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New York real estate firm RXR Realty has launched a fund dedicated to property-technology investing as tenants demand more high-tech services from their landlords. RXR has begun speaking with existing investors about the so-called proptech fund, Chief Executive Officer Scott Rechler sai...

Self-driving cars could mean better public transit, more green space and less congestion. But also: more urban sprawl and greater inequality.

As the arrival of driverless cars gets closer, cities are scrambling to get ready. And for good reason: The driverless car promises to reshape the urban landscape as we know it. Little wonder, then, that the potential changes are ...

Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that made blockchain a household word, has come and gone from news headlines. But companies using the decentralized networking technology are taking root and grabbing up city office space.

Consensys, the firm that developed the cryptocurrency Et...

Lennar Corp. Executive Chairman Stuart Miller said the homebuilder’s investment in tech startup Opendoor would mesh nicely with the company’s strategy of getting more involv...

CHICAGO—The demand for flexible workspaces in Chicago keeps growing, and one of the nation’s fastest growing providers has decided to nearly double its footprint in the central business district. Convene, which recently signed a lease for 55,000 square feet at Willis Tower, will open another metro location in 2019 at 131 S. Dearborn, also known as the Citadel Center. The firm will manage full-...

The dictionary definition of blockchain is “a digital ledger in which transactions made in bitcoin or another cryptocurrency are recorded chronologically and publicly.” Clear enough, right? Well, not exactly. In front of a packed room on the second day of MIT’s World Real Estate Forum the question was posed: how many people have heard of blockchain? Nearly every hand in the room was raised, ...

At Comfy, our mission has always been to connect people to buildings, provide control for employees, and create amazing workplace experiences. Steve and I first started Comfy because we saw that the world of building technology and controls was so wrapped up in optimizing the building that it had forgotten the most important component of a well-run workplace: the people, those wh...

At first, landlords didn’t want to lease to WeWork. Now, the company is in Class A office buildings across the globe. And in the future, it could end up partnering with landlords. “Partnering with WeWork is something we’ve thought about,” said