Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
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With the approaching of the New Year comes a tremendous amount of anticipation regarding the technological changes we are likely to see in the coming months. Numerous innovations have already shaken up the real estate industry over the last month, including new platforms, virtual reality, and the ability to do far more in the field than was ever thought possible. Even so, tech startup comp…
Reonomy
Start-up veteran Brooks Pettus joins Reonomy leadership team; will develop and implement growth strategy as firm expands offering and enters new markets New York, January 20, 2016 – Reonomy, the fast-growing commercial real estate technology company, has named Brooks Pettus as the company’s first Chief Operating Officer. Pettus, a startup veteran with over two decades of business growth experience, will join the company’s New York-based team, and will be charged with operating and leading the g…
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Real estate firm Nestio recently announced that it has raised $8 million during a Series A round. The startup firm, which provides software as a service to real estate agents, brokers, and landlords involved in the rental market, was launched with the idea of helping real estate professionals manage inventory and communicate in a more efficient manner. Nestio also helps real estate professionals fill vacancies in a more timely manner. …
Actovia
Summary: Commercial Real Estate and mortgage intelligence firm Actovia has contracted a software redesign that will improve the user experience on the site. Subscribers will find the site extremely easy to use without any loss of the accuracy and relevance for which Actovia is known. New York, NY (January 21, 2016) A leading commercial real estate (CRE) intelligence platform has recently taken steps to enhance the user experience on their site. Actovia is known for providing specific, rel…
HFF
DENVER, CO – Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced today that it has arranged $31.2 million in acquisition financing for Villas at Parker, a 345-unit, garden-style multi-housing community in Denver, Colorado. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Advenir, Inc., to place the seven-year, 2.69-percent, adjustable-rate loan with three years interest only with Freddie Mac’s (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) CME Program. The securitized loan will be serviced by HFF through its Freddie…
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When it comes to closing a real estate deal in today’s tech-driven environment, real estate agents and brokers are now increasingly relying on mobile capabilities. Time has always been of the essence in the real estate industry, particularly in hot, competitive markets, but the ability to act quickly has now become even more important. Brokers and their clients cannot afford to wait even a moment in order to land a property. Cutting-edge technology is now giving real estate professionals the abi…
SeedFeed
SeedFeed, an aggregator and data provider for real estate investment crowdfunding deals found across multiple platforms, is currently looking for beta testers for their web application, which can be found at www.seedfeed.com. Crowdfunding now permits companies to raise capital from a large number of people, typically via the internet. Unlike rewards-based crowdfunding, investment crowdfunding allows you to make an actual investment. Real estate is the fastest growing sector in investment cro…
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Guest Column by Michael BeckermanDisclaimer: I too am running a start up focused on the real estate industry and fighting the good fight every single day! I don’t have any magic formula and I am certainly not counting the gazillions of dollars I have made selling my site to Facebook/Google :)Having said that, I do think I know a little bit about marketing to the real estate industry and specifically, how to market a start up based on my own c…
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Today, each brokerage has its own unique set of needs, wants, and personality which poses a challenge for their marketing teams offering cookie-cutter approaches. Vishu Ramanathan, CEO at Buildout shares with us why Buildout was designed to change the way you market CRE. 1. What sort of industry gaps did you recognize that made you launch Buildout?A. The key to having a successful business…
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ActivePipe has recently announced an expansion that will bring the company into the US real estate scene. The Melbourne-based company has already changed the way Australian real estate brokers operate, and is now set to do the same in the United States.Traditionally, real estate brokers had little choice but to rely on phone calls in order to make contact with leads. Timing is absolutely essential in the real estate industry, but it’s often b…
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