Roommate-matching startup Roomi expands internationally
The Real Deal
On the heels of acquiring yet another rival, online roommate finder Roomi is looking to grow its global presence.
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Building Engines Completes Acquisition of AwareManager
Building Engines
Combined Firms to Deliver the Next Evolution of Property and Portfolio Operations Software to Commercial Real Estate Owners and Managers BOSTON – May 23 2018 – Building Engines, the Commercial Real Estate industry’s innovation leader for property management solutions, today announced the completion of its acquisition of AwareManager, a software provider for many of the world’s most recognized commercial facilities and organizations including the iconic World Trade Center complex and 55 Water…
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Airbnb quietly launches its own Stories for users to build video montages of their travels
Techcrunch
The stories format has been one of the most sticky features of social apps like Snapchat and Instagram, letting users stitch together video, photo and text overlays to convey moods and experiences to friends and followers; even Google has incorporated stories into its services. Now Airbnb is becoming the latest adopter of the format: the travel and accommodations startup has quietly launched a new feature called Travel Stories, a way for guests to create video sequences of their Airbnb experien…
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EXCLUSIVE: Dealpath Integrates Deal Management Data With Popular Property Management Platforms
Bisnow
In an effort to streamline processes for customers, real estate deal management platform Dealpath has enabled users to integrate data into property management giants Yardi and MRI Software.
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EXCLUSIVE: WeWork And BuiltTech Labs’ PropTech Partnership
Bisnow
WeWork is seeking a bigger share of the PropTech startup market. The coworking giant and BuiltTech Labs, an ecosystem for built environment technology, launched a nine-week pilot tech incubator program across the Southeast, starting in Atlanta. If that is successful, it could go global, WeWork Southeast General Manager Bobby Condon said in an exclusive interview.
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To Understand Where We Are in CRE Tech, Watch This Video!
CRETech
I recently had the real pleasure of connecting with Matt Harris, Managing Director of Bain Capital Ventures, Brian Goldsmith, Principal, Bain Capital, and David Snider, Executive in Residence, Bain Capital. We met in their offices in New York and discussed all things tech, specifically commercial real estate tech. It was an extraordinary conversation. Some of the smartest people in investing and tech I have connected with. The conversation was really insightful. Unscripted. No agend…
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Uber is done testing self-driving cars in Arizona
Techcrunch
Uber, which had already pulled its autonomous cars off the road following a fatal crash in Tempe, Arizona, is officially calling it quits in the state of Arizona, The Wall Street Journal first reported, citing an internal memo from Uber Advanced Technologies Group lead Eric Meyhofer….
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Making Sense of the Cloud for Construction and Development
Caryl Communications
Construction and commercial real estate development professionals know that the right equipment is key to a successful project – and ultimately to the long-term health of a company. It is a given they would never use a shovel for a job that calls for a backhoe. Yet many practitioners continue to rely on legacy accounting systems instead of stepping up to the new generation of cloud-based solutions with software designed specifically for the construction industry.
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Opendoor’s trade-up program opens up to all developers
The Real Deal
Opendoor is expanding its home trade-up program, extending it to all developers. The house-flipping company expanded the program to all markets last summer and added homebuilders including Taylor Morrison and Meritage Homes, Inman reported Wednesday. Now the company is letting any builder in any Opendoor market participate.
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Knotel lands more office leases in NoMad, Flatiron District
The Real Deal
Knotel is continuing to rack up its leases in New York City. The flexible-office company has landed a 43,000-square-foot lease at 156 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District and a 40,050-square-foot lease at 105 Madison Avenue in NoMad, according to sources familiar with the deals….
