Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
GlobeSt
While open offices are still usable, the ultra-dense benching configurations are dead and at the very least, companies will need to firmly establish a rigorous cleaning schedule and evaluate the HVAC system, says Amy Bradac.
TechCrunch
Google confirmed today via blog post that it has acquired Canadian smart glasses company North, which began life as human interface hardware startup Thalmic Labs in 2012. The company didn’t reveal any details about the acquisition, which was first reported to be happening by The Globe and Mail, last week. The blog post is authored by Google’s SVP of Devices & Services Rick Osterloh, which cites North’s “strong technology foundation” as a key driver behind the deal….
Bisnow
The decision follows a series of changes made by the company this year, including previous layoffs, as it enters what newly installed CEO Paal Kibsgaard said is a new phase for the company. “Katerra is entering a new chapter as we look to accelerate our path toward becoming a self-sufficient, profitable business,” Kibsgaard said in a statement.
CREtech
The effects of Covid-19 are well known to all of us – both personally and professionally. While there is a host of content attempting to predict what a post-covid world – a ‘new normal’ – for retail marketing will look like, we take a step back.
The Real Deal
Will Lemonade’s IPO be sweet or sour? Renters and homeowners insurance company has yet to book profit.
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CRESS Blue
If you are a small to medium-sized CRE PM business owner, no one knows your customers as you do. So, it should come as no surprise that technology is disrupting traditional customer service models – in a big way. Cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is making its biggest splash ever. But going digital does not mean getting less personal.
FreightWaves
Leading global logistics real estate provider Prologis Inc. (NYSE: PLD) believes the pandemic has “accelerated the retail evolution” and is “pulling forward several years of adoption.” The comments referred to the growing trend of retailers seeking to bolster their online presence and commitment to ecommerce fulfillment. These were some of the highlights from the real estate investment trust’s (REIT) sixth installment of a special reporting series on the impacts COVID-19 is having on demand for …
The Real Deal
Co-living operator Common is expanding its third-party property management. The company signed onto 575 units owned by Nuveen in South Florida and Los Angeles, taking over property management and leasing from Lincoln Property Company. Common recently took over management of the Edge, a 331-unit building at 475 North Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale, and will begin managing Stella, a 244-unit building at 13488 Maxella Avenue in L.A.’s Marina Del Rey, in July.
Washington Post
As chief operating officer of the District of Columbia’s largest charter school network, Dane Anderson is racing to clean the air in time for late August, when some students are expected to come back to a starkly different environment. “We want the interior of our buildings to be essentially on lockdown related to virus,” Anderson said of KIPP DC, a publicly funded and privately operated network of seven campuses with 1,200 employees and 7,000 students….
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