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Wall Street Journal – Technology
SoftBank Group is expected to proceed with an offer to buy billions of dollars worth of shares from Uber Technologies’ stakeholders, but the security breach involving 57 million Uber accounts could change the investor’s evaluation of the ride-hailing company’s shares.
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A landlord’s perfect world: renters get approved quickly — and future payments are secured — without having to charge exorbitant security deposits or hunt down friends and family to cosign. Here’s a real-world “mission accomplished:” LeaseLock helps renters get approved while insuring property managers for losses against rent and damages.LeaseLock is the first nationwide security deposit insurance company. The program is paid for by the renter as a small monthly fee and always free to th…
Wall Street Journal – Technology
Wal-Mart and Amazon battled to capture spending over the holiday weekend, as the shifts that have upended the retail industry this year were on display: fewer people visited traditional stores on Thanksgiving and Black Friday while online purchases continued to surge.
Inman News – Features
Have suggestions for products that you'd like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. First is an in-network marketing tool for real estate agents. Platforms: Browser, iOS Ideal for: All agents and teams Top selling points Smart approach to lead generation People-to-property connections Likelihood to sell ranking Overall ease of use Top concerns Agents invested in a big CRM may find themselves turning their attention to this clever app, even with its current …
Inman News – Features
Facebook has gone full bore into creating a space for rental real estate inside of Marketplace. This endeavor was not just a simple marketplace listing but rather increasing the tools that would-be homesellers have to get their place rented. A quick look at Facebook's FAQ page indicates that home sales could soon be available. Facebook real estate future for 2018 The question isn't if Facebook will get into the real estate space, it's when — and what will it look like. To answer t…
Phoenix Association of Realtors
The energy, investment and innovation around real estate technology are bigger than it's ever been before. Everywhere you look there's a company trying to change, improve or add value to the real estate transaction. At CoreLogic, our focus has always been real estate data, and how it can best be used to serve real estate professionals in their daily business. Most applications being built today are completely reliant on data to be valuable. With so many offerings, it can be hard to wee…
Duke Long Blog
By definition, a quant is an expert at analyzing and managing quantitative data. Seems like a pretty basic thing. For commercial real estate as with most of the business world, it is the way all business is now and will be done. In other words, having a quant on your team is the future now. You can Google it if you want but it's one of if not the fastest growing careers in the world and has no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Hedge funds now think its a must. There are even classes and a…
Dreamit – Blog
The BriefNavigant expects around 35 million e-bikes to be purchased this year. In comparison, electric vehicles currently account for about 1% of all vehicle sales around the globe, with about 1.15 million units to be produced worldwide.E-bikes have become popular in Europe and are now viewed as an alternative to cars, according to the New York Times. About 400K e-bikes are projected to be sold in the United States this year, or about 2.5% of the total bikes sold in the country. Riders can expe…
Bisnow – National Commercial Real Estate News
Though commercial real estate news remained sparse this Thanksgiving weekend as Americans stuffed their faces and then recovered from food and family, Bisnow gathered a handful of major headlines you likely missed due to Turkey Day. One thing was clear during this year’s Black Friday frenzy — consumers were swimming in online deals, with physical retailers joining the fray. Brick-and-mortar stores offered promotional deals in stores that drew consumers from behind their computer screens, as well…
The Real Deal – New York
SoulCycle co-founder Julie Rice is taking her talents to WeWork. Rice, who left SoulCycle last year, has signed on as chief brand officer at the $20 billion company, where she plans to mainly focus on developing more services for WeWork members, according to Fast Company. “There’s a certain way of creating a service, hospitality, and experience that perpetuates people feeling like they matter,” Rice said to Fast Company. “Being there matters to the group and I think that’s a really interesting t…
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