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  • Millennial breaks ground on micro-hotel with rooms for dollars a day

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    What might you do with the money saved from significantly reduced rent and commuting costs? Could you live with only a bed, a closet, and TV? New Yorkers have their micro apartments, and soon Mumbai may be fashioning the micro-hotel, thanks to the vision of a 24-year-old real estate adventurist.  To meet the growing demands for affordable living options and market trends toward minimalist lifestyles, young entrepreneur Rhea Silva has fou…

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  • Why Real Estate Agents Need Social Media To Connect With Clients

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    Guest Blog by Matthew Murphy, Co-Founder of ChimeSpend two minutes walking down a bustling street and you’ll be bombarded with evidence about the important role social media plays in real estate today.People of all ages are hooked to their phones—reading the news, sending text messages, looking up information, and of course, interacting on social media. Whether monitoring health or gossiping with a friend, digital technology has emerged as a mediator between us and the world. Real estate is no e…

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  • RealNex Appoints New Executive to Accelerate Growth

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    Upon the consolidation of their multi-tool platform, company names new Executive Vice President of Business Development to drive expansion   Houston – September X, 2016 – RealNex, a commercial real estate technology company, today announced the appointment of a new executive vice president. John McCaffrey has joined the company as a key player in the continued development of their platform and as the point person in their market expansion program.   McCaffrey brings over 20 years of experience w…

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  • The Next Big Thing in CRE Tech…

    Michael Beckerman

    I have written a lot about the important impact that technology has had in the real estate sector. I find that the most profound aspect is how everything is now open, transparent and readily available. You can literally access any type of content, data or information within seconds!The playing field is now level.Amazing. This is so different than just a few years ago when information was the biggest competitive advantage you had as a real estate professional. And as a result, companies that are …

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  • Residential Real Estate Influenced by Presidential Elections

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    The state of the American economy is a big player in this election cycle. With Republican candidate Donald Trump touting his business experience as Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton relies on her legislative record, voters should study their positions on economic issues. By Krassotkin (derivative), Gage Skidmore (Donald Trump), Gage Skidmore (Hillary Clinton) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Real estate is directly impacted by economic …

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  • Storefront and Oui Open Merger Creates Global Pop-up Retail Marketplace

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    Retailers and brands seeking to expand their international presence will benefit from the merger of temporary pop-up retail marketplaces Oui Open and Storefront. The merger means brands will be able to search for short-term retail space in Europe, Asia, and North America.The combined platforms of Oui Open and Storefront represent over 30 million square feet of global retail space across 10,000 available listings in top market cities like New York City, Paris, London, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, and Lo…

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  • Tech, Real Estate Collide During New York Real Estate Tech Week 2016

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    The nexus between real estate and technology is clearly evidenced by events such as New York Real Estate Tech Week (NYRTEW), which started in 2015. Investors, tech entrepreneurs and real estate market leaders now have an event that they can truly call their own, and organizers are hoping to expand this event to other major housing markets in the United States. For the second edition of New York Real Estate Tech Week, a special focus on how technology can improve compliance will be part of t…

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  • Smart Property Management with Embue

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    Turn any residence into a smart home with Embue. Using a cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) platform, Embue connects with and controls everything from thermostats to door locks to leak sensors. Embue was designed as a single-source property management tool for the multifamily market, making it the first product of its kind for property managers to receive real-time insights into the efficiency and security of their properties.What Embue Can DoEmbue’s data reporting capabilities track the effic…

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  • DisruptCRE Holds 3rd Annual Boston Conference At Hatch Fenway

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    Boston, MA – DATE – DisruptCRE, the national technology and commercial real estate conference series, is hosting the 3rd Annual DisruptCRE Boston conference on Thursday, October 13th at Hatch Fenway. Located in the vibrant, industrious and diverse Fenway neighborhood, Hatch Fenway is a launch pad for startup companies with disruptive ideas. Offering a range of workspaces for growing innovation companies, Hatch Fenway is a fitting location for the DisruptCRE conference – a showcase of the best an…

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  • Honest Buildings Reaches $1 Billion Project Management Milestone

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    When Chicago’s Zeller Realty Group recently signed onto Honest Buildings, the project management and procurement software reached a new milestone. Since its inception, Honest Buildings has helped commercial real estate owners manage over $1 billion in capital and tenant improvement projects since the company expanded its platform across the industry last year.Other large real estate owner clients using Honest Buildings includes Related Companies, The Durst Organization, Rudin Management, Invesco…

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