Proptech: Call for 2019 Applications
TECHSTARS
The Colliers Proptech Accelerator Powered by Techstars is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for our 2019 mentorship-driven accelerator.
Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
TECHSTARS
The Colliers Proptech Accelerator Powered by Techstars is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for our 2019 mentorship-driven accelerator.
GLOBEST
DALLAS–It’s hardly news anymore that the commercial real estate industry is behind the eight ball when it comes to hiring and retention. What is news to many is that technology can play a major role in winning the war for talent. That’s Perry Levine’s take on the industry’s human resource crunch. Levine, industry principal for Dallas- based RealPage, sees a serious disconnect between the focus of senior management in commercial real estate and the career paths of the up-and-coming generation …
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
WASHINGTON (February 19, 2019) — Second Century Ventures, the National Association of Realtors®’ strategic investment arm, has launched REach® Commercial, its first commercial real estate technology accelerator. Applications for the 2019 REach® Commercial class will be accepted through March 31, 2019, at narreach.com/apply(link is external). “Expanding the REach® accelerator program will further NAR’s vision outlined last summer at the iOi conference in San Francisco, creating a dynamic, comp…
FORBES
“I’m currently reading Subscribed by Tien Tzuo,” says New York-born Maureen Waters President of Ten-X Commercial. She believes the subscription economy will be part of the 10 year-old global proptech platform’s future. Ten-X manages almost $53 billion dollars of commercial real estate transactions according to its website, and with just over a month as its new president, Waters wants to take it to the next level. According to RE:Tech, a real estate tech research agency, the proptech indu…
FORBES
Two years ago, I started investing in multi-family real estate in my free time. As I invested in properties, I discovered that every deal required piles of paperwork, arbitrarily large transaction costs, and unexpected delays. Since my expertise is in tech investing, I decided to investigate whether tech-enabled solutions could solve the pain points that I experienced first-hand when dabbling in real estate. I learned that beyond the headline-grabbing companies like WeWork and Airbnb, there are …
PROPERTY FORUM
Advances in AI applications are already causing revolutionary changes in the commercial real estate field, and we’ll continue to see a shift in the way real estate professionals do business in the years to come. With PropTech start-ups increasingly offering technologically innovative products and business strategies for the real estate market, Instant Offices looked at some of the top predicted AI trends that PropTech companies will be bringing into the real estate market in the next two years. …
BISNOW
Long past its start as a trendy, niche form of office space for small users, coworking is now infiltrating seemingly every other asset class in commercial real estate. Flexible work and office spaces are becoming a popular way for hotels to revitalize and even monetize their lobbies, according to a new report from JLL. The ways in which hotels integrate the service vary wildly, from free desks and tables to extra space for guests to paid memberships, the report said.
CORIGIN VENTURES
Given our background as both real estate and venture capital investors, the topic of real estate tokenization is almost unavoidable. As one of the hottest (and most controversial) trends in PropTech today, we are constantly asked for our thoughts and viewpoints on the space. We conducted a “deep dive” and were excited to meet with talented and ambitious entrepreneurs going after a massive market opportunity. We were relatively well informed of the potential benefits of tokenization (democrati…
SKYFII
We launched People in Places last December to explore how businesses with physical locations are leveraging new technologies, tactics, and perspectives to improve visitor experiences. We’ve been fortunate enough to sit down with thought-leaders across industries to discuss everything from using AI to create personalized visitor experiences, to building a culture and strategy around customer intelligence. Now, that we’re 10 episodes in, we thought it’d be great to look back at some of the key …
BISNOW
Alphabet Inc.’s smart city subsidiary released details of its most high-profile project yet, and they have raised eyebrows. Sidewalk Labs, part of Google’s parent company, was awarded development rights for a 12-acre parcel on Toronto’s Eastern Waterfront in 2017 and publicized its plans on Feb. 19 after the Toronto Star leaked the details a week prior, Fast Company reports. The project, to be called Quayside, would include 12 buildings constructed from mass timber standing up to 30 stories t…
Subscribe to CREtech to get our monthly newsletter curated by our editors and special event discounts and announcements.
or sign in if you're already a member