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Retail Isn’t Dead: How the Internet of Things Will Revolutionize CRE

Commercial Property Executive – All Feeds

10/13/2017

Shoppers are increasingly interested in what they can’t get out of e-commerce–experiential retail–and brick-and-mortar stores are being completely turned around as a result. Everyone in commercial real estate knows retail is today’s most exciting asset class. Malls are closing their doors from coast to coast, and behemoths like Amazon and Walmart have taken out entire categories of independent retail, but hope is not lost for retailers and their investors. Shoppers are increasingly interested in…

8 CRE Brokers Weigh In On Productivity

RealNex Company Blog

10/13/2017

Productivity seems to be the golden goal of the moment. With so many technological resources at our disposal and the social media/competitive loop urging the crowd on to ever-higher achievements, there seems to be this underlying and overarching sense that we can be more, that we can do more. Plus, it's fun to try to "game the system"– to figure out those tasks and rituals, that when combined in just the right way, bring SUCCESS. We asked ten successful commercial real estate br…

Brick-and-mortar retailer apps need a boost

Business Insider – Retail

10/13/2017

US consumers are spending approximately 50 minutes in shopping apps each month, adding up to 10 hours a year, according to a report from App Annie as cited by TechCrunch. This large amount of time spent in apps helps explain why mobile commerce is set to account for nearly half of all e-commerce by 2021, and makes a quality mobile experience a must-have for all retailers. Digital-first apps are performing better than apps of brick-and-mortar retailers. Apps from digital-first retailers like Amaz…

Why Airbnb and WeWork Are Partnering Up

NREI – National

10/13/2017

A partnership of Airbnb and WeWork launched an initial phase of a new bed-and-work pilot program. Road warriors traveling to New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, London or Sidney can now book lodging accommodations and workspaces simultaneously through the Airbnb business app or web channel. A partnership of Airbnb and WeWork launched an initial phase of a new bed-and-work pilot program last week in these five cities, because they are the most heavily traveled locations for business…

Dreamit Teams with Accenture to Help Urban Tech and Health Startups Scale

Dreamit – Blog

10/13/2017

We are excited to announce that Dreamit has teamed with Accenture, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, in an effort to connect Accenture’s strategy and innovation leadership to the startup founders at Dreamit working on transformational products in healthcare and urban tech.“We’re excited that Accenture partnered with Dreamit to bring cutting-edge digital health and urban tech companies to market more quickly,” says Steve Barsh, Chief Innovation Officer at Dreamit. “It pr…

New from Google

The Balance Sheet – Yardi Corporate Blog

10/13/2017

Hardware Focus By Anca Gagiuc on Oct 13, 2017 in Technology Earlier this month, Google launched eight new hardware products — two versions of the Pixel 2, a new Daydream VR headset, two new Google Home speakers, an AI camera dubbed Google Clips, AI-enhanced headphones called Pixel Buds and the Pixelbook laptop. The second-generation family of consumer hardware products seems an effort to make up for the lost time in the hardware department. Google’s senior vice president of hardware, Rick Osterl…

Developer Xu Jiayin ends Dalian Wanda founder’s run as China’s wealthiest person

The Real Deal – New York

10/13/2017

Xu Jiayin, the founder of Chinese developer Evergrande, replaced Dalian Wanda Group founder Wang Jianlin as the country’s richest person, even though his company has over $100 billion in debt. Xu’s wealth quadrupled to $43 billion this year, according to the Hurun Report, China’s best-known list of wealthy individuals, the Macau Daily Times reported. Though Evergrande has a market value of $47 billion, its total debt is over $100 billion. The real estate developer is taking steps to reduce its d…

12 Solar-powered homes that show the future of architecture

Inhabitat – Phoenix

10/13/2017

What will the future of architecture look like? If the impressive solar structures at this year’s Solar Decathlon are any indication, they’ll be smarter, more energy efficient, and a joy to live, work, and play in. This month, a dozen of university-led teams designed, built, and presented their futuristic homes at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 in Denver, Colorado. In the lead up to tomorrow’s unveiling of the winner, we’ve rounded up this year's 12 sustainable dwellings…

Expanding tech firm buys Beavercreek building for $1.3M

BizJournal – Commercial Real Estate

10/13/2017

To accommodate its plans for expansion, a Beavercreek IT firm has purchased an office building.

We Work. We Live. We Work Out. Eventually We Die.

New York Times – U.S. Business News

10/12/2017

WeWork wants you to work nice with others and live nice with others. And now, at its new gyms, work out nice with others.

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