New Data Analytics Platform Launched for CRE by Megalytics and Elmspring

Analytics is not new to the world of commercial real estate, but new startups are rapidly changing how CRE professionals approach business. Among those firms is Megalytics. The tech startup was recently chosen as one of five companies to participate in the Elmspring Session 2.0 accelerator. Since then, Megalytics has completed its beta testing phase and has now gone live. With that launch, institutional real estate clients are now able to take advantage of a real time risk assessment and due dil…

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MoveTube Offers Interactive Property Search Television Channel

YouTube, move over; there’s a new kid on the block. Electrik Eye Enterprises and Listing Booster recently announced the launch of the first interactive property search channel designed specifically for TV. MoveTube focuses specifically on real estate listings. Already approved by ROKU, MoveTube is available in millions of homes throughout the United States and is slated to enjoy rapid expansion in the coming years. The Benefits Offered by an Interactive Real Estate Television Channel With this s…

Landlords in Multifamily Preparing for the Arrival of Electric Cars

As electric cars become more popular and more plentiful, an increasing number of landlords are looking to the future and preparing their multifamily properties to accommodate a new generation of vehicle. Dedicated to corporate sustainability, multifamily properties with an eye toward preparing for the arrival of green vehicles are installing electric-vehicle charging stalls. Now that vehicles such as the Toyota Prius have become increasingly more mainstream, multifamily property owns are rising …

ServiceGems Delivering on New Technology to Improve Process Management in CRE

Realtors and property managers face a number of significant challenges, including the need to locate and screen vendors. ServiceGems.com is changing that situation by offering new technology that makes it possible for users to take advantage of improved process management for commercial real estate properties. Streamlining the Vetting of Contractors With ServiceGems, it is no longer necessary for users to issue RFP calls, a process that can consume significant amounts of time and resources. In…

ReaLync Offers First Real Estate Based, Cloud-Based Platform for Virtual Tours

Recently, the first cloud-based platform focused specifically on real estatewas launched. ReaLync offers users the ability to take live virtual property tours and participate in open houses. Through the use of innovative technology, the platform has rapidly expanded to include everything from residential real estate to commercial real estate. ReaLync is also now serving the student housing sector. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJxFqPSudTI When the platform was first launched, it primarily focu…

AssetAvenue Receives $11 Million in Funding for CRE Lending

AssetAvenue, the Los Angeles-based online commercial real estate lender, recently announced the completion of an $11 million round of Series A funding. The company has reported that the funding will be used for further product development and growth. Having built a reputation for crowdfunding investor funds into commercial real estate loans for borrowers who are not typically able to obtain funding from traditional banks, AssetAvenue takes a rather innovation approach to commercial real estate f…

Meet the New Honest Buildings

Honest Buildings, the preeminent management platform for commercial real estate projects, today unveiled Honest Buildings for Owners, the first-ever online software for building owners and project managers to track and analyze procurement processes throughout their entire portfolios. Honest Buildings for Owners drastically streamlines day-to-day project management activities, and will integrate with Honest Buildings’ existing online real estate marketplace, which has originated nearly $600 milli…

How many Crunch members to cover the rent?

Crunch Fitness has over 100 locations and hundreds of thousands of members. CompStak took a look at four Crunch locations to try to figure out how many Crunch members are required to cover the annual rent. Find out more on the CompStak blog! How many Crunch members to cover the rent? CompStak

What the Internet of Things Means for Commercial Real Estate

In the last few years, the commercial real estate industry has been virtually revolutionized by the introduction of a variety of new technological advances. Now, the next wave of technology known as the Internet of Things is set to change the commercial real estate industry once again. Based on the idea that we will become less reliant on computers over the next several years as products begin to feature built-in technological interfaces, the Internet of Things will eliminate the concept of comp…