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We Need to Chat About Something and It’s Going to Be Unpleasant…

CRETech

6/21/2018

…No no, I’m not referring to THAT convo that my wife often wants to have with me 🙂 It’s about cybersecurity. Everyone knows it’s important but I am afraid most people just want to put it off or not have the conversation at all. My friend Sandy Jacolow of Silverstein Properties is ALWAYS nagging me that we need to raise this issue every chance we can. It’s THAT important! And he is right, as usual. It’s one of the biggest issues facing anyone who is online in all areas of their life. But…

Compass CEO on disrupting homebuying

CNBC

6/21/2018

Robert Reffkin, Compass CEO, discusses the state of the real estate industry and what technology they’re bringing to the space.

We Needed 5G Connectivity Yesterday

CRETech

6/20/2018

It’s amazing to think roughly 55 million people in modern America still lack advanced broadband access. If that number of people live without streamlined internet, how many businesses function with limited access? How can the workforce compete in a world demanding instant download and uploads of everything? Even the mobile 4G network is reaching its limits, which is why the 5G network buildout is desperately needed. The Digital Universe’s Future Cisco reported in 2016 that North America w…

Amazon targets hotels with new ‘Alexa for Hospitality’ voice service, inks Marriott deal

GEEKWIRE

6/20/2018

Amazon is making a big push to get its Alexa voice technology inside hotel rooms. The Seattle tech giant today announced “Alexa for Hospitality,” an expansion of initial tests using Alexa and Amazon’s Echo device as a way to let hotel guests order room service, call the front desk, control the lights, change the TV channel, play music, and more — all with their voice. Amazon inked a deal with Marriott to roll out the technology this summer at select properties in Marriott Hotels; Westin Ho…

WeWork Inks Fourth Tribeca Lease

COMMERCIAL OBSERVER

6/20/2018

WeWork has leased most of a commercial building at 408 Broadway in Tribeca, nailing down its fourth location in the neighborhood. The coworking giant has inked a 60,000-square-foot lease at the five-story building, The Real Deal reported. Its space will cover floors two through five. Asking rent and the length of the lease weren’t available. The landlord, United American Land, previously leased the space to design and consulting firm IDEO and Long Island Business Institute. IDEO decamped t…

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Brian Bair from Offerpad

GEEK ESTATE BLOG

6/20/2018

In our latest real estate tech founder interview, we’re speaking with Brian Bair from Offerpad. He’s the co-founder and co-CEO of Offerpad, as well as has a background as a licensed real estate agent. Brian previously served as co-founder and managing partner of Lexington Financial, LLC and Bridgeport Financial Services LLC, one of the largest acquisition and sales companies in the Southwest. Offerpad is one of the most well known and funded iBuyer startups, offering buyers increased control …

CoreLogic announces partnership with Elm Street Technology

HOUSING WIRE

6/20/2018

CoreLogic, a global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, announced a partnership with Elm Street Technology, LLC to offer the Elevate Broker Operating System and Services platform to real estate brokers. Elevate Broker Operating System and Services is an end-to-end solution that includes premium websites, lead generation and management services, CRM, mobile web solutions, social media management, blogging and client retention tools….

Turning to tech to boost employee wellbeing

JLL

6/20/2018

From smart building management systems to wearable gadgets that encourage regular movement, today’s workers increasingly inhabit a new kind of workplace, optimized by technology to enhance productivity, health and wellbeing. Behind the scenes are a growing range of tech tools that gather data to allow companies to measure the impact of improvements to all manner of workplace features and create the right environment for their employees. Indeed, as a growing body of research shows that heal…

Amazon rolls out hub delivery lockers to apartment buildings across the country

TECHCRUNCH

6/20/2018

Hub by Amazon has been around for about a year now. The company introduced its package delivery lockers for apartment dwellers with little fanfare, as it no doubt worked out some of the kinks in the process. This morning, it seems, the company is finally ready to officially announce the product, as it begins rolling service out across the country. The whole thing isn’t too different from what Amazon’s offered for a while with its locker delivery locations. Here, however, the bins are located i…

MetaProp Closes $40M Second PropTech VC Fund

CITYBIZLIST

6/20/2018

MetaProp, the world’s premier early stage PropTech venture capital, advisory and acceleration firm, has closed its second venture capital fund, MetaProp Ventures II, LP at $40 million, more than 50 percent over-subscribed. MetaProp’s new fund will invest from $150,000 to $2 million in up to 40 new PropTech software, internet of things (“IoT”), hardware and tech-enabled services startups. Founded in 2015, MetaProp will continue its strategy of investing in the newest real estate technologies l…

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