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  • Three Providers of Cloud Facilities Management Software Named IDC Innovators

    BUSINESS WIRE

    FRAMINGHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International Data Corporation (IDC) today published an IDC Innovators report focusing on three technology providers that are considered key emerging vendors in the cloud facilities management software market. The three companies named as IDC Innovators are UpKeep, SpaceIQ, and Common Areas. Billions of dollars are lost each year to ineffective business processes and inefficient building management systems. This problem has led to the introduction of a new …

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  • This co-working firm says its 400% markup is actually a big problem

    THE REAL DEAL

    Co-working companies are making a killing, but that’s of little solace to the commercial landlords who own the space. In fact, the CEO of one shared workspace company thinks landlords should enter joint ventures or profit-sharing agreements with co-working firms, scrapping the traditional loan in the process. At a panel discussion hosted by leasing management company VTS, Industrious CEO Jamie Hodari cited his firm’s space in Union Square, where his company pays the landlord $67 per square…

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  • Podcast #190 Jeff Finn CEO RealNex

    DUKE LONG

    What are the toolsets you think are needed in today’s competitive marketplace? Why are those toolsets so important and what solutions does RealNex provide? How has the tech landscape changed the way brokers must look at their marketplace? What are the product offerings of RealNex today, and how did RealNex develop them? You say that you are the alternative to Costar and Loopnet, what makes RealNex the clear alternative? Define a real-world example of how RealNex is using 3D and VR…

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  • Exclusive Q & A with Leading Smart IoT Property Platform: LIKK TECHNOLOGIES

    CRETech

    LIKK is a property technology company that develops smart IoT and data-enabled safety solutions that monitor, detect, and respond to water leaks. Our platform is designed to leverage our “on the ground” IoT sensors to create intelligent and actionable insights through cloud computing and data analytics. Our team at CREtech recently caught up with LIKK TECHNOLOGIES to learn more about their site, strategy and vision. What does LIKK TECHNOLOGIES do? LIKK TECHNOLOGIES Provides a Smart Buil…

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  • Virtual reality brokerage EXp Realty doubles its agent count

    THE REAL DEAL

    EXp Realty, the cloud-based virtual reality office where brokers walk around and make deals with avatars, has doubled in size to 12,000 agents. The news comes after the company entered the NASDAQ exchange in May, trading at an astounding $1 billion. The huge entry meant it was trading higher than national franchise brokerage Re/Max, which at that point had a market cap of $944 million. Glenn Sanford, who founded the company in 2009, said the brokerage had experienced 85 percent growth si…

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  • CityMapper, the urban transportation app, is integrating with bike-sharing company Mobike

    TECHCRUNCH

    Hot on the heels of getting acquired for $2.7 billion by on-demand services startup Meituan-Dianping en route to its own $60 billion IPO, Chinese bike-sharing startup Mobike is ramping up its international push as companies like Uber, Lyft and other standalone bike-on-demand startups take their own expansion strategies up a gear. The company will this week start integrating with Citymapper, the mapping and navigation app focused on urban areas and public transportation, in all cities where bo…

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  • Meet the tiny robots that can change commercial real estate

    BUILDOUT

    How many times a week do you use your lunch break to go to the same sub-par sandwich shop around the corner? But what if the better sandwich shop that’s just too far away from your office brought their food to you immediately, without the need for a third-party delivery driver? Soon, tiny robots could bring whatever you want, straight to you, on demand….

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  • The enabled landscape is the future of augmented reality

    VENTURE BEAT

    “What it will be, what it can be, I think it’s profound,” says Tim Cook on augmented reality. What if the world’s knowledge was not a click away, but at a glance? What if technology enabled your narrative to intersect and interact with the land around you? And what if this was accessible not to a few, but everyone? This type of ability is within reach and is what I call the “enabled landscape.” The enabled landscape is augmented reality that intersects with the landscape. Or to describe in an…

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  • Why Do Cities Want Their Own Cryptocurrencies?

    CITYLAB

    The allure of digital currencies has hit Dubai, Seoul, Berkeley, and more. What looks like another offshoot of the Bitcoin craze could be an evolution of the municipal bond. Coming soon to Slovenia: a brand new city that runs completely on cryptocurrency. If all goes according to plan, BTC City will rise from the ashes of a former commercial shopping district in the country’s capital of Lubljana, offering wallet-less shoppers and wide-eyed tech enthusiasts a chance to engage in a more mode…

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  • We Need to Chat About Something and It’s Going to Be Unpleasant…

    CRETech

    …No no, I’m not referring to THAT convo that my wife often wants to have with me 🙂 It’s about cybersecurity. Everyone knows it’s important but I am afraid most people just want to put it off or not have the conversation at all. My friend Sandy Jacolow of Silverstein Properties is ALWAYS nagging me that we need to raise this issue every chance we can. It’s THAT important! And he is right, as usual. It’s one of the biggest issues facing anyone who is online in all areas of their life. But…

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