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  • MRI Software acquires Lindsey Software to bolster its industry-leading public housing property management and compliance solutions

    PRNEWSWIRE

    MRI Software, a global leader in real estate software solutions, today announced the acquisition of Lindsey Software, a leading provider of property management software and services for public and affordable housing organizations in the United States. Lindsey’s comprehensive suite of software and services, designed to help housing agencies optimize operational and administrative processes and fulfill government compliance requirements, will further extend MRI’s existing public housing capabiliti…

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  • Short-Term Rental Options for Multifamily Operators

    CRETech

    As the new year begins, the multifamily industry is still grappling with the impacts short-term rentals (STRs) continue to have on the apartment sector. A report from consulting firm D2 Demand Solutions outlines how multifamily firms can navigate “one of the fastest-changing developments in both the rental housing and lodging industries” and focuses on the various STR options and operators. The five-page Short Term Rentals in Multifamily report notes that STRs offer an attractive revenue opportu…

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  • Ebay exec will lead Rupert Murdoch’s real estate charge

    THEREALDEAL

    David Doctorow, a senior executive at eBay, will be the new CEO of Move Inc., the News Corp. subsidiary that operates Realtor.com. Effective Feb. 3, Doctorow will take the helm from and report to Tracey Fellows, who is News. Corp’s president of global digital real estate. “David is a thoughtful, dynamic leader with vast experience in contemporary digital commerce, and thus the ideal individual to take charge at Move,” News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson said in a statement. At eBay, Doctorow was head …

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  • CREtech Weekly PropTech Venture Capital Funding Recap

    CRETECH

    Venture capital investments in proptech companies picked up speed in the first week of the new year. The largest deals of the week went to companies that focus on the buying and selling of residential real estate. In the US, Roofstock, a California based online marketplace where users buy and sell rental homes in more than 70 U.S. markets, raised $50 million. Perch, a New York based developer of the vertically integrated platform for buying and selling homes, has announced the close of a $36 mil…

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  • Toyota to build prototype future city in Japan

    SMARTCITIESWORLD

    Toyota has revealed plans to build a prototype ‘city of the future’ on a 175-acre site at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan. Pitched as a “living laboratory,” Woven City will be home to full-time residents and researchers who will test and develop technologies such as autonomous vehicles, robotics, personal mobility, smart homes and artificial intelligence (AI). “Building a complete city from the ground up, even on a small scale like this, is a unique opportunity to develop future technologies, in…

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  • CREtech Announces Appointment of John DelMauro as President

    CRETECH

    John joins CREtech with 20+ years of experience in B2B events & subscription businesses. He has a proven track record of launching new events and scaling long-running events and conferences by capitalizing on industry trends and innovations, as well as establishing long-term relationships with industry partners, John has created must-attend industry events. Most recently he served as Senior Vice President, Conferences and Events for Source Media, holding various leadership roles over the cou…

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  • Crowdfunding Firms Blow Up the Model to Survive in Real Estate

    WSJ

    This article is part of a Property Report series looking at small investors and real estate, from new ways for individuals to buy slices of office towers to how to buy a stake in an investment home for as little as $50. Dan Miller became a pioneer of real-estate crowdfunding about eight years ago by selling stakes in mainstream property such as hotels, apartment buildings and offices to small-time investors via the internet. Today, he is focused on property with an environmental bent, backing ur…

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  • Key Trends in Multifamily Proptech in 2020

    NREIONLINE

    Proptech investment has soared over the past two years and hit record highs in 2019, as the $3.5-trillion commercial real estate market undergoes its much-needed digital transformation. Large multi- and single-family rental owners and operators recognize the opportunity in front of them and are swiftly adopting technologies at unprecedented rates to streamline operations, improve resident experience and ultimately differentiate themselves in an ultra-competitive environment. To this point, propt…

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  • CBRE’s First East Coast Coworking Location To Open In Shadow Of Amazon HQ2

    BISNOW

    The coworking concept CBRE launched in late 2018 has chosen the same neighborhood as Amazon HQ2 for its first East Coast location. JBG Smith announced Tuesday it signed a 39K SF lease with Hana, a CBRE subsidiary, at 2451 Crystal Drive in Arlington’s Crystal City neighborhood.  The lease includes a revenue sharing agreement with the landlord, a JBG Smith spokesperson said, and Hana members will be integrated into JBG Smith’s customer experience network. CBRE plans to have the location open withi…

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  • iBuyer startup Perch raises $36M, rebrands as Orchard

    THEREALDEAL

    As the iBuying craze grips the residential real estate industry, a startup that says it does that and more has secured $36 million in funding. New York-based Perch said Tuesday that it had secured the equity injection from a group of investors led by Navitas Capital. The firm, which this month rebranded itself as Orchard, provides a service that allows homeowners to buy a new home before they sell their own, and guarantees to purchase the property if it fails to sell.

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