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  • PropertyMetrics: Create A More Accurate ProForma

    CRETECH

    In real estate investment, first thing is always first: reviewing a dependable proforma, which allows you to evaluate the overall profitability of a property. Let the buyer beware: a seller may make that cash flow look pretty — hiding any flaws and oversimplifying any worrisome complications. So, needless to say, the proforma with accurate estimations and calculations is everything.PropertyMetrics has created a 100%-web-based platform built specifically for the purpose of creating an excellent …

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  • The 65 Best #CRE and #TECH Podcasts Of 2017!

    Duke Long Blog

    At the urging of several close friends, I decided to start a podcast at the beginning of 2017. And by all accounts, it has been a phenomenal success. It continues to grow and grow and full disclosure here I was a bit shocked at the level of acceptance. The people, the points of view, the fun and ridiculous along with the educational and serious. It has it all. Below I have posted each and every one. Enjoy. Podcast #101 Duke Long Commercial Real Estate With A Little Attitude. “Eat Me If You Wish….

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  • Popular software Agile CRM makes its real estate debut

    Inman News – Features

    Have suggestions for products that you'd like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. Agile CRM is a customer relationship management solution. Platforms: Browser; mobile-optimized Ideal for: Large teams; brokerages Top selling points Established, multi-industry CRM Built-in marketing tools Multiple forms of task automation Simple, highly visual user interface (UI) Top concerns This is a big system developed from years of expertise serving other industries. I…

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  • Sadis & Goldberg expands investment funds and corporate practices

    Property Funds World

    Sadis & Goldberg has expanded its private equity, investment funds and corporate practices with the addition of partner Paul J Marino (pictured) who advises national and multinational hedge funds, private equity funds and corporations, ranging from telecommunications to technology companies, as well as commercial real estate investors and investment advisers. Marino has considerable experience in the financial services industry, having organised and represented hedge funds, private equity fu…

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  • So Long, NYC: Real Estate Execs Flee Big Apple for These Five Cities

    The Commercial Observer – Commercial Real Estate

    Leave it to Jonathan Kalikow, the president of Gamma Real Estate, to tell it like it is. “In New York City, it’s ridiculously expensive,” the veteran investor said in an interview last month. Pick your poison: property values, legal expenses and most of all taxes—all can conspire to make the cost of real estate deals in the Big Apple as inflated as the price of a pack of cigarettes at a Wall Street newsstand. Not so long ago, that tab was just the cost of doing business. But with flagging infras…

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  • Airbnb defeats lawsuit over unauthorized subleases

    San Francisco Gate Business And Technology News

    Airbnb Inc. defeated a lawsuit by Apartment Investment & Management Co., one of the largest residential landlords in the country, alleging that the online home-sharing marketplace enables tenants to break their lease agreements through unauthorized sublets. A federal judge in Los Angeles agreed with Airbnb that it’s insulated from the claims by the Communications Decency Act, a 1996 law that shields online service providers from liability for the content users post. “Here, what allegedly mak…

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  • Atlanta on-demand warehouse startup helping companies compete with Amazon

    Atlanta Business Chronicle – Business News

    A 2-year-old Atlanta startup is helping companies compete with Amazon. The company, Stord, provides an on-demand warehouse service. It has developed a technology platform that links companies that need warehouse space with a network of independent, third-party warehouses. Stord was founded by two young Atlantans, Sean Henry, 21, and Jacob Boudreau, 20. Forbes profiles the company in a Jan. 2 story, read it here. The publication has also named them to its 30 Under 30 in manufacturing and industry…

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  • Airbnb says court dismisses Aimco lawsuit

    Reuters – Business News

    (Reuters)- Airbnb said a U.S district court dismissed a lawsuit by Apartment Investment & Management Co that claimed the short-term rental website allowed tenants to break their lease agreements through unauthorized sublets. The REIT claimed tenants frustrated with Airbnb left Aimco properties and also alleged Airbnb activities caused its properties “reputational harm”. “We are pleased with the court’s decision that ensures Airbnb can continue to support tenant hosts who use our platform to …

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  • Silicon Valley construction startup said to be raising up to $200M in new funding

    BizJournal – Commercial Real Estate

    Katerra Inc., a construction manufacturing startup led by the former CEO of Flextronics, is reportedly looking for $200 million in new funding. The Menlo Park-based company disclosed in a regulatory filing last week that it raised about $28 million of a planned $30 million round. But Axios cited unnamed sources on Tuesday that said the actual goal is to raise about $200 million. Katerra raised $160 million last year, bringing the total raised up to $244 million and its valuation to about $2.5 bi…

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  • Airbnb beats big property landlord’s lawsuit in California

    TechCrunch – Startups

    Airbnb beats big property landlord's lawsuit in California Posted 1 hour ago by Megan Rose Dickey (@meganrosedickey) 0 SHARES Next Story Apple buys app development service Buddybuild A California judge has dismissed Apartment Investment & Management Company’s lawsuit against Airbnb. Last February, Aimco, which owns or manages about 50,000 properties, sued Airbnb, saying that the company is deliberately incentivizing people to breach their leases. Aimco, which filed the lawsuit in both C…

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