Elliman’s property management arm suffers data breach

Douglas Elliman Property Management’s three managing directors emailed hundreds of co-operative and condominium boards Monday to advise them that the company’s IT network — which contains data for its buildings’ residents and employees — was breached and their personal information may have been compromised.

Is Boston Dynamics becoming a boring robotics company?

Boston Dynamics has made a name for itself through fascinating videos of biped and quadruped robots doing backflips, opening doors, and dancing to “Uptown Funk.” Now, it has revealed its latest gadget: a robot that looks like a huge overhead projector on wheels.

Sacramento’s sustainable mobility hub gets the green light

New Carbon Markets Could Drive the Land Market

There has been a lot of speculation about the Biden administration’s focus on climate and how that will impact commercial real estate. As Jake Fingert, general partner at Camber Creek and a former member of the National Economic Council during the Obama administration points out, much of the focus has been about reducing energy use in buildings. For example, there could be a strong push to move from heating oil to electric.

Knox Financial raises $10M to take the pain out of being a landlord

We’ve all heard the phrase “passive income” to describe how people can make money by owning rental properties. Many Americans would love to passively earn money, but the process of becoming a landlord can be intimidating and complicated.

BOMA Cananda BEST Smart Buildings

TORONTO, ON, April 15, 2021 – The Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA Canada) announced today the launch of the BOMA BEST Smart Buildings (Link) Certification Program’s Pilot Project. This certification sets a global standard for how smart buildings are measured, while also providing users with a roadmap to drive further asset enhancement and investment.  Drawing on the success of BOMA BEST Sustainable Buildings, which has 3,100 certifications around the world, the program w…

WeWork’s New Stock-Listing Plan Has Echoes of Its Past

WeWork isn’t doing an initial public offering this time, but merging with a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. Rules around SPACs are looser than for IPOs, giving WeWork more leeway to tout its future.

Investing in the Future: A VC’s Approach to New Tech in CRE, Part 3

Merritt Hummer, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures, examines the effects of smart technology on society, where she sees the most potential for growth in the industry, and what she would be doing if not working as an investor.

CoStar hits it Home, office-startups make bank

After attempts to buy RentPath and CoreLogic fell through, the data giant struck a deal to buy listing platform Homes.com for $156 million in cash, the companies said last week. Homes.com claims to have 1.8 million listings and could bring CoStar up to $10 million in additional revenue during the second half of the year. …

Have a Look at The World’s First 3D-Printed Home Made Entirely of Clay

In 2019, 3D-printing company WASP and Mario Cucinella Architects (MCA) unveiled their concept to design the first 3D-printed house made entirely from clay. Today, the collaborative project—known as TECLA, a name derived from the words technology and clay—is finally complete and on display near Bologna, Italy. …