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  • WeWork doubles its footprint in uptown Charlotte

    BizJournal – Commercial Real Estate

    Less than four months after opening its first North Carolina office in Charlotte, co-working giant WeWork is doubling its footprint at the uptown office tower where it leases space. WeWork signed a lease late Wednesday to expand its space at 615 South College into two additional floors, 10 and 11, bringing its total footprint to more than 90,000 square feet. WeWork Stonewall Station opened in early August on floors 8 and 9 with about 50,000 square feet. The expansion makes it the largest tenant…

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  • CRE Data Visualization Can Transform Business

    Reonomy

    Successful commercial real estate (CRE) investment has always hinged on access to — and effective use of — good information. From occupancy reports and tenant viability analyses to owner debt summaries and maintenance and utilities logs, information is often the most valuable thing an investor and their broker can possess when looking to identify and close a profitable deal. But while technology has increased access to these types of information, it has in many ways — and somewhat paradoxically …

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  • Elon Musk’s Boring Company asks LA to start digging a tunnel within city limits

    Inhabitat – Phoenix

    Will The Boring Company get the green light from Los Angeles to start digging a traffic-killing tunnel? Elon Musk's venture recently filed an application with officials for approval to commence digging within city limits. A Boring Company spokesperson said the tunnel could stretch from Hawthorne – where Musk's other company SpaceX is located – “along the 405 to Westwood, with a number of stops along the way.” According to Los Angeles' Bureau of Engineering spokesperson Mary Nemick…

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  • Why is WeWork trying to do retail?

    Crains New York – Everything Real Estate

    WeWork is expanding further beyond its core co-working business, putting the pieces in place to launch a retail arm, according to The Real Deal. In addition to purchasing Lord & Taylor's Midtown flagship last month, the $20 billion firm absorbed part of the staff of online electronics store Sharkk and several principals invested in retail-tech startup Outernets. Company co-founder Miguel McKelvey has said that WeWork's business model always envisioned bringing together co-working a…

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  • Email Templates To Win More Tenant & Listing Assignments [Video]

    Digsy AI Blog

    In the realm of commercial real estate sales strategies, the email reigns supreme. Emails are the most powerful and cost effective way of selling your services. But, like Uncle Ben told Peter Parker before he died for the 18th time, “with great power comes great responsibility”. Amateur mass emailing can make you a nuisance and negatively portray your business. This is why mastering email templates is crucial to winning more tenants and listing assignments. In our exclusive broker coaching video…

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  • New Live Virtual Property Viewing Platform Promises To Save Estate Agents £000’s

    The News Funnel

    NEW live virtual property viewing platform that promises to make the process of property viewings easier, faster and more efficient is proving popular with both buyers and estate agents. Currently, house buyers view at least 6 properties in person before deciding on their next home, spending around 30 minutes per viewing, excluding travel time. However, recent trials of ground-breaking new technology EyeSpyLive, has enabled agents to qualify buyers before a physical viewing and reduce the cost o…

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  • New Live Virtual Property Viewing Platform Promises To Save Estate Agents £000’s

    EyeSpy360

    NEW live virtual property viewing platform that promises to make the process of property viewings easier, faster and more efficient is proving popular with both buyers and estate agents. Currently, house buyers view at least 6 properties in person before deciding on their next home, spending around 30 minutes per viewing, excluding travel time. However, recent trials of ground-breaking new technology EyeSpyLive, has enabled agents to qualify buyers before a physical viewing and reduce the cost o…

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  • Virtual Reality for Commercial Real Estate – Is It the Future?

    Content Marketing by The News Funnel

    We’re living in such a digital world these days that it almost feels as if we barely need to leave our homes to run everyday errands. You don’t have to visit the grocery store to get produce at your front door, or need to head to the movies to watch the hottest new flicks. You can get beauty products from across the world on your front step with free 2-day shipping, and getting food from your favorite Mexican joint no longer requires you to change out of your pajamas. Could the same be coming tr…

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  • Avail — Designed for Part-Time Landlords

    CRETECH

    For most tenants, rent is the only remaining reason why they still have a checkbook. In 2012, Chicago-based entrepreneur Ryan Coon left his high-figure banking job to start Avail, a software that allows smaller property managers to bring online rent payments to even the most non-technical landlords. The platform eventually grew to serve the entire apartment rental process, from background checks to returning security deposits electronically. In 2017, a $2M round of capital was raised to ex…

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  • New Live Virtual Property Viewing Platform Promises To Save Estate Agents £000’s

    EyeSpy360

    NEW live virtual property viewing platform that promises to make the process of property viewings easier, faster and more efficient is proving popular with both buyers and estate agents. Currently, house buyers view at least 6 properties in person before deciding on their next home, spending around 30 minutes per viewing, excluding travel time. However, recent trials of ground-breaking new technology EyeSpyLive, has enabled agents to qualify buyers before a physical viewing and reduce the cost o…

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