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  • Chances Are, The People Using The Office Building You Make Money From Don’t Like It

    BISNOW

    A new survey from PropTech firm Equiem shows that people probably don’t like the office space they work in. The question is, what are real estate owners and advisors going to do about it? According to a survey of more than 1,100 workers across the UK and Ireland, 94% believe that the average office should place a greater emphasis on people’s enjoyment and comfort, and 91% believe the average office should place a greater emphasis on providing better on-site amenities and community events.

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  • WeWork Labs is launching a food tech accelerator

    TECHCRUNCH

    WeWork Labs, the co-working giant’s startup program that relaunched just over a year ago, is announcing a new initiative focused on food and agriculture startups — WeWork Food Labs. Roee Adler, the global head of WeWork Labs, told me there will be two main pieces to the Food Labs program. First, there will be the space itself, at 511 W 25th in New York City, which Adler described as “a very inclusive workspace” for members who may be in “the very early stages” of pursuing a food-related s…

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  • The Next Generation Of Bold European Companies: In Conversation With GeoPhy

    FORBES

    The European startup ecosystem has reached a level of maturity that can support the creation of tech giants. We have knowledge derived from experience, networks that have transformed into communities, infrastructure to build on and smart capital. Perhaps most importantly, we’ve refined our mindset and scale of ambition. After years of encouragement to dream bigger, a new generation of bold European entrepreneurs is ready to compete on the global stage. This is the first in a series of conversati…

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  • Alphabet could use Hudson Yards as template to finance Toronto megaproject

    THE REAL DEAL

    Alphabet, Google’s parent company, may look to Hudson Yards as a model for how to finance an 800-acre urban hub along a downtrodden part of Toronto’s waterfront. Sidewalk Labs, a Google sister company, is exploring options that could include selling bonds back by tax revenue and development charges from the commercial site, Bloomberg reported. The model could be similar to part of the $25 billion plan for Hudson Yards: Investors funded about $3 billion worth of special-purpose Hudson Yards In…

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  • Fisher Brothers Tapping Convene to Run 15K-SF Amenities Space in Midtown

    COMMERCIAL OBSERVER

    Fisher Brothers is once again looking to Convene to operate an amenity space at one of its office buildings, Commercial Observer has learned. Kenneth Fisher, a partner at Fisher Brothers, told Commercial Observer over drinks while attending the 30th annual MIPIM (Le marché international des professionnels de l’immobilier) conference in Cannes, France on Tuesday that Convene will operate the 15,000-square-foot amenities space at 1345 Avenue of the Americas between West 54th and West 55th Stree…

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  • BNTOUCH AUGMENTS MORTGAGE CRM PLATFORM WITH PERSONAL VIDEO CAPABILITIES

    BNTouch

    Allows Mortgage Brokers to Create and Distribute Personal Video Messages Beaverton, OR — March 12, 2019– BNTouch, Inc(www.BNTouch.com),a leading web-based CRM platform provider for the mortgage industry, today expanded its platform with a new module that allows mortgage brokers to record and send video messages to their prospective and current borrowers.  Users can record individual messages directly from the BNTouch platform, enabling a lender to share exciting news with each of their borrow…

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  • The Content Funnel Launches an Online Collection of Talented Professional Speakers With Expertise in a Variety of Industry Sectors

    THE CONTENT FUNNEL

    NEW YORK, March 12, 2019 – The Content Funnel, a leading Content Marketing platform that services hundreds of the industry’s top real estate companies announced that they have launched an online Speaker Bureau geared towards providing the Commercial Real Estate Industry and beyond with the best and most talented professional speakers available for hire. The Speaker Bureau is a growing database of professionals with expertise in a wide variety of highly sought out topics such as digital marketing…

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  • Amalia Paliobeis, Director of Real Estate, Common, to Join Panel at CREtech L.A. Featuring Avalon Bay, Macerich, Industrious and PSP Capital

    CREtech

    Panel Will Discuss The Convergence Of Tech And The Physical World New York, NY (March 14, 2019) — CREtech (cretech.com), the largest event, data and content platform covering the commercial real estate tech industry, has announced Amalia Paliobeis, Director of Real Estate, Common, as an additional speaker at their upcoming conference in Los Angeles on March 27-28. The session “The Convergence of Real Estate Development & Tech” will feature leading commercial real estate owners/developers di…

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  • Who will drive the ultimate tech revolution in CRE?

    Michael Beckerman

    Let’s talk big picture on the current and future state of the CREtech landscape. CREtech is a nascent industry, but much of the tech revolution’s trajectory in commercial real estate has already mirrored the massive and rapid technological changes seen across other industries: finance, healthcare, and insurance, to name a few. As waves of new tech cause profound shifts, the underlying question I wrestle with is this: Who will ultimately emerge as CRE’s dominant tech players? On the one hand, …

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  • CREtech and SIOR Release Report on The State of Tech in the Brokerage Sector

    CREtech

    CREtech and SIOR surveyed over 5,000 brokers to determine key trends, challenges and opportunities in the commercial real estate brokerage sector New York, NY (March 14, 2019) — CREtech (cretech.com), the largest event, data and content platform covering the commercial real estate tech industry, released an industry report in partnership with the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors® (SIOR) on “The State of Tech in the Brokerage Sector.” The report, which is available for free download, re…

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