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  • InsideMaps Brings Affordable VR Technology to the Hands of the Agent

    Phoenix Association of Realtors

    For those with their toes in real estate's ever-changing technology pool, virtual reality house tours are likely not a new concept. These stimulating virtual tours allow off-scene buyers to view homes from the inside before requesting a listing appointment, which can save REALTORS valuable time and energy. No longer do agents need to scramble to show homes that aren't a fit for their buyer—the buyer knows the inside of the home before they actually enter it. With VR on the cutting edge…

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  • What the next Cleveland mayor should do to help area’s tech Industry, Part 3: Tech Czar Talk

    Cleveland Real Time News

    CLEVELAND, Ohio- With the upcoming primary and general elections, in the past two columns I outlined some issues the next Cleveland mayor must implement or confront in order to foster an environment for growth and prosperity, especially in the tech industry. Michael C. DeAloiaCourtesy photo  This week, I feature more topics the next mayor should pay attention to, this time focusing on a series of "fantasy scenarios" that could generate billions in cash for a financially struggling city…

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  • Simon malls launch chatbot to answer shoppers’ questions

    Newsday – Top Stories

    itemprop="headline"> Simon malls launch chatbot to answer shoppers’ questions Updated August 20, 2017 6:00 AM By Daysi Calavia-Robertson  daysi.calavia-robertson@newsday.com Reprints +- Diane Barbera, of Bay Shore, uses the Simon Property Group's "bot" on Facebook Messenger to glean information about amenities at its Walt Whitman Shops in Huntington Station on Aug. 11, 2017. advertisement | advertise on newsday Next time you visit one of the three Simon malls on Long …

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  • Building sustainably to solve the housing crisis

    Orange County Register Business

    There are innumerable perks to living in California, but modestly priced housing is certainly not one of them. It’s undeniable that housing in the Golden State is expensive, and that we have a significant housing shortage. It’s a housing affordability and supply crisis, which severely impacts quality of life and will require some creative policy approaches and political will. But, whatever the public policy, the core of it should be more housing — swiftly, efficiently and sustainably. Let’s hope…

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  • The One Thing In CRE Tech That No One Sees Coming…

    The Broker List Blog

    A few years ago, the home tech market was very fragmented. There were a few sites like Nest and some big companies like GE focused on the space. Eventually there was a lot of press around the IoT and how there was a huge opportunity coming in digitally connecting the home. And guess what happened as a result… Amazon, Google, Samsung etc., all made huge investments in the space. And now there is a race for who can control the home!!! The point is, five years ago, these tech giants were focused el…

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  • Survival of the tech fittest: Watch Josh Team at ICSF

    Phoenix Association of Realtors

    If you're hoping to see the last of ‘disrupters' and ‘disruption' in real estate news, you're out of luck. This year alone, we'll see $ 3.5 billion invested in technology meant to solidify the real estate professionals' value amid disruption and close the gap between consumer wants and industry provisions. Keller Williams' Josh Team explains how the company — which has set aside $ 1 billion in tech funding — is defending its territory, empowering agents and ele…

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  • How the Airbnbs of retail are growing in a pillowy soft market

    Real Estate Investors HQ

    Behind the storefront of the Michele Varian boutique in Soho lies a store within a store. Past the shop’s collection of industrial-chic lamps, brightly colored throw pillows and quirky design items, fellow Soho designer Melissa Joy Manning runs her eponymous jewelry boutique underneath a skylight at the rear of the roughly 2,000-square-foot sales floor at 27 Howard Street. The space-sharing arrangement, which in the world of retail real estate is usually referred to as a […] The post How the Air…

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  • Tavistock to Create Digital Plan for 3.8 MSF Orlando Project

    Commercial Property Executive – All Feeds

    The developer is partnering with tech company Intersection to enhance retail offerings at Lake Nona Town Center, a mixed-use destination within the 17-square-mile Lake Nona master-planned community. Tavistock Development Co. plans to take its Lake Nona Town Center in Orlando, Fla., to a new level—a digital level. The real estate firm just formed a partnership with tech company Intersection to create a digital master plan and connected retail experience design for the 3.8 million-square-foot mixe…

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  • InterRent Announces Transformational Development in Ottawa

    Marketwired – Commercial Real Estate

    August 18, 2017 08:49 ET InterRent Announces Transformational Development in Ottawa OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwired- Aug. 18, 2017)- NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES Editors Note: There are 4 photos associated with this press release. InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:IIP.UN) ("InterRent") is extremely pleased to announce a transformational development at the heart of the new mass transit "LRT" in the Na…

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  • Hot or Not? Redfin Reviews its Hottest Neighborhood Predictions and Identifies 10 Areas that are Just Heating Up

    Redfin Blog

    In January, we published our 5th annual Hottest Neighborhoods report, identifying the 10 neighborhoods across the country that, based on Redfin.com user data and insights from local Redfin agents, were likely to see fast growth in home values this year. Now we’re checking in to see how those neighborhoods have performed compared with their surrounding areas, and to identify some more places that are now showing signs of hotness. To take the temperature of the 10 Hottest Neighborhoods of 2017, we…

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