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PlaceTech.
King’s Cross has picked Equiem to deliver an occupier and customer engagement platform for residents, workers and visitors. The platform, accessible via desktop or as a smartphone app, will bring all the estate’s services and amenities into one place with different, personalised services for each customer group. Users can access information and support for their building and explore products and services from onsite retailers.
CRETECH
The world’s most important real estate tech networking event is back live in New York this Oct. 13-14 New York, NY (May 18, 2021) — CREtech, the largest international community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, has announced that they are returning to live, in-person events beginning with their flagship New York City Conference to be held on October 13th and 14th at Pier 36 in Manhattan. After over a year of virtual conferences, CREtech is thrilled …
Multifamily Executive
With the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating proptech in the multifamily industry, Waterton CEO and chairman David Schwartz, and Michael Beckerman, CEO of CREtech, will discuss disruption in a fireside chat kicking off Multifamily Executive’s two-day proptech virtual event, May 25 and 26.
Siemens
Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Supplyframe, a leading Design-to-Source platform for the global electronics value chain, for USD 0.7 billion. The transaction unlocks significant value for customers of Supplyframe and Siemens, providing seamless and quick access to both Siemens’ offerings and Supplyframe’s marketplace intelligence. This will help customers to reduce costs, increase agility and make highly informed decisions. The acquisition also strengthens the Siemens portfolio throug…
Bisnow
One of North America’s largest pension-backed real estate companies has been privately developing artificial intelligence that quantifies the value of a property down to every tree, blade of grass and speck of dirt, in an effort to drive smarter investment decisions.
Verdantix
During 2021, large firms – both listed and private – will come under increasing pressure to disclose investment grade ESG data to financial investors, regulators and lenders. But few firms have the ESG management committee and data governance in place to make this happen let alone the software systems. Reliance on out-dated software applications designed to facilitate voluntary sustainability disclosures will not meet the new ESG disclosure requirements. This webinar will provide ESG and sustai…
Commercial Observer
But, instead of building houses, or trucks, or rocket ships, they had formed the colorful tiles into makeshift laptops. They were playing Zoom school. After some negotiation over who got to play the teacher, the five-year-old began goofing off in front of his Magna-Tile screen, and his three-year-old sister threatened to put him on mute.
CREtech+
Kristen Magni, Managing Partner of hyrUP, advises tech companies in the CRE space on what is most important to consumers, and what technology she is most excited about.
TechCrunch
As a longtime real estate developer based in Chile, Benjamin Labra was able to spot gaps in the buying and renting markets in Latin America. To meet demands, he started Houm, an all-in-one platform that helps homeowners rent and sell their properties in the region.
GlobeSt
Vornado Realty Trust has priced an offering of $750 million in green bonds. The net proceeds of approximately $743 million, which is expected to close on May 24, 2021, are intended to be allocated to eligible green projects. Pending that allocation, Vornado says the net proceeds are slated to be used for the repayment of the $675 million mortgage on theMART.
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