Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
AXIOS
The promise of a “smart home” — where you effortlessly tell your appliances what to do for you, and can easily add new devices to your domestic mix — is edging closer to fruition, Jennifer A. Kingson writes.
Bisnow
One Manhattan West, the 2.1M SF skyscraper Brookfield developed on Manhattan’s West Side, is leaving fossil fuels behind. Brookfield is going to power the skyscraper, which was valued last week at $2.85B when Blackstone acquired a 49% stake in the 67-story building, with electricity generated by hydropower facilities owned by Brookfield Renewables, the Canadian asset management giant announced Monday. …
Nova Credit
Innovative Approach Reduces Business Risk While Increasing Opportunity for Newcomers to Access Housing by Tapping Into International Credit History Nova Credit, the fintech unlocking opportunities for those historically excluded from the credit system and companies looking to serve them, and SafeRent Solutions, an innovator in resident screening and renters insurance solutions, today announced a strategic partnership that will make it fast and easy for property managers to run credit checks on …
CREtech+
Daniel Fetner, General Partner at Alpaca Ventures, discusses the importance of specialized skills and knowledge when breaking into the CRE tech.
Haystacks.AI
Real estate AI investment platform announces upsized seed round with $3 million of additional funding taking total seed round to $8 million, adding key leadership positions and data science expertise. NEW YORK, March 22, 2022 – Haystacks.AI, a data aggregation and intelligence platform for real estate investors, today announced that momentum-driven investor demand resulted in an additional $3 million in seed funding, bringing the total amount invested in the rapidly growing startup to $8M sin…
AXIOS
A company called Staxxon in Montclair, New Jersey, is planning to sell a newfangled shipping container that’s “designed to fold in an accordion-style fashion, and shrink to 1/5 the size of a regular container.”
Cushman & Wakefield
CHICAGO – Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a leading global real estate services firm, announced Sal Companieh has been promoted to Chief Digital & Information Officer, effective immediately. As Chief Digital & Information Officer, Companieh will report to Cushman & Wakefield’s Chief Financial Officer Neil Johnston and will provide solutions that improve operations, enhance client service and drive new business. She will continue to be based in Boston….
Smart Cities World
Device Authority, a provider of identity and access management (IAM) solutions for the IoT, and Crossroads Innovation Group (XIG), a consulting firm dedicated to emerging technologies, have announced their inclusion in a critical IoT security standards project.
CREtech+
Alex Shtarkman, Vice President of Revolution Ventures, discusses the value of a hands-on investor, and how technology is transforming the hospitality and multi-family sectors.
Princeton Identity
Return to office dates have been pushed back so many times we’ve lost count, but it seems like this spring will finally be the real deal. During the past two years, commercial property managers have had an opportunity to rethink and execute infrastructure upgrades, many of which evolved in response to COVID. In addition to tackling traditional physical security and health-safety concerns, building managers recognized that they must also address returning workers’ strong preferences to in…
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