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  • Technology Is Evolving Property Management And Leasing– And Investors Need To Keep Up

    Forbes – Community Voice

    Real estate is an attractive investment for a variety of reasons, but managing a real estate asset brings a number of challenges for which an average investor isn’t ready. Real estate is an attractive investment for a variety of reasons, but managing a real estate asset brings a number of challenges for which an average investor isn’t ready. Real estate is an attractive investment for a variety of reasons, but managing a real estate asset brings a number of challenges for which an average invest…

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  • Dated Tech Park will transform into tech hub

    Atlanta Business Chronicle – Business News

    Work is underway to transform a famous but aging office park in Peachtree Corners into a center for business innovation. Technology Park Atlanta (nicknamed “Tech Park”) was established in 1968 as the office component of Peachtree Corners, the mixed-use planned community in Gwinnett County created by Atlanta real estate icon Paul Duke. With initial occupants that included General Electric, Hayes Microcomputer and Scientific Atlanta, the 500-acre park was intended to provide a venue for tech-based…

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  • Amazon to build 2nd HQ for $5B

    Arkansas Online – Business Headlines

    SEATTLE– Amazon said Thursday that it plans to spend more than $5 billion to build a second headquarters in North America to house as many as 50,000 employees. The tech giant plans to stay in its Seattle headquarters, and the new space will be "a full equal" of its current home, said founder and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos. Amazon's announcement highlights how fast the company is expanding, and is likely to create a scramble among cities and states vying to make the short …

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  • Self-driving cars delivering pizza in other…

    Orange County Register Real Estate

    Ford Motor Company and Dominos Pizza just announced they’re collaborating on a test project that uses self-driving cars to deliver pizzas to customers. The tests are taking place in Michigan. In April, Waymo, the self-driving car group created by Google, announced a fleet of hundreds of self-driving vehicles would offer free test-rides to people in Phoenix, Arizona. In recent years, Arizona has been one of the go-to states for companies testing self-driving cars. A 2015 executive order from Gov….

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  • Amazon spells out its ‘City Maker’ role in reshaping Seattle

    MarketWatch.com – Top Stories

    Few companies can transform a city, but Amazon, the slayer of the retail industry, isn’t just any company. It’s a “City Maker.” In its request for proposals for municipalities to bid to become the home for its second headquarters, Amazon AMZN, +1.21% claims to have done wonders for Seattle, its current home. Here’s how it breaks down the numbers in its request for proposals: • In addition to the 40,000 workers in its employ, another 53,000 jobs, by the company’s calculation, have been created el…

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  • Dan Gilbert confirms he’s trying to get Amazon to build its second HQ in Detroit

    TechCrunch – All Stories

    Dan Gilbert wants Amazon in Detroit. The real estate mogul confirmed to TechCrunch that he has formed internal and external teams to fully explore the possibility of Amazon locating its second HQ in Detroit. Amazon would join General Motors, Quicken Loans, Ally Financial, Comerica and others in having a headquarters in the city’s bustling downtown region. Amazon announced today that it is opening a search for a city in North America to make its second headquarters, envisioned as a “full equal” t…

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  • San Diego to bid for Amazon’s HQ2 second headquarters location

    San Diego Union Tribune General News Headlines

    San Diego to bid for Amazon's HQ2 second headquarters location Getty Images Online retail giant Amazon said Thursday it was searching for a second headquarters in North America in 2017, a huge new development that would cost as much as $5 billion. Online retail giant Amazon said Thursday it was searching for a second headquarters in North America in 2017, a huge new development that would cost as much as $5 billion. (Getty Images) Mike FreemanContact Reporter San Diego intends to throw its …

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  • Amazon Opens Search for Second Headquarters City in North America– 5th Update

    My FOX DC – Business

    Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday announced an unusual plan to establish a second corporate headquarters in North America, signaling the online retail giant's growth ambitions for the years ahead and setting off a race among local and state governments hoping to win it over. Amazon said it was soliciting proposals for a new campus location, which eventually could result in the company investing more than $5 billion and creating up to 50,000 high-paying jobs, many in software development and most …

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  • Redfin’s market share ‘accelerates’ after IPO

    Inman News – Features

    In its first earnings report since going public in July, Redfin posted strong revenue growth, as the high-tech brokerage's website traffic spiked and its market share "accelerated." Revenue increased 35 percent to $104.9 million in the first quarter compared to the same quarter in 2016. The brokerage squeezed out a profit of $4.3 million in the second quarter, but Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman attributed that result to seasonal conditions, stating that the company would post a net loss …

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  • New York joins long list of Amazon suitors

    Crains New York – Everything Real Estate

    Amazon’s announcement that it’s looking for a site for a second headquarters has cities and states throughout North America tripping over themselves to offer huge tax breaks in exchange for thousands of high-paying tech jobs. New York state says it will be joining this group of hopeful suitors.   Howard Zemsky, who serves as president and CEO of Empire State Development and commissioner of the state's Department of Economic Development, said New York "will be doing everything we can to…

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