10 Common Building Operations Headaches That Tech Solves

A lot has changed in the last few years. Most commercial real estate companies have fully embraced the fact that technology is changing the game. Many now have chief innovation officers to develop and execute a strategy for integrating technology into every level of the business.

Despite Lawsuit, Paragon Opens First Cannabis Coworking Space In Hollywood

Los Angeles-based Paragon, a company that provides supply chain tracking for the cannabis industry and uses blockchain transactions, has just opened the city’s first coworking space for cannabis-related companies in Hollywood.

The Yard lowers prices as co-working competition intensifies

Is the co-working industry heading for a price war? The Yard slashed the rent for a desk to $20.18 per month for the remainder of the year, down from the usual $670 to $1,000, Crain’s reported.

Airbnb Targets More Than Travelers: Company Courts Businesses For Relocation, Team-Building

Airbnb is known for being a travel company, but now it’s going after a new target: the local businesses who can take advantage of the opportunities in their own backyard.

New Crowdsourced CRE Deal Platform Debuts in Maryland

The venture is currently seeking 10 or more top-tier firms or “co-founders” to facilitate OnMarketUSA’s launch in other markets where it is forming local teams, including in New Jersey, in the New York City boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, South Florida and in Philadelphia.

Neighborhood Surveillance Startup Flock Safety Raises $9.6M

There’s safety in numbers, or at least that’s what we tell ourselves. In a traditional neighborhood watch program, everyday citizens are deputized to spot and report crime and “suspicious activity.” But even the nosiest of human neighbors need to sleep, which takes away from their time on watch. But cameras don’t even blink.

Michael Beckerman, CEO, CRETech, To Lead All Star NYC CRETech Panel For National Realty Club (NRC) This Fall

Michael Beckerman, CEO, CREtech (cretech.com), the leading commercial real estate tech event and content platform in the industry will lead an All-Star Panel at an upcoming National Realty Club (NRC) event in New York City.  This “Commercial Real Estate Technology Summit” will take place on September 17th, 2018 at 5:00pm. The event will take place at the Harmonie Club, the second oldest social club in New York City.

Big Capital Bets Big On Construction Technology

Venture capitalists are buying into new construction technologies in a big way, investing more than ​$1B in global construction technology startups in the first half of 2018 — a record high, according to JLL data.

3D printed buildings push construction boundaries

3D printers may still be a novelty but they’re moving beyond a gimmick as growing numbers of projects experiment with the new technology as a faster, more sustainable alternative to traditional methods of construction.

Does Technology Bring In More Renters?

There is a push toward incorporating more technology in rental units, but does the technology actually result in better leasing velocity and fewer units turning over? It is pretty early in the game to say definitively, but Adrian Goldstein of CGI Strategies says that the firm has seen a positive response.