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  • Driverless trucks are making daily runs for Walmart

    Axios

    The country’s first driverless trucks are now operating on local roads in Bentonville, Arkansas, shuttling merchandise for Walmart from a warehouse to a nearby store, writes Joann. What’s new: Walmart and its self-driving technology partner, Gatik, said today they had pulled the human safety driver from autonomous delivery trucks on a seven-mile route in the retailer’s hometown — an industry first. The big picture: Short urban routes are becoming more common as retailers like Walmart turn …

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  • How Biometrics Will Revolutionize Access to Tenant Data

    Princeton Identity

    For those with a stake in commercial real estate, data analytics has removed much of the guesswork in how to best manage portfolios and individual properties. Developers and investors are making more educated decisions about where and what to buy, build, and how to mitigate their investment risk. They are also leveraging data to better understand tenant preferences, habits, and lifestyles. Data-driven insights translate to more effective marketing efforts, higher occupancy rate…

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  • High Demand for an All-In-One Multifamily Listing Platform: ApartmentBuildings.com is Leading the Multifamily Sector with their Nationwide All-In-One Multifamily Platform

    ApartmentBuildings.com

    Multifamily Real Estate has become one of the strongest segments of commercial real estate in America. It truly is an exciting time for this robust market. This is in part due to the soaring rent prices noted in August 2021 that received a 10% increase nationally and is one of the highest to date. Considering its huge market share, it’s about time there’s an online sales platform that’s solely committed to this sector. ApartmentBuildings.com, founded in 2017 and relaunched in 2021, is an indus…

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  • Meta is reportedly planning physical stores to showcase its products

    TechCrunch

    The company formerly known as Facebook has been discussing the possibility of opening retail stores way before it rebranded itself as Meta, according to The New York Times. Apparently, discussions about opening brick-and-mortar shops started last year, though nothing has been finalized, and the project could still end up being scrapped. If Meta does open physical outlets, however, they will reportedly be more like experience stores introducing people to devices developed by its Reality Labs divi…

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  • Homebuying platform Doorsey launches, promising bid transparency

    The Real Deal

    Doorsey, an online homebuying platform, launched nationally with the aim to increase bid transparency and level the playing field among buyers. The fledgling company said Thursday that it had raised $4.1 million in a seed round this summer led by WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann’s family office, 166 2nd Financial Services.

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  • How Co-Living Has Grown Within The Property Market with Brad Hargreaves

    The Propcast

    Propcast by Louisa Dickins, Co Founder of LMRE the leading Global PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with UK PropTech Association, The UK PropTech Association is a membership organisation to drive the digital transformation of the property industry. This show will focus on connecting the proptechs, real estate funds and VC’s globally…and get everyone talking about innovation of the built environment.

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  • Obligo raises $35 million Series B to streamline rental experience

    Ctech

    Fintech startup Obligo announced on Thursday a Series B funding round of $35 million led by investor 83North. Additional investors participating in the round include HighSage Ventures, 10D, Entrée Capital, Alumni Ventures, MUFG Innovation Partners, La Maison Partners and other strategic investors.

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  • Behind Northspyre’s 3.5X Growth During the Pandemic

    Commercial Observer

    Spreadsheets may still be prevalent in real estate, but proptech startup Northspyre says its project delivery software is rapidly replacing such old tech, leading to the company’s 3.5X growth since 2020, with more than $30 billion in owner and developer capital projects now facilitated through its platform.

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  • LEX Makes History With First Real Estate IPO Accessible To All US Investors

    Businesswire

    LEX Markets, a commercial real estate securities marketplace built for all investors, announced today that it is taking a building public through a novel securitization process in a first of its kind IPO. This is the platform’s first offering open to all investors, and represents a new way to invest in commercial real estate. LEX allows accredited and non-accredited investors to buy equity shares of individual commercial real estate assets and trade them, without fees or required holding periods…

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  • Recognizing Early-Stage Value Trailer

    CREtech

    Chirag Chotalia of Threshold VC discusses technology trends, disruptions, and how to navigate the competitive landscape of Venture Capital.

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