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  • WeWork is opening an elementary school called WeGrow

    Curbed – National News

    WeWork, the coworking behemoth that recently scored a whopping $4.4 billion investment for expansion, is now venturing into education, Bloomberg reports. The company has begun a pilot program for a private elementary school housed near its New York City headquarters. The initiative, called WeGrow, will focus on “conscious entrepreneurship.” The pilot program has its current roster of seven 5- to-8-year-olds (including one child of WeWork founders Adam and Rebekah Neumann) spending one day at the…

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  • Google’s new plan to create more accessible offices

    Curbed – National News

    Google software engineer Sasha Blair-Goldensohn takes issues of accessibility very personally. The lifelong New Yorker, who was injured when a tree fell on him during a walk through Central Park in 2009, now uses a wheelchair to get around, including the company’s office on 8th Avenue in New York, a massive former Port Authority Building. The building’s massive floorplates mean 500 or so people can work on each floor, so most employees don’t need to use the stairs much. But when Blair-Goldensohn…

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  • The anti-Airbnb movement has a new poster boy: Paul Manafort

    The Real Deal – New York

    State and city lawmakers who have Airbnb in their cross hairs are taking an interest in the indictment of former President Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. More than two dozen elected officials sent a letter to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky this week saying the tech company “must no longer be permitted to shield illegal operators by claiming it is protecting the privacy of hosts when those hosts look like Paul Manafort and his Russian oligarch clients.” Signing state senators on the letter targe…

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  • A tech office nestled in the hills of West Austin: Asure Software shows off new space

    Austin Business Journal – Commercial Real Estate

    Asure Software Inc., an Austin-based maker of digital tools for managing workers, has moved into a 15,000-square-foot office as it continues to expand. The office, in the 3700 San Clemente mid-rise on Capital of Texas Highway south of Pennybacker Bridge, features an open design with the amenities commonplace in modern workspaces, including a stylish kitchen with refreshments and coffee on hand and an outdoor patio. The company's new space, at 3700 N. Capital of Texas Highway, features both …

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  • Co-Working Giant WeWork Is Going After the Kindergartners Now

    NREI – National

    The $20 billion startup is making its move into children’s education, launching a private elementary school for “conscious entrepreneurship.” (Bloomberg)—WeWork says its mission is to help people do what they love. Now the office-sharing giant is testing that ethos on a smaller clientele: kindergartners. The $20 billion startup, built on a vast network of hip co-working spaces where entrepreneurs and freelancers rent desks, is making its move into children’s education, launching a private elemen…

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  • Brokerages Can’t Live Without These Four Real Estate Tech Tools

    CommissionTrac – Blog

    By Jordan Everts  Posted November 6, 2017  In Uncategorized Brokerages Can't Live Without These Four Real Estate Tech Tools2017-11-062017-10-24https://commissiontrac.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ctlh.pngCommissionTrachttps://commissiontrac.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ctlh.png200px200px 0 0 Making the brokerage go round and round requires serious legwork. Luckily, the real estate industry now possesses the tools that allow brokerages to spend more time focused on clients and agents. Wor…

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  • The Not-to-Miss Property Management Tech Trends for 2018

    The Updater Blog – Property Management Tips

    The Not-to-Miss Property Management Tech Trends for 2018 by Ash Bell The most important tech trends for property management in 2018 will be centered around easing resident pain points to improve the quality of life within apartment communities. These trends will build upon the technology developed over the past year. While many properties already employ the first iteration of these trends, their growth and implementation will increase greatly in 2018. In the past, property managers have gotten a…

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  • Exclusive Q&A With #RETAS Sponsor Sohin Shah, Founder of Instalend

    CRETECH

    Exclusive Q&A With #RETAS Sponsor Sohin Shah, Founder of InstalendCan you describe your site?InstaLend is an online lending platform for residential real estate, allowing accredited individuals to invest as little as $5,000 in senior debt opportunities. What problems are you solving for real estate professionals?We are helping accredited investors to g…

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  • Coworking is spreading in Charlotte, with a new operator coming soon outside uptown

    The Charlotte Observer Development News

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  • Cool Offices: Center City tech company

    BizJournal – Commercial Real Estate

    Curalate, an internet marketing services company, completely overhauled their Philadelphia headquarters this past summer. Updates include conference rooms named after divas like Beyonce and Kylie Minogue, as well as inspirational wall quotes like "All I do is win win win no matter what," referencing a popular song by DJ Khaled. "We have a fairly flexible work culture: People work from home and we have people in different offices. So it's creating spaces where people can be co…

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