Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
Crunchbase
Andreessen Horowitz is one of the most-recognized venture capital firms in Silicon Valley and it just keeps growing. But amid a broader pullback in venture investment, the firm also appears to be slowing down its investing pace this quarter, at least compared to where it was last year.
CREtech
Mike Moran, Chief Markets Officer at Microshare, discusses how climate change is becoming much more relevant in global business conversations, why hopping on the “climate change bandwagon” is a good business decision, and how the younger generations are impacting the world of climate tech.
Bisnow
The UK’s co-living sector has been making progress at a snail’s pace as planners worry about room sizes, facilities and social impact. A shift in emphasis toward “shared living” could help the sector to pick up speed — but many developers worry that this change could crash the car.
CREtech
Every year CREtech hosts the Real Estate Tech Awards (RETAs) to highlight the companies making the most profound impact in the space. Our goal is to recognize the most innovative and cutting edge companies who have played an integral role in advancing tech in the real estate industry throughout the year. Have you and your team pushed PropTech forward this year? Tell us about it!
GlobeSt
LD Salmanson, CEO of real estate data firm Cherre, has nothing against the virtual world and what it could offer. “I’m a gamer,” he tells GlobeSt.com. “I was a professional gamer for a little while. I’m appreciable of the fact that there can be meaningful social interactions on some of these platforms. I can buy into that looking at the longer horizon. But I feel that most of the people talking about the metaverse are trying to make money off it.”
IOT World Today
Siemens Infrastructure has acquired Brightly Software for $1.6 billion. The acquisition of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of asset and maintenance management solutions is intended to help elevate Siemens’ position in the software market for building and infrastructure. Brightly’s asset management software is used by schools, governments, hospitals and manufacturers worldwide.
Bisnow
Major players in the commercial real estate industry are urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to pump the brakes on a key piece of its proposed emissions reporting rules, saying it’s too difficult to compile the data.
PlaceTech
While many see a golden future for digital twins, their implementation is not without challenges, writes Bahadir Barbarosoglu. What do operators need to know when considering digital twin systems? And how do you assess the potential return on investment?
Crunchbase
Ella Fitzgerald famously quipped, “It isn’t where you came from, it’s where you’re going that counts.”
CREtech
Laura Craft, Senior Vice President and Head of Global ESG Strategy at Heitman, discusses how Heitman uses the resources available for a major global investor to improve carbon emissions, the importance of ESG within modern day investment, and how investment managers assess climate risk and mitigation.
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