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  • 3 Reasons to Watch RE Fintech Startups in 2018

    NAI Global – CRE Outlook

    3 Reasons to Watch RE Fintech Startups in 2018 March 07, 2018/ Lindsey Imperatore Fintech is sweeping the globe. In the real estate sector alone, according to Deloitte’s recent survey, real estate tech startups grew from just 176 new businesses a decade ago to more than 1,200 in 2017. Investments have increased more than tenfold in RE tech and fintech startups over the last ten years. With all of this capital interest there are 3 key reasons we should be watching RE fintech startups in 2018. Wha…

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  • A Pioneer in Real Estate Blockchain Emerges in Europe

    Wall Street Journal – Technology

    The blockchain technology that underpins cryptocurrencies could change the way property is bought and sold, experts say, and Sweden’s land registry authority is likely to become one of its pioneers. A Pioneer in Real Estate Blockchain Emerges in Europe

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  • Mashvisor Helps You Find Airbnb and Traditional Investment Opportunities

    CRETECH

    Mashvisor lets you type in any city that may interest you for an Airbnb investment. Immediately, you will get an overview of every opportunity in that area. This allows you to analyze your area quickly, even if you are not familiar with it. This data includes average traditional and Airbnb cash-on-cash return for each area, a heat map to identify the areas that specifically meet your criteria, and how many Airbnb properties are already in that area. Mashvisor is especially popular among firs…

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  • Amazon Officials Tour HQ2 Sites In D.C., Maryland and Virginia

    Bisnow

    District of Columbia A rendering of the proposed Amazon HQ2 site on the Anacostia Riverfront, including parcels in Capitol Riverfront, Buzzard Point and Poplar Point Amazon officials spent last week touring sites in the D.C. region and meeting with local leaders as it considers the area for its second headquarters. The officials toured sites in Northern Virginia early in the week, D.C. in the middle of the week and Montgomery County at the end of the week, the Washington Post reports. Virginia G…

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  • Uber’s self-driving trucks are now delivering freight in Arizona

    The Verge

    Uber’s big push to dominate the trucking industry took a leap forward today with the announcement that the ride-hailing giant is now operating its fleet of self-driving trucks on its freight-hauling app. The shipments are taking place in Arizona, where the ride-hailing giant is also testing out its robot taxis. Uber said it is using a transfer hub model, in which the trucks drive autonomously on the highway and human drivers take over for the last miles. UBER’S SELF-DRIVING TRUCKS AREN’T ADVA…

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  • Renault’s EZ-GO envisions walk-on, walk-off urban EV mobility

    Techcrunch

    Renault’s EZ-GO is less concept car than a full transportation service concept design. The vehicle revealed at the Geneva Motor Show this week is a fully autonomous electric car that can’t travel fast, but that does fit as many as six passengers through a big, almost garage-like door that opens up to load people and goods easily. The EZ-GO is designed for use in urban transportation scenarios, getting people around smoothly while managing the driving itself. The concept car is designed to be …

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  • Silicon Valley Is Over, Says Silicon Valley

    NY Times

    “Oh my god, this is so cute!” Robin Li, an investor with the San Francisco venture capital firm GGV Capital, was standing in the lobby of the Madison building in downtown Detroit. Built in 1917 as a theater and refurbished several years ago as a tech co-working space, the Madison checks all of the aesthetic boxes of hipsterdom: reclaimed wood, exposed brick walls, pour-over coffee served by tattooed baristas. “This is nicer than San Francisco,” Ms. Li concluded. Last month, I accompan…

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  • Cities Of The Future Will Thrive On Information

    Bisnow

    Imagine knowing exactly what types of people are walking down a certain street on any given day. Do most of those people visit the coffee shop or the weed shop? Are they millennials or boomers? Do they shop at Nordstrom’s or are they more Endless Knot kind of people? Information like that could drive decisions on where to place retail stores, restaurants and even office space and multifamily housing. Courtesy of A-P Hurd SkipStone President A-P Hurd will be a panelist at the Building Cities of t…

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  • Dorm Living for Professionals Comes to San Francisco

    Real Estate Investors HQ

    San Francisco’s middle class, including teachers, copywriters and more, are engaging in an unusual experiment in communal living. Starcity, a new developer, is creating dorm rooms expressly for them. The post Dorm Living for Professionals Comes to San Francisco appeared first on Real Estate Investor HQ. Dorm Living for Professionals Comes to San Francisco

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  • A tale of two startups with ‘superstore’ ambitions: Robinhood and Cadre

    Techcrunch

    The buzzy startups Robinhood and Cadre are known for different things. Five-year-old Robinhood has established its reputation by offering commission-free stock trading, while three-year-old Cadre burst onto the scene with a real estate investing platform. Yet both have developed similar ambitions to become financial “superstores,” using the Amazon playbook of starting in one place, and quickly expanding into other terrain. “If you think about Amazon, they took the book model, built brand equity…

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