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  • These homeowners faced an Airbnb nightmare as renters left them facing huge fines and angry neighbors

    CNBC – Top Business Stories

    Drew Grewal faced fines of nearly half a million dollars because his Miami Beach home was being listed illegally on Airbnb. In Miami Beach — as in New York, San Diego and many other U.S. cities — short-term rentals of the kind facilitated by Airbnb, VRBO, Tripadvisor and others are strictly limited. Laws, fees and taxes vary regionally, but fines for violations are typically high. In Miami Beach, the fines run at $20,000 for a first violation and rise from there. When the first notice arrived on…

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  • CoreLogic acquires real estate cybersecurity specialist Clareity

    Realty Biz News

    Real estate industry analytics provider CoreLogic has announced it’s acquiring the cybersecurity firm Clareity Security Solutions in an effort aimed at boosting its security protocols. Clareity is a fairly well known name in the real estate tech industry, having been founded back in 1996. It’s main product is the SAFEMLS security solution, which protects MLS listings databases from improper access and usage. The company claims it serves more than 850,000 real estate professionals in the U.S. alo…

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  • Cashless self-checkout takes center store in NY grocery

    Retail Dive

    Author By Dan O'Shea • Published Sept. 1, 2017 Dive Brief: Key Food Montague, a cooperative grocer in Brooklyn Heights, NY, has become home to new cashless self-checkout systems supplied by Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions and STCR, a provider of business systems to grocery retailers, according to a press release. Four of Toshiba’s Self Checkout System 6 units were deployed in four self-checkout lanes positioned in the center of the store. These self-checkout lanes are now managing more 20…

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  • Two Marketing Tech Changes Real Estate Agents Need To Adopt

    Forbes – Community Voice

    Real estate professionals and companies need to change the way they market and brand themselves — otherwise, their success will be short lived. Real estate professionals and companies need to change the way they market and brand themselves — otherwise, their success will be short lived. Real estate professionals and companies need to change the way they market and brand themselves — otherwise, their success will be short lived. Real estate professionals and companies need to change the way they …

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  • Watch: New drone footage of Empire Outlets construction

    Staten Island Business News

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  • You can now smile to pay for your KFC meal in China

    New York Post – Business News

    Reuters Reuters Reuters Reuters Up Next CC Sabathia curses out 'weak' Red Sox for bunting strategy Unless the Red Sox and Yankees face each other in… View Slideshow Continue Advertisement SHANGHAI — Diners at a KFC store in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou will have a new way to pay for their meal. Just smile. Customers will be able to use a “Smile to Pay” facial recognition system at the tech-heavy, health-focused concept store, part of a drive by Yum China Holdings Inc to lure …

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  • How tech is taking over in Asia Pacific’s cities

    JLL Real Views

    With the exponential growth of smart phone adoption, a flourishing start-up scene and booming ecommerce, the tech sector across many cities in Asia Pacific is expanding fast. Tech companies are becoming a key driver in office markets from South Korea to India as new start-ups flock to the region and existing companies expand. “Tech firms are now among the largest occupier categories in many markets and over the near-term we expect further growth in tech sector demand,” says Christopher Clausen, …

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  • Ellie Mae to buy Velocify for $128 million

    HousingWire

    Ellie Mae announced Thursday that it will acquire Velocify, a sales acceleration platform, for $128 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017 and will not impact third-quarter financials, the company said. “As part of our comprehensive strategy to deliver the first true digital mortgage to the industry, we are helping lenders to originate more loans, reduce costs, and complete the entire mortgage process faster,” said Jonathan Corr, president and CEO of …

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  • How a San Francisco firm brings design smarts to home tech

    Curbed – National News

    When it comes to design, sometimes it’s all about sweating the small stuff. Or so says Nick Cronan, a cofounder of San Francisco design and branding agency Branch. With a focus on advanced craft, and a penchant for intelligent work, the studio is giving home tech products exceptional form alongside their futuristic functions. “Design in home tech is now table stakes,” adds Josh Morenstein, the other cofounder of Branch. “The home is a place where people typically surround themselves with objects…

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  • Uber Added to Speaker Roster at CRE // Tech Los Angeles on September 28

    CRE // Tech

    Uber Added to Speaker Roster at CRE // Tech Los Angeles on September 28 Max Crowley, Strategic Initiatives at Uber for Business will speak at their Los Angeles event at CBRE Headquarters New York, NY (August 31, 2017)– CRE // Tech, the leading event, content and connectivity platform for the commercial real estate industry, announced today that Max Crowley, Strategic Initiatives, Uber for Business will address the impact of ride sharing for commercial real estate. Uber was created as a way to p…

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