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  • Austin is a Top 10 Tech Market in Cushman & Wakefield’s inaugural “Tech Cities 1.0” report

    Cain Sells Austin

    Home Login/Register Site Map Contact Us Menu Search Search by Map Advanced Search Featured Listings Search by Communities Property Tracker Listed Today Communities City of Austin Austin Central Austin Downtown Condos East Austin North Austin Northwest Austin South Austin Southeast Austin Southwest Austin West Austin Surrounding Communities Bee Cave Buda Cedar Park Driftwood Dripping Springs Georgetown Hutto Kyle   Lake Travis Lakeway Leander Manor Pflugerville Rollingwood Round Rock Westlake Buy…

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  • WeWork Appeals To Bigger Companies Looking To Get Hip

    CRETECH

    WeWork, the coworking space innovator, trades in data rather than in desks — it thinks of itself more as a tech company than as a real estate company.The platform offers space in 165 locations, in 18 countries and 50 cities, and with over 150,000 members.  Yet here’s a fact you may not have guessed: 22% of WeWork customers have over 500 employees.Starting this year, it took what it’s learned from designing modern workspace to provide design, construction and management services to larger “…

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  • Survey: Retail Associates Seek Mobile Tech to Defend Against E-Commerce

    Tulip Retail – News

    Survey: Retail Associates Seek Mobile Tech to Defend Against E-CommerceAs seen on Street Fight Mag. As retailers with brick-and-mortar stores race to compete against e-commerce giants like Amazon, the job description of a sales associate is changing. According to the results of a new survey out this morning, nearly half of store associates say consumers are sometimes more knowledgeable about products than they are, but assistive mobile devices are helping these associates prevent customers from …

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  • WeWork is gearing up for a big push into retail: sources

    The Real Deal – Miami

    WeWork is quietly setting the stage for the launch of a brick-and-mortar retail platform as it continues to branch out into new business lines ahead of an expected public offering. Several sources told The Real Deal that work on retail concepts gained momentum over the past six months and is shaping up to be a priority for the firm. What WeWork’s retail business could look like is still unclear, but sources said extending the firm’s co-working model — furnished spaces on short-term leases — to r…

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  • The Dirty Little Secret That Most Startup Founders Don’t Want You To Know…

    Michael Beckerman

    While I am newbie in the tech world, I have worked really hard to immerse myself in the startup culture. And while my niche and community is in the commercial real estate sector which is a very young tech industry, I think I have a good handle on the way things work in tech.As part of my job and personal mission to help create a thriving CRE tech industry, I literally meet with every startup I possible can. Hundreds to date, if not more.My own experience building my own startups coupled with my …

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  • Why is real estate startup funding on the rise?

    Inman News – Features

    When the economy is humming along that’s when you’ll see more venture capitalists come out of the woodwork. In many markets, it’s been awhile since the real estate industry attracted VC attention. But times — they are a-changin’. According to Crunchbase, between August 2016 and August 2017 a total of 111 real estate startups secured over $502 million in early stage equity funding. So why is the real estate industry becoming a popular playing field for venture capitalists? That’s a question more …

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  • 4 Reasons All CRE Professionals Need A CRM

    The Broker List Blog

    4 Reasons All CRE Professionals Need A CRM If you aren’t using a commercial real estate CRM in your day-to-day business then you are missing out on many opportunities to increase your sales, grow your clientele and streamline data entry. Here are four reasons all commercial real estate professionals need to be using a CRM: Contact Management Commercial real estate is all about your leads, your clients, and your connections. But keeping your contacts up to date can be time consuming and often fal…

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  • HomeJab Announces New “Elite Package” for Luxury Real Estate Listings

    CRETECH

    Luxe listing video for ultra high-end homes includes professional actors, producer and cinematographer.Today, HomeJab, a real estate photography company, announces the “Elite Package” for home sellers who need maximum online exposure and a fast sale.  The package is a mini feature film of one property that draws in the viewer and helps them feel the excitement, fun and comfort of living there.  It’s also an excellent way for real estate professionals to enhance their personal branding …

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  • Investing in Tomorrow: A Peek Into One Agency’s Focus on Agent Recruiting

    Phoenix Association of Realtors

    ERA Real Estate Unveils New Digital Program Aimed at Agent Recruitment and Retention Imagine: You're sitting in your brokerage and you get a pop up on your computer screen. Alex Gonzales has just sold a home in a neighborhood your brokerage has wanted to penetrate for a while. You are thrilled. You've had your eye on Alex for a while—he's a smart, digitally-savvy agent who's got a foothold in one of the hottest markets, and you've been wanting to recruit him for months. …

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  • 2018 To-Do: Adapt Your Business to the On-Demand Economy

    Phoenix Association of Realtors

    The clock is just about to run out on 2017, and now is the time to assess, regroup and strategize. How did you do? What's next? Catering to the on-demand economy—the consumer-driven, get-it-now landscape we live in today—is a must for real estate practitioners in the year ahead. According to Georg Gerstenfeld, general manager of Real Estate and vice president with DocuSign, considering consumer preferences and technology is vital. “Think about what the on-demand economy looks like in [your …

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