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BIG INTERVIEW | Savills CIO explains how tech is driving HR

Placetech
3/5/2022

Patrick McGrath, chief information officer of Savills, speaks to PlaceTech about the forces challenging corporate office occupiers as they compete to attract the best workers. We are seeing a once in a generation shift towards supply side availability as demand for offices reduces in most of the major markets we cover. That is a precursor for understanding what the dynamics are on the demand side in a different way. The focus from the occupier side of the asset class is all about talent. Our …

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3D “holoportation” for the masses

Axios
3/5/2022

A company called PORTL that lets you beam a lifelike, real-time image of yourself into its vending-machine-size box has introduced a lower-budget miniature version, potentially bringing video calls to American living rooms.

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Fundrise Acquires Strategic Atlanta Industrial Facility for $30M

Commercial Observer
3/5/2022

Fundrise has acquired an industrial and logistics facility in Atlanta from Bixby Land Company for $30.4 million, Commercial Observer can first report.

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Startups Are Looking To Fractionalize Real Estate Assets, But Should They?

Forbes
3/5/2022

Investing in commercial real estate or vacation rental properties can be a consistent source of passive income and returns, not to mention growth and the potential liquidity you don’t get with owning your home. Yet the price of entry is often prohibitive to all but those who already have wealth. This was the puzzle Drew Sterrett wanted to solve in 2017, when he worked as an analyst at asset manager Tungsten Partners, focused on real estate. He spent all day looking at the potential investment re…

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REaaS, Tokenization, and the state of CRE in Latin America Trailer

CREtech
3/5/2022

Carlos Rousseau, CEO of Orange Investments, discusses tech disruption and commercial real estate dynamics in Latin America.

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Self-Driving Trucks Start to Propel Land Rush Near Major Cities

Wall Street Journal
3/5/2022

The prospect of self-driving trucks could further intensify a land grab near big cities, one that is already fueled in part by the increase in long-haul trucking during the pandemic.

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Return to Office: Kastle Systems’ Ameet Amin Knows Who’s in Attendance

Commercial Observer
3/5/2022

Kastle Systems has been in operation for more than half a century, and in relative obscurity for an overwhelming portion of those years.

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Latam Proptech Company La Haus Enters Into Research Agreement with MIT To Research Latin America’s Housing Gap

La Haus
3/5/2022

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and La Haus, the leading proptech company in Spanish-speaking Latin America, today announced their agreement to develop joint research that analyzes the challenges and possible solutions to housing issues in Mexico and Colombia. Dr. Albert Saiz, Associate Professor of Urban Economics and Real Estate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will lead the project. Dr. Saiz was director of the MIT Center for Real Estate from 2014–2018, …

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AI and IoT used to more easily monitor and detect leaks in properties

Smart Cities World
3/3/2022

Connected Sensors’ range of products is aimed at base-building and point-of-use water consumption monitoring and provides landlords, managers and owners of commercial and multi-use residential units more data and control.

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essensys warns of slowdown despite strong US growth

Placetech
3/3/2022

Covid uncertainty has hit the flex office software provider’s expansion plans amid gains in the US market, the company reported in a half-year trading update.

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