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What does “Psychogeography” have to do with lead engagement for real estate?

CRETECH

5/12/2017

Griffin Morris, founding head of growth, economist, spatial.ai First, what does Psychogeography even mean? It’s a highly academic term, but for practical purposes we need to understand that it essentially tries to relate human behaviors and emotion to physical location. This seems obvious, right? We think of people in different neighborhoods, suburbs, and cities as generally different in their behaviors or personalities. Psychogeography is the idea that feature…

MIKE’S WEEKLY PICKS: MY FAVORITE 16 RE TECH READS…

Michael Beckerman

5/12/2017

Here are my favorite Real Estate Tech reads from this past week. Happy reading! Matterport partners with Google to bring Street View 3D perspectives indoorsNews – TechCrunchWhen you’re looking at moving into a new space, Street View is often a useful tool to get the general vibe of the area but it’s almost impossible to really tell what spaces look like in…

If You’re Looking For Funding, Here Are Fifteen Great Sources That Every Real Estate Startup Must Know About

CRETECH

5/12/2017

While funding for real estate startups is still at a strong pace, it is clear that there is caution in the wind. It’s increasingly harder for new and early stage startups to secure funding than it has been in the past few years. CB Insights just put out a fantastic analysis of the current state of the real estate tech market and while funding is still robust, the underlying trend is that fewer, but much larger deals are getting done. Interestingly, the funding is now coming from very significant…

Ackman Ziff

CRETECH

5/11/2017

CONTACTPeter Weiss, Managing Director, Ackman ZiffTHE SCOOPPeter reached out to connect with me recently in NYC to chat about the CRE tech space. Peter is a heavy hitter in the investment sales market as a Managing Director of Ackman Ziff. It’s really so helpful for me to connect with professionals like Peter who clearly are at the top of their game in the commercial real estate sector. For me to really be able to advise my team and others in the CRE tech sector on trends and s…

CrowdStreet

CRETECH

5/11/2017

CONTACTDarren Powderly, CCIM, Co-Founder, CrowdStreet, Inc.THE SCOOPDarren reached out recently to introduce himself and his site. I was so impressed I actually included highlights of our conversation in a recentblog.I think what Darren and his team are doing in CRE tech is really, really smart. CrowdStreet is a software and services company that enables real estate operators and developers to efficiently engage in online capital formation, communicate with investors,…

What Can The Commercial Real Estate Sector Learn From The Residential Tech Sector

Michael Beckerman

5/11/2017

There is no doubt that the residential real estate sector embraced tech well before the commercial sector. Look no further than the success of Zilllow which is now a billion dollar company!Why? I have written previously that I think most innovation in tech is driven by the consumer. The client. The end user. It’s just how adoption happens.Initially, the home buying public was way more focused on tech than the residential business sector was. They were on Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Twit…

Directory Spotlight: CompStak, Crowdsourcing CRE Intelligence

CRETECH

5/11/2017

Need hard-to-find leasing data? Meet CompStak, the company helping commercial real estate brokerage firms and investors compare properties and make investment decisions. They specialize in information that is difficult to compile or unavailable. CompStak ServicesCompStak offers two products for the commercial real estate industry. CompStak Exchange members…

(RE)Meter

CRETECH

5/10/2017

CONTACTJack Buck, Co-Founder, (RE)meterTHE SCOOPI met up with Jack at The Bryant Park Grill in NYC recently. Had a great chat about his background in development in Chicago and now in the CRE tech space. Jack’s site, (RE)meter.com is an innovative software platform that offers risk assessments of tenants for real estate owners/developers/institutions. Jack’s focus is helping clients manage risk within their portfolios with innovative software solutions. Jack told me h…

Massive Job Losses Are Coming To The Real Estate Industry!

Michael Beckerman

5/10/2017

Okay, now that I got your attention…While I sincerely hope this isn’t true, it could actually be possible.We are clearly living in historic times. Some call it the” Age of the Great Tech Revolution”. I have read that over the next five years the pace of technological innovation will be unlike anything we have ever seen before in modern times. A.I., V.R., augmented reality, drones, robots, driverless cars, med tech… and that’s just the stuff we know and read about. I can’t even imagine what els…

#CREtech Exhibitors: Virtual Xperience (VX)

CRETECH

5/10/2017

Virtual Xperience Inc. (“VX”) accelerates the sales cycle for new developments, renovations, and pre-construction. VX clients pre-market their projects with immersive, photo-realistic VR visualizations across multiple mobile and VR platforms. Our digital products help people explore and experience real estate in innovative ways, making emotional connections with the unbuilt space when “walking through” and interacting with it. The VX experience helps people make well-informed decisions which max…

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What does “Psychogeography” have to do with lead engagement for real estate?

MIKE’S WEEKLY PICKS: MY FAVORITE 16 RE TECH READS…