Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
Smart Cities World
The Energy Market Authority and Envision will help develop the capabilities of local energy companies focusing on renewable energy, urban energy efficiency and low-carbon solutions.
GlobeSt
Ernst & Young has launched its inaugural EY Future Workplace Index, which tracks executive sentiment and behavioral data around the workplace of the future. The survey – one of the first of its kind and a barometer for the redefinition of the workplace – reveals the future of work is hybrid, meaning historically office-based workforces will work from the office and remote locations at any given time, and, for many, the traditional role of the office will become obsolete.
TheRealDeal
Homebuilding giant Lennar and Texas construction startup Icon are teaming up to build 100 3D-printed homes in a massive vote of confidence for the technology amid a nationwide home shortage. Icon’s proprietary Vulcan technology allows the company to create homes up to 3,000 square feet it says outlasts traditional building methods and materials. The Wall Street Journal first reported the project, noting that while Icon is printing the wall system, Lennar can construct the home’s framing and d…
Bizjournals
Another Drexel University alumnus is launching a tech-based startup in Philadelphia. Multifamily real estate investment platform YieldEasy, co-founded by Drexel grad Jeff Gopshtein, will open its brokerage next month. YieldEasy is an online brokerage focused on small multifamily properties ranging from duplexes to 20-unit buildings….
CREtech
Ross Rudd, Director of Technology and Innovation at Bridge Investment Group addresses the widest problem in implementing technology solutions- adoption. In this episode Ross divulges how Bridge Investment Group has tackled technology adoption.
Wall Street Journal
A major home builder is teaming with a Texas startup to create a community of 100 3-D printed homes near Austin, gearing up for what would be by far the biggest development of this type of housing in the U.S. Lennar Corp. and construction-technology firm Icon are poised to start building next year at a site in the Austin metro area, the companies said. While Icon and others have built 3-D printed housing before, this effort will test the technology’s ability to churn out homes and generate bu…
Business Leader
Goodlord, a lettings technology and services platform, has acquired the fintech app acasa. This acquisition forms part of Goodlord’s push to broaden the range of services it offers to letting agents and their landlords and tenants. acasa is a fintech platform which allows tenants to manage household bills and split costs between housemates easily. The acquisition, which is for an undisclosed sum, will see Goodlord incorporate the tech into their existing offering.
Bisnow
Company leaders are increasingly finding that their businesses function better with workers at home at least some of the time, and most firms have yet to put formal arrangements into place. The shift to hybrid work could have a knock-on effect on corporate real estate strategy with major office market impacts: a move away from a centralized headquarters.
Bridgit
Bridgit, a Toronto-based workforce intelligence technology company that’s focused on the construction industry, is announcing today that it has raised $24 million in Series B funding. Founded by Chief Executive Officer Mallorie Brodie and Chief Operating Officer Lauren Lake, Bridgit’s post-Series B blueprint includes building out its team, furthering its product development activities, and laying the groundwork for increasing market share. Further, Bridgit is also announcing the hiring of two ne…
Bisnow
With vaccines widely available, cities largely back up and running and office buildings open for business, people are starting to question what will bring workers back to their desks in big numbers — aside from forcing them.
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