Latest Trends and Insights in Real Estate Technology

Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.

Search

  • Will Artificial Intelligence Close a Commercial Real Estate Transaction End to End?

    CRETECH

    Read this fascinating article about how A.I. is transforming the financial sector. Not completely. But certainly making inroads: A.I. Has Arrive in Investing. Humans are still Dominating. Artificial intelligence programs increasingly help fund managers in running their portfolios, but will they will be good enough to replace them? I have long been fascinated by IBM’s Watson and increasingly, its progress in assuming many tasks are better performing than humans in business. It is replacing …

    Read more

  • How chatbots are breezing in to the workplace

    JLL Real Views

    Office workers around the globe are turning to a new assistant to answer their HR queries and requests for data, one who never calls in sick or steps away from their desk for meetings. The advent of chatbots—conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools developed for specific functions—is giving employees on-demand assistance to information when and where they need it. The prospect of faster access to information, and customized yet pre-programed responses to minimize misunderstandings in co…

    Read more

  • How Technology Is Transforming Commercial Real Estate Office Space eBook

    HqO Blog

    In 2017, the real estate technology sector raised over $5 billion in funding – more than 150 times what was raised in 2010. Once a sector largely overlooked by investors, two out of the three most valuable private companies in the United States, WeWork & Airbnb, are products of a booming CRE tech space. To understand how technology is affecting the CRE world today, we put together an extensive eBook that dives into the major technology categories emerging in CRE. Click the button below to do…

    Read more

  • Deedcoin goes live with cryptocurrency token sale

    Inman News – Features

    The real estate cryptocurrency startup Deedcoin has gone live with its public token sale, the company told supporters via email Monday. The public launch follows a private sale in January and several delays (Deedcoin said it was originally scheduled to launch around Thanksgiving 2017). Deedcoin plans to disrupt real estate commissions by letting buyers and sellers pay agents partly with its own cryptocurrency tokens, which are based on the ethereum blockchain. Ethereum, a rival to bitcoin, is a …

    Read more

  • 10 cool coworking spaces in London for freelancers and startups

    Search Office Space Blog

    When it comes to office space, our standards have been raised. Why settle for a boring box in a drab building when so many inspirational – and affordable – coworking spaces exist in every corner of the city. Many of the freelancers and startups we work with want a workspace that reflects their creativity and connects them with like-minded entrepreneurs, without breaking the bank. If this sounds like you, keep reading… We’ve compiled a list of the coolest, most Instagrammable coworking spaces in …

    Read more

  • Keller Williams debuts AI virtual assistant and referral platform

    Phoenix Association of Realtors

    Real estate franchisor Keller Williams debuted an artificial intelligence-based virtual assistant and referrals platform today, announcing to the world it has every intention of thriving in a changing industry … Inman

    Read more

  • WeWork expects revenues to top $2.3B this year

    The Real Deal – New York

    WeWork expects revenues to top $2.3 billion this year, the New York Times reported. The coworking startup is growing revenues quickly amid its rapid expansion to 20 countries and some 200,000 members. And backed by a $4.4 billion investment from Japanese technology group SoftBank, the company is expanding services into areas like gyms and a kindergarten school. But not all investors are entirely gung-ho on the idea that WeWork would stray from its core business of leasing desks to office workers…

    Read more

  • The WeWork Manifesto: First, Office Space. Next, the World.

    CNBC – Top Business Stories

    A man enter the doors of the 'WeWork' co-operative co-working space in Washington, DC. On a cold February morning at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the skeleton of a modern 15-story building was rising from a muddy construction site along the East River. As long and as tall as a cruise ship, the sleek glass structure loomed above rusty, century-old dry docks, serving notice to the industrial neighborhood that the new economy was coming. The project, known as, is the brainchild of WeWork, the …

    Read more

  • Instacart just closed on $200 million funding, but is it enough to stave off Amazon?

    BizJournal – Retailing and Restaurant News

    Instacart says its latest $200 million funding round is more than enough to race into new markets, boost its hiring plans and test out new services. But is it enough to fend off Amazon's encroaching presence in the grocery industry? The San Francisco-based delivery startup closed on its latest round earlier this week, boosting its valuation to $4.2 billion, up from a $3.4 billion valuation when it roped in $400 million last March. Returning investor Coatue Management led the Series E round….

    Read more

  • Robots are spreading through the workforce. Will they crowd out humans?

    Baltimore Sun – The Real Estate Wonk

    The Swingobot 2000 was showing off, navigating a busy hallway at Sinai Hospital to scrub the floor. Then Tug, a smaller robot, glided up unexpectedly from behind, returning to the pharmacy after delivering medication to nurses. Tug was programmed to detect people and other obstacles in its path. It stopped, maneuvered around Swingobot, then continued on its way. For the Baltimore hospital, and for the robots, too, it was just another day at work. Before Tug, “we had pharmacy technicians and cour…

    Read more
<< < > >>

Join the Community

Subscribe to CREtech to get our monthly newsletter curated by our editors and special event discounts and announcements.


or if you're already a member

Login

Forgot password? Click here.