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  • New York has everything Amazon needs for its second headquarters

    Crains New York – Everything Real Estate

    New York City has a lot riding on where Amazon decides to locate the second headquarters it is planning. The online retailer expects to bring 50,000 jobs to the winning location, which is a big number even by Big Apple standards. The city's largest private employer today is JPMorgan Chase & Co., with about 28,000 workers. Winning the nationwide competition would also signal to the world that New York is the nation's preeminent city for businesses that depend on young, smart employe…

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  • A Conversation with Duke Long

    The Tenant Advisor

    A Conversation with Duke Long by CoyDavidson on October 4, 2017 Pictured left to right: Duke Long, Pierce Neinken, Coy Davidson Duke Long Podcast This past week I was a guest on Duke Long's weekly podcast. I first discovered Duke online years ago, 2008 or so, I can't tell you exactly when searching for commercial real estate professionals who were using social media as a business tool. We finally met face to face at CRE // Tech Intersect – New York in 2013, where he earned the title “t…

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  • HEALTHY BUILDINGS IS A WIN-WIN!

    Michael Beckerman

    In my thirty years in the commercial real estate industry, on the PR, media and tech sides, I got to know many many landlords. They were my clients, my investors and my friends. I think I understood the mentality of a building owner as well as anyone given my vantage point, having represented literally hundreds of them from local niche players to national REITS. And one of the things the great ones had in common was that they knew how to operate their assets as efficiently as possible. They w…

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  • This app aims to be the Uber of rental brokers

    New York Post – Real Estate News

    This app aims to be the Uber of rental brokers By Lois Weiss View author archive email the author follow on twitter Get author RSS feed Name(required) Email(required) Comment(required) October 3, 2017 | 10:26pm Modal Trigger Shutterstock MORE FROM: Lois Weiss Scotland-based liquor company relocates to Flatiron District GameChanger Media is heading to Wall Street Real estate investment firm moves into Axa Equitable Retailers look to storefront digital ads to target passersby Amazon is opening a m…

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  • Venture capitalists are betting big on real estate tech

    Business Insider – Tech

    While the Great Recession did a lot of harm to the US real estate market, start ups in the sector are finally making a come back. Real estate technology companies are finally getting some major attention from venture capitalists, according to data from PitchBook. After a near dry-spell from 2009 to 2012, investors are starting to show faith that real estate tech is a worthy investment. At least two startups have already hit unicorn status with a $1 billion valuation —  Opendoor, which does onlin…

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  • Are hotels the new frontier in experiential retail?

    Retail Dive

    Retailers are eager to get into the hospitality business. Will they falter in an unfamiliar endeavor — or can they create experiential retail properties that replace the traditional flagship store? Author By Lara Ewen • Published Oct. 3, 2017 Share it post share tweet Editor's Note: This is the first in a two-part series about how retailers are extending brand propositions into the hospitality industry.  As brands look toward the future of experiential retail, there's a new "exper…

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  • The Internet of Things is Changing Retail For the Better

    4URSPACE – News Updates

    The Internet of Things is Changing Retail For the Better October 3rd, 2017 by Stefano Sanchini Posted in Retail | The Internet of Things is Changing Retail For the Better A customer sees a trendy blouse online but isn’t sure how it will look on their petite frame. They save the shirt in their account. A few days later, they walk into the store but all the customer service representatives are busy. No problem! Their smartphone just buzzed with a special alert, letting them know their saved item i…

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  • Are You Truly Satisfying the MLS System Needs of YOUR Members?

    WAV Group Blog

    Are You Truly Satisfying the MLS System Needs of YOUR Members? by Marilyn Wilson on October 3, 2017 It is really difficult to serve the needs of all of your MLS subscribers. Some are extremely tech savvy and some have little interest in technology, yet MLS systems and tools need to address all of their needs ideally. Do you want to be the best MLS you can be? Are you interested in what your members and REALTORS across America have to say about the services and support that MLSs offer? If so, WAV…

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  • Auction.com Parent Ten-X Gets New Ownership

    Wall Street Journal – Technology

    Private-equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners LP has closed its purchase of a controlling stake in Ten-X LLC in a deal that values the online real estate marketplace at $1.6 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

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  • Shake Shack will soon find out if machines are better at taking food orders than people

    Crains New York – Everything Real Estate

    Shake Shack's stock price has gone nowhere for two years, in part because profits have been weighed down by rising labor costs. Now the chain is looking to reduce costs by automating orders for burgers, shakes and crinkle-cut fries. The Manhattan-based company announced Tuesday that customers will place orders exclusively via kiosks at its soon-to-open restaurant on Astor Place. Shake Shack said the move to automated ordering should shorten wait times and is a sign of how "we evolve ou…

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