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  • AppFolio and Second Nature Partner to Elevate Resident Experience and Streamline Property Management

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. Property management tech leader AppFolio and resident experience platform Second Nature have announced a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing the rental experience for millions of residents while helping property managers streamline operations and boost retention. The collaboration will integrate Second Nature’s suite of services — including …

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    AppFolio and Second Nature Partner to Elevate Resident Experience and Streamline Property Management

  • World-Class Cancer Innovation Hub Planned for Sutton in £1 Billion Development

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. A £1 billion proposal to create a global centre for cancer research and treatment in Sutton has reached a major milestone, with a formal planning application submitted by Aviva Capital Partners and developer Socius. The project, known as the London Cancer Hub, will be located next to The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foun…

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    World-Class Cancer Innovation Hub Planned for Sutton in £1 Billion DevelopmentWorld-Class Cancer Innovation Hub Planned for Sutton in £1 Billion Development

  • Savills Appoints CFO Simon Shaw as Incoming CEO Amid Global Leadership Shifts

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. Global real estate firm Savills has announced that Simon Shaw, its long-serving chief financial officer, will succeed Mark Ridley as CEO on January 1, 2026, marking a major leadership transition after Ridley’s nearly three-decade tenure with the company. Ridley, who has served as CEO since 2019 and spent 41 years in the UK real estate sector, wil…

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    Savills Appoints CFO Simon Shaw as Incoming CEO Amid Global Leadership Shifts

  • EV Charging for Renters, No Strings Attached: 3V Infrastructure Bets Big on Multifamily Market

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. As the U.S. electric vehicle market accelerates, multifamily housing is lagging behind—with only 5% of apartment complexes offering on-site EV charging despite growing demand. Enter 3V Infrastructure, a New York–based startup that’s flipping the script on who pays for EV infrastructure in rental housing. Instead of charging property owners, 3V is…

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    EV Charging for Renters, No Strings Attached: 3V Infrastructure Bets Big on Multifamily Market

  • The Myth of the Energy Transition: Why We’ve Never Really Moved On from Fossil Fuels

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. In a provocative Earth Day commentary, science historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz challenges the popular notion of an “energy transition,” arguing that global energy history is less about replacement and more about accumulation. Despite decades of optimism and increasing renewable deployment, fossil fuels remain firmly entrenched—powering everything…

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    The Myth of the Energy Transition: Why We’ve Never Really Moved On from Fossil Fuels

  • Plugging into the Future: Real Estate’s Crucial Role in the UK’s Energy Grid Transformation

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. As the UK pushes toward a net-zero electricity grid by 2030, the nation’s power infrastructure faces a pivotal challenge—and real estate is at the center of it. According to new research using Grid IQ by Savills Earth, real estate developments are now caught in a significant grid connection backlog, with 27 GW of demand facing off against 37 GW o…

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    Plugging into the Future: Real Estate’s Crucial Role in the UK’s Energy Grid Transformation

  • Starbucks to Debut Its First 3D-Printed Store in Texas This Spring

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. Starbucks is set to open its first-ever 3D-printed store in Brownsville, Texas, marking a bold step into sustainable and experimental construction. Partnering with Peri 3D Construction, the coffee chain has built a 1,400-square-foot drive-thru-only location featuring exposed, layered concrete walls and minimalist signage along Boca Chica Boulevar…

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    Starbucks to Debut Its First 3D-Printed Store in Texas This Spring

  • AI Assistants or Content Overlords? Microsoft and Google Battle for the Future of Digital Helpfulness

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. As Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary and Google approaches its third decade, the two tech giants are locked in a high-stakes race to define the next era of AI-powered digital assistance. In a wide-ranging report, tech editor Jonathan Bell explores how Microsoft’s Copilot and Google’s Gemini are shaping a new frontier—one where AI blends h…

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    AI Assistants or Content Overlords? Microsoft and Google Battle for the Future of Digital Helpfulness

  • BuildOps Becomes a Unicorn with $127M Raise to Transform Commercial Contracting Through AI

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. BuildOps, a SaaS platform built for commercial service contractors, has officially entered unicorn territory, securing $127 million in Series C funding led by Meritech Capital at a post-money valuation of $1 billion. The Los Angeles-based company, founded in 2018, is redefining an overlooked sector by bringing AI-powered automation to commercial …

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    BuildOps Becomes a Unicorn with $127M Raise to Transform Commercial Contracting Through AI

  • Valley Bank’s 2025 Proptech Report Signals Cautious Optimism, with AI and Sustainability Leading the Way

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    Thanks for keeping up with the CREtech Community in the News! For more news about members of the CREtech Community, follow us on Linkedin. Valley Bank, in partnership with Nine Four Ventures, MetaProp, and PitchBook, has released its fourth annual report, The Present and Future of Proptech, revealing a cautiously optimistic outlook for the industry in 2025. Despite recent economic headwinds and a slowdown in private capital investment, the report points to areas of strong potential—…

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    Venn Taps Former Salesforce AI Chief Marc Mathieu to Spearhead AI Strategy in Multifamily Housing
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