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Cadre, a three-year-old, New York-based online platform helping accredited investors delve into commercial real estate deals in what it claims is a far more transparent way, has received a big vote of confidence from Goldman Sachs. According to CEO Ryan Williams, Goldman’s private wealth clients are committing $250 million to the platform, money that will get funneled directly into a portfolio o...

If the holiday shopping season has taught us anything, it’s the growing importance and continued evolution of an omnichannel strategy. Consumers now expect a seamless experience across every channel, whether it be from a website, app or brick-and-mortar location all the way to opening the package. One demographic in which this consistency is especially important is for younger shoppers. As separ...

Connecting Investors and Lenders QuantumListing and StackSource have teamed up to help investors connect with lenders. When you click on listings that are for sale, you'll notice a button that will take you to the StackSource site. If you are not familiar with StackSource, it is a tech-enabled real estate loan platform. It helps investors source loans with an expanding number of banks, insura...

Your mental performance can increase in green buildings. It's true- Cognitive scores can jump 100%! Think indoor air quality is just a buzzword? Think again! The average adult spends 92% of their time indoors and that air can be 1,000 times more polluted that outdoor air. Check out our blog to learn everything you need to know about the importance of indoor air quality. Everything You Need to...

New York, NY – January 8, 2018:  NAI Global, a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm, today announced its 2018 Council Chairs. The Councils are formed to bring global commercial real estate professionals together with like specialties and skills to share best practices and work together to build relationships and serve clients. The NAI Global 2017- 2018 Council Chairs are as follows: Ma...

Starting your own brokerage? You have quite a bit of work ahead of you, but thanks to technology, you have access to incredible marketing tools that will help you build your empire. In the digital age, appealing to the up-and-coming generation of buyers, renters, and investors boils down to UX (that means the user experience).  Making it easy and fun for customers to connect with you is one of th...

Despite a holiday season that saw an improvement in sales — 1 percent increase — the long-standing department store announced last week it would be shuttering seven stores. The store expects same-store sales to be down up to 2.7 percent, while the company's total sales are expected to be down nearly 4 percent, reports the Financial Times. The silver lining for consumers is that liquidatio...

The startup assault on the humble neighborhood store continues to intensify. First came Bodega, the terribly named, and mostly misguidedstartup with its mission to bring the non-perishable necessities available at the corner store to the masses and “disrupt” the corner store. Now there’s Robomart, which wants to bring the groceries, baked goods and prepared foods of the supermarket aisle to ...

Speculation is swirling that Amazon could buy Target as the ecommerce giant moves to grow its presence in the physical retail world. Target would give Amazon access to nearly 2,000 stores, but it has too much overlap with Amazon in certain categories, according to Steve Dennis, the founder of retail advisory firm SageBerry Consulting.  Other potential Amazon acquisitions include Macy's, JC...

CoreNet Global The Pulse Blog Search Alexa, Show Me What Our New Sales Center Would Look LikeJanuary 5, 2018|In CoreNet Global News|By David Harrison For several years, attendees of the CoreNet Global summits around the world have been trying on virtual reality and augmented reality devices that replicate building sites, plans, and concepts. Walk from the parking lot to the sales center, view the ...