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  • how the commercial real estate industry is adapting to tech

    CRETECH

    A common belief about commercial real estate is that the industry is slow to adapt to the technology tidal wave that is rapidly changing the way traditional business is done. Some older execs continue to struggle with spreadsheets and virtual reality, but the younger generation — raised on technology, screens and apps — have no problem using these tools to expand their careers.The generational divide has led to some interesting findings about an imbalance in the state of the industry, its peop…

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  • the game is changing. hospitality and office are merging. wow. think about that.

    CRETECH

    Convene is leading the charge. The industry needs it, and wants it.I had the pleasure and honor of interviewing Convene Cofounder/CEO Ryan Simonetti during a Twitter live #TALKSHOP at their amazing and beautiful space at 237 Park Avenue recently, an RXR-owned Class A property in Midtown Manhattan. I was fortunate because Ryan and team are moving so fast th…

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  • MBA Forecasts Commercial, Multifamily Origination Volume at $549B in 2018

    Connect Commercial Real Estate

    More than 3,000 commercial and multifamily real estate finance professionals headed to San Diego this week for Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) CREF. A wide range of topics were raised at the conference including tax reform, labor and employment, healthcare and seniors, as well as the future of CMBS, capital markets and technology. Connect Media was on hand to capture highlights, and will be sharing videos in the coming weeks. Research released this week by MBA predicts commercial and multifam…

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  • WeWork Announces 2018 Creator Awards To Be Hosted In San Francisco

    AllWork

    Facebook Twitter Linkedin Regional Semi-final event to award more than $1 million in funding to creators in the region; applications now open for Western United States and British Columbia San Francisco – February 12, 2018 – WeWork – the community company committed to helping people create their life’s work – announced today that applications are now open for the first San Francisco Creator Awards serving the Western United States and British Columbia. Launched last year, the Creator Awards is a…

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  • Outdoorsy, the ‘Airbnb of RVs,’ rolls up $25 million in fresh funding

    TechCrunch – All Stories

    According to serial entrepreneur Jeff Cavins, more than 35 million people each year look to rent an RV — 38 percent of them so-called millennials. Yet they often walk away from the experience empty-handed. The reason, he says: there are fewer than 100,000 commercial owned vehicles available from traditional rental services. Cavins says that his San Francisco-based company, Outdoorsy, is beginning to address this issue by enabling owners of the 14 million privately owned RVs in the United States …

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  • Economy Watch: Office Sector Faces Softening, Tex-X Commercial Predicts

    Commercial Property Executive – All Feeds

    Demand remains tepid, despite employment growth that tops previous expansions. Ten-X Commercial also identifies the office sector's top "buy" and "sell" metros. According to Ten-X Commercial, which released its latest U.S. Office Market Outlook late last week, the office sector is looking a bit anemic these days. The report noted that vacancies that have remained essentially the same over the past two years (just over 16 percent), while rent growth has slowed to its weak…

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  • Instacart has raised another $200M at a $4.2B valuation

    TechCrunch – All Stories

    Despite plenty of uncertainty swirling around Instacart and its complex relationship with Whole Foods — now owned by Amazon — investors still seem to not be too worried, and are pouring a fresh big round of financing into the startup that values it at $4.2 billion. Instacart said it raised $200 million in a new funding round this morning led by Coatue Management, as well as Glade Brook Capital Partners and existing investors. Instacart was last valued at $3.4 billion in a financing round in Marc…

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  • 3 Things CRE Tech Has Learned from Millennials

    The Broker List Blog

    Millennials are quickly growing to become a dominant force in the workplace as well as in terms of consumer behavior and drivers of societal norms. So it only makes sense to take their values and needs into consideration when giving thought to commercial real estate technology. In fact, it may be most instructive to turn it around and ask: what has CRE tech gleaned from millennials themselves, and how may they be applied to the industry itself? The Heat Is On Millennials want what they want, and…

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  • distrupt cre by exposing yourself with buyervista

    CRETECH

    The way dealmakers connect is being flipped on its head.  BuyerVista has created an investor matchmaking site for commercial real estate, think of it as Tinder for real estate investing.  Finally, those who sell have a crystal ball to know who’s buying.  Buyers will now have a voice as well as visibility by broadcasting their acquisition needs so deals can be brought to them.  Instead of searching on one of the numerous listing platforms for available properties, you can post…

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  • 2017 Blog Mashup: My 8 Best Articles of the Year

    Jonathan Schultz Blog

    2017 was a great year of incredible growth, lessons learned and lots of #hustle. Whether you’re new to my blog or have been reading my sometimes-crazy thoughts for a while now … you have inspired me to keep exploring this always-exciting world of business and to always share what’s on my mind. I’m looking forward to a 2018 filled with even more collaboration! Here’s a quick recap of some of my most-loved blogs of the year. Enjoy! Out with Millennials, You Can Thank Me Later This blog gives a fre…

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