Cryptocurrencies Backed by Real Estate, Part 1
CREtech
Gary Brandeis examines the benefits of creating technology for real estate by real estate professionals, and how assets can be more investor-centric by adopting a cryptocurrency model.
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Livly partners with Go Grocer to Bring Chicago Communities Grocery to Home Delivery Within Minutes
Livly
As part of our most recent integration, Livly is excited to announce a new partnership with Go Grocer! Residents in our Chicago communities will now be able to access local & fresh grocery delivery to their home in minutes from the dashboard of the Livly app.
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Israeli flexible workspace co Mindspace raises $72m
Globes
Israeli flexible workspace company Mindspace has announced the completion of a $72 million financing round led by Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services Ltd., More Provident Funds, Shalom Meckenzie and Arkin Holdings, as well as by existing investors including Yoav Harlap, Kobi Rogovin and Globalworth. The latest funding will enable the company to expand in Europe, the US and Israel.
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Workplace management platform Envoy nabs $111M to power the hybrid workforce
Venture Beat
Envoy, a workplace management platform that caters to the burgeoning hybrid workforce, has raised $111 million in a series C round of funding at a $1.4 billion valuation.
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Arive raises $20M for an instant delivery service beyond groceries and essentials
TechCrunch
Instant purchase and delivery of food and other essentials was one of the big bubbles of opportunity in the world of e-commerce in the last year, with dozens of startups big and small emerging and scooping up funding to build out businesses to bring items like groceries, toilet paper and Tylenol to people’s doors in 30 minutes or less. Now a startup called Arive that’s applying this concept to the wider world of consumer goods in a Prime Now-style service — partnering with premium stores and bra…
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ESG tool aims to automate energy and sustainability reporting of buildings
Smart Cities World
Atrius hopes global expansion of its cloud-based Building Insights platform will address the issues of time-intensive processes and a lack of tools when it comes to energy usage reporting of buildings in Europe.
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Apartment Demand Smashes Previous Record High by 66%
GlobeSt
For the vast majority of market-rate renters, apartments remain affordable and these renters moving in are bringing big incomes, according to recent data from RealPage. Demand for market-rate apartments in 2021 soared far above the highest levels on record in the three decades RealPage has tracked the market. Net demand totaled more than 673,000 units—obliterating the previous high set in 2000 by a remarkable 66%.
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Who’s judging real estate’s environmentalism? The industry itself
The Real Deal
Last fall, Big Real Estate gave itself a pat on the back for being environmentally and socially responsible. When a referee for ESG investing issued its annual scores, companies including Ivanhoé Cambridge, Prologis and Vornado Realty Trust touted highlights such as a “Green Star” rating or improvement from the previous year in one of the categories.
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1 big thing: The SPAC boom hasn’t guaranteed winners
Axios
Not all companies are fit to go public via SPAC, despite so many of them doing so. Why it matters: While SPACs were quickly touted as a faster and better way for companies to go public, ultimately not all businesses that have chosen that route are meeting investor expectations. The big picture: Nearly 200 companies have completed mergers with U.S.-listed SPACs since the beginning of 2021, across a range of sectors, including software, biotech, electric vehicles and sports betting….
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Melissa Gutierrez-Sullivan: Leading the Movement for a Better Future
PerceptivX
Incorporated in New York in 1917, Cushman & Wakefield is a leading global real estate services firm with approximately 50,000 employees in over 400 offices and 60 countries. In 2020, the firm had revenue of $7.8 billion across core services of property, facilities and project management, leasing, capital markets, valuation and other services. The firm delivers a full suite of core services to occupier and investor clients in the major markets of the world. As Melissa Gutierrez-Sullivan, VP, …
