Is Oakland’s tech sector growing at a slower pace due to the housing crunch?
San Francisco Business Times – Local News
A new report suggests the tech boom in Oakland might be limited by the lack of available housing.
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Media brand NYONair opening storefront at Kearny Point in NJ
Real Estate Weekly
Hugo Neu announced that NYONair, a media brand specializing in helicopter-based aerial content, has opened a 10,000-square-foot storefront at Kearny Point, the innovative 3 million s/f redevelopment of the historic Kearny shipyard. NYONair will house the storefront operations of its FlyNYON arm, through which it offers thrilling “doors-off” helicopter experiences, in its new ground-floor space at Building 78, along with its office operations. As a company that has made professional aerial photog…
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What If Your Property Management Business Were Completely Mobile?
AppFolio – Property Management Blog
Having a property management business can be stressful. However, one of the best ways to streamline your workflow and offer effortless communication is by relying more on mobile devices. If your property management business is completely or even mostly mobile, you have the freedom to handle your business from anywhere. Mobility also means you can automate most tasks so you can accomplish more. It is a great way to reduce stress, paperwork, and costs, and can be helpful to property managers, owne…
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Airbnb continues free housing program until Oct. 12
Tampa Bay Times – Business News
Airbnb continues free housing program until Oct. 12 By Tierra Smith, Times Staff Writer TIERRA SMITHTampa Bay TimesFriday, September 29, 2017 3:49pm Print 0 My Edition I want to see more articles tagged I'm already following articles tagged Airbnb has extended its disaster response program for hurricane evacuees in Florida until Oct. 16 [Bloomberg file photo] Airbnb, an online vacation rental marketplace, has extended its disaster response program in Florida for two additional weeks until O…
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Hail an agent like an Uber: MLS debuts on-demand showings app
Inman News – Features
Colorado's largest MLS is getting in on the on-demand showings game. Although hailing an agent like an Uber ride has been possible for awhile through various apps– and tech-focused brokerages such as Redfin and OfferPad also offer similar features– agent on-demand app companies have typically partnered with brokerages, not MLSs. But in a move that could allow for quick industry adoption, brand new home search and agent matching app ArriveHome has partnered with Denver area-based REcolorad…
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3 Steps to Get Agent Buy-In of New CRE Tech
RealNex Company Blog
Technology is here to stay in commercial real estate and, to be honest, is changing the way things are done throughout the property life cycle. Mobile technology, CRM software, and virtual reality are making those embracing these technologies more efficient and more profitable. However, your agents may be resistant to change and avoid the new tools available to them. 1. Choose Wisely The first step in overcoming resistance to new technology is to choose the package wisely. When choosing a platfo…
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Real Estate Ownership Without Asset Management Is Like Operating An NFL Team Without A Coach. Guest Post: Poonam Mathis.
Duke Long Blog
Real estate is like football…is something nobody who knows me would ever expect me to say. But sometimes a sports analogy is just the perfect fit. Hear me out… From our perch within commercial real estate, we see trends emerge. With Q4 looming, client interest in portfolio and asset performance reviews has spiked, and unfortunately, it’s revealing a theme: Investors are avoiding asset management until it’s too late. (To exit optimally, that is…) Imagine trying to operate an NFL team purely on th…
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Verizon unveils ‘Next Gen’ store in Bryant Park
New York Post – Business News
Verizon is unveiling its “Next Gen” store at its Bryant Park location on Friday. The reconfigured retail outlet, located at 125 W 42nd St., seeks to integrate the wireless company’s in-store and online shopping experiences. “Customers can start their shopping paths online and then move it to the store if they want to touch and feel the product, ” David Weissmann, Verizon’s spokesman for the North East Market, told The Post. “Or vice versa.” Verizon said it will open nine “Next Gen” stores in Man…
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Listing Bits: Making house hunting mobile
Inman News – Features
By 2009, mobile users could do a lot with smartphone apps — get directions, listen to music, take pictures, play games, even film a video. Aaron Kardell thought that you ought to be able to add “look for a house” to the growing list of applications. He founded HomeSpotter with the intention of doing just that. https://www.inman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Listing-Bits-EP020.mp3 Kardell grew up in rural Nebraska in a family of entrepreneurs. He started writing software programs in high school …
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Doral really wants to be the home of Amazon’s massive new headquarters
Miami Herald – Real Estate
Find Seattle on a map. Now find the farthest U.S. city from it. The Miami metro area wants to be on Amazon’s map as the home for its second headquarters, a planned $5 billion, eight-million-square-foot, 50,000-employee campus for Amazon executives, staff and high tech professionals (Read: high-paying jobs). But while economic development agencies in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties are putting together a rare, tri-county proposal to lure the Seattle-based online shopping giant to the …