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  • The battle for consumers gets physical (instead of virtual)

    TechCrunch – All Stories

    Tom Goodwin Contributor Tom Goodwin is EVP, head of innovation at Zenith Media. More posts by this contributor: In the new age of ubiquitous connectivity the message is the medium 5G promises to transform the world again The world’s largest taxi firm, Uber, is buying cars. The world’s most popular media company, Facebook, now commissions content. The world’s most valuable retailer is now Amazon, and has over 350 stores, And the world’s largest hospitality provider, Airbnb, increasingly owns real…

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  • Why This Amazon Competitor Has Shocked Everyone and Come Back From the Dead

    Inc.com – Headlines

    It sounds like an Onion story: A long dead 1990 brand will lead the retail zombie apocalypse to your mobile device. Such a ridiculous concept that it's funny. Except, the joke's on all of us, because that's exactly what's happening, and the concept might just work. Circuit City is rearing its head after years of bad sales and the Great Recession put the company into the ground a decade ago. Not that retail has been easy for anyone. Even certified experts have screwed up and e…

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  • Walk Score Rates The Walkability of Your Community

    CRETECH

    We all know how Americans are increasingly preferring live/work/play situations that don’t require cars or commuting. Walk Score is taking the lead with a platform that measures and scores the walkability of any community through its website and mobile apps (it also offers apartment search tools). it features a nationwide, public access walkability index that assigns a numerical score to any address in the United States, Canada and Australia. Walk Score, based in Seattle, was founded in July …

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  • you mean that steve case?!?!

    CRETECH

    Q&A with Deepinder Singh, CEO of 75FI was reading my customized news feed from The News Funnel the other day and one tech story really caught my eye. It was about Steve Case, yes that guy, the founder of AOL. He had invested in a start up in Minnesota and to say that I was intrigued is an understatement. I had read The Third Wave and been a big fan of what Steve was doing with Rise of The Rest, as well. And then I saw that one of their investments was in a site called 75F and I had to learn …

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  • Fifth Wall, Rudin Raise $4.3M in Seed Funding for PropTech Company

    The Commercial Observer – Commercial Real Estate

    Fifth Wall Ventures led a $4.25 million seed funding round for Enertiv, a property tech company that creates hardware and software to track the performance and energy usage of building systems, Commercial Observer has learned. Rudin Ventures, the Rudin family’s investing arm, also joined the funding round as well as New York Angels, Cerium Technology and MetaProp NYC. Enertiv, a seven-year-old company with 15 employees, is currently using its technology in 200 buildings across 30 states. The fun…

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  • Meet Divvy: Startup aims to revolutionize rent-to-own

    HousingWire

    While rent-to-own is not a new concept in the housing market, a new real estate company is set to launch that aims to rebrand renting to own into a buyer-friendly proposition. Divvy Homes, which soft-launched two months ago, claims that its program offers consumers the flexibility of renting with the financial benefits of homeownership. In the not-to-distant past, other rent-to-own operators were accused of predatory practices by purchasing run-down properties and then convincing tenants to rent…

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  • Lennar, Opendoor & Fifth Wall: Transforming the US Residential Housing Ecosystem in a Landmark Partnership for Real Estate Tech

    Fifth Wall Ventures

    Buying a home is the most important financial decision an American consumer makes in his or her lifetime. Home equity is the largest source of consumer wealth, and home mortgages the largest consumer obligation. And yet, despite the profound impact of home ownership on the U.S. economy and individual families, it remains slow, arduous, and hopelessly antiquated. Increased liquidity, consumer transparency, and greater mobility has remained elusive, and one need look no further than the 2008 housi…

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  • Why Atlanta Is Amazon’s Most Likely Pick for Its Second Headquarters

    Inc.com – Headlines

    Amazon seems to agree that Atlanta has it going on. And although the city is too busy to hate, it may soon draw envy–and lots of it. Atlanta has the best odds of being selected to host Amazon's second headquarters, according to new research published this week. The demographic data firm Sperling's BestPlaces based its predictions on factors including cost of living, access to transportation, infrastructure and education, updating its analysis as the e-commerce giant continues to tease…

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  • Lennar, Opendoor & Fifth Wall: Transforming the US Residential Housing Ecosystem in a Landmark Partnership for Real Estate Tech

    Fifth Wall Ventures

    Buying a home is the most important financial decision an American consumer makes in his or her lifetime. Home equity is the largest source of consumer wealth, and home mortgages the largest consumer obligation. And yet, despite the profound impact of home ownership on the U.S. economy and individual families, it remains slow, arduous, and hopelessly antiquated. Increased liquidity, consumer transparency, and greater mobility has remained elusive, and one need look no further than the 2008 housi…

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  • Lennar, Opendoor & Fifth Wall: Transforming the US Residential Housing Ecosystem in a Landmark Partnership for Real Estate Tech

    Fifth Wall Ventures

    Buying a home is the most important financial decision an American consumer makes in his or her lifetime. Home equity is the largest source of consumer wealth, and home mortgages the largest consumer obligation. And yet, despite the profound impact of home ownership on the U.S. economy and individual families, it remains slow, arduous, and hopelessly antiquated. Increased liquidity, consumer transparency, and greater mobility has remained elusive, and one need look no further than the 2008 housi…

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