were hit hard by the coronavirus-led market selloff, and the firm’s president, Jonathan Gray, said he sees the economic recovery taking some time to gain steam.
Bloomberg
Zoom Video Communications Inc. has been lambasted for its security flaws, but the backlash hasn’t slowed growth. The company reported a 50% surge in use of the online meeting application in the past three weeks.
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Bloomberg
Fink said that after businesses were forced to run from mostly remote setups during the coronavirus crisis, many companies will choose not to bring all their workers back to the office even when it is safe to do so.
The Real Deal
It’s a concept that feels far off in a city like New York, but it’s a daily consideration for the leaders of flex-office companies, who are trying to reshape their businesses to reach the next wave of workers — a cohort likely to be hyper-alert about density and sanitization.
Bisnow
Starwood Capital Group, a private investment giant with over $60B in assets under management, is actively searching for buying opportunities amid the coronavirus pandemic, Sternlicht, who serves as chairman and CEO, said Wednesday.
CREtech
The CREtech Smart Building Technology Report is a special report on M&A and Investment activity across key categories impacting properties in the built world.
Commercial Observer
Maureen Waters joined venture capital firm MetaProp as a partner to lead their investments and strategic partnerships, the company announced. Waters was previously the president of real estate tech brokerage Ten-X, where she began as chief marketing officer in 2016.
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