The broken promises of proptech
Business Insider
Proptech companies have a big common goal: the total technological transformation of real estate, the world’s largest – and perhaps oldest – asset class.
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Meet the guy whose algorithm could solve the crisis of America’s empty office space
Business Insider
In early 2020, Steven Paynter saw an opportunity. The principal at international architecture firm Gensler had spent a lot of time thinking about resiliency in architecture, focusing on making larger buildings out of wood rather than concrete and steel.
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Fifth Wall Expands Into APAC With The Addition Of Real Estate Industry Veteran And Opening Of Singapore Office
Businesswire
Fifth Wall—the largest venture capital firm focused on technology for the global real estate industry—including those which decarbonize the sector, announced its expansion into Asia-Pacific (APAC) with the notable appointment of industry veteran Yvonne Voon as a Partner covering APAC and opening of the firm’s Singapore office, its first in the region.
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Connect Media Acquires Multifamily Sales Listing Platform ApartmentBuildings.com
Connect Media
Los Angeles, CA, January 4, 2022 — Connect Media, a multi-vertical news, events, creative services and educational company, acquired a majority ownership in ApartmentBuildings.com, a national multifamily listing service company. Financial details about the transaction were not disclosed. Scott Furman, founder of ApartmentBuildings.com, will join Connect Media’s team, serving as President of ApartmentBuildings.com. “Taking a majority ownership in ApartmentBuildings.com changes the face of…
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PropCo Sector Spotlight: Multifamily Real Estate
Alpaca VC
Why has multifamily real estate historically proven to be a safe and reliable investment — and how should investors be thinking about multifamily in today’s landscape? Alpaca digs into these questions and more in the latest installment of its Next Gen Real Estate education series on PropCo and OpCo opportunities ahead.
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Will Proptech Continue to Consolidate in 2023?
Commercial Observer
Coming out of a massively disrupted macroeconomic landscape in 2022, major questions abound about the value potential of proptech startups.
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GPE, Grosvenor, PGIM Real Estate and SEGRO plc, Set To Join CREtech London Speaker Lineup
CREtech
New York, NY (January 4, 2023) — CREtech, the largest international community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, announced today that speakers from GPE, Grosvenor, PGIM Real Estate and SEGRO plc will join the speaker lineup for Europe’s largest real estate technology conference, CREtech London, this 10-11 May. 1,500+ leading real estate professionals, including owners, landlords, occupiers and other decision makers, are expected to attend CREtech L…
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Savills Taps Sarah Dreyer to Lead Research, IT, and Digital Services
Savills Inc.
Dreyer will manage the firm’s digital strategy, data analytics, and technology platform across North America NEW YORK (December 13, 2022) – Savills announces the promotion of Sarah Dreyer to executive vice president of information, technology, and digital strategy. Dreyer will oversee the strategic direction, implementation, and execution of research, development, and enterprise IT functions across the Savills North American platform. She will work across departments to depl…
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Inside Grosvenor’s £65m innovation drive
PlaceTech
The company’s 340-year-old UK real estate business has put innovation at the heart of its strategy, launching an alternative investment team to pursue ideas to help transform its largely historical portfolio.
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JPMorgan Chase’s Tech Innovations are Serving Its Commercial Real Estate Clients
Commercial Observer
Ever-advancing technology is a must for handling the wealth of functions commercial real estate clients deal with day to day.
