Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
Financial Post
Location, location, location. That’s the common phrase for success in the real estate market, and it’s no different when these properties are listed in an alternative virtual reality, called a metaverse.
Bisnow
Let’s get straight to the point: Carbon offsetting has a bad rep. So why has one of London’s biggest and best-regarded property companies just announced it is bringing forward by five years its plans to start offsetting its carbon emissions? “We recognise that the carbon offset market is nascent, but the stance we’re taking is we’ve got a climate emergency, and we can’t wait until it’s a perfect functioning market,” Tor Burrows, Grosvenor Britain & Ireland’s executive directo…
CBRE
2020 was a watershed year for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing in real estate as pandemic- and climate-related disruption, along with growing recognition of social inequity, prompted investors to adopt a more robust approach to sustainability-related risks.
Yahoo Finance
As pressure mounts for building owners to provide safe and healthy spaces for tenants and their employees and customers, Thor Equities Group partnered with Buildings IOT to ensure optimal building health for its new-construction property located at 800 West Fulton Street in Chicago, Illinois. As the Master Systems Integrator for the project, Buildings IOT implemented its onPoint Enterprise platform to deliver an advanced building management solution for 800 Fulton that monitors, reports, analyze…
CREtech
Eric Flohr of Berkadia reflects on how his team was able to easily transition during the pandemic because of their digital workflow, and how the company has benefited from the experience of having to work remotely.
The Conversation
Climate change is magnifying threats such as flooding, wildfires, tropical storms and drought. In 2020 the U.S. experienced a record-breaking 22 weather and climate disasters that each caused at least US$1 billion in damage. So far in 2021, the count stands at 18. I study urban issues and have analyzed cities’ relationship with naturefor many years. As I see it, cities are quickly becoming more vulnerable to extreme weather events and permanent shifts in their climate zones….
The Negotiator
Leading industry tech figure Gary Barker has joined co-living HMO platform COHO as a non-executive director, adding to his recently-announced role as a board director at Guild parent company epropservices. COHO, which is seeking to disrupt the HMO sector with its bespoke property management platform for smaller portfolio landlords and agents, has been courting Barker and his tech skills and track record for some time.
HqO
In last week’s blog, I dove into the first few panels from EXPERIENCE, the only commercial real estate (CRE) event dedicated completely to tenant experience. And, let me tell you, it was incredible. Not only did our guest speakers give amazing advice and serve as model examples for the future of the workplace, but the atmosphere generated by the excitement of an in-person event was unmatched. People weren’t just happy to learn, they were also happy to see their peers face-to-face while enj…
Bloomberg
You may not have noticed unless you live in London, but protesters have been gluing their hands to the asphalt of the city’s thundering eight-lane M25 ring road, to the weirdly technocratic war cry of “Insulate Britain!” Frustrated commuters and the police officers who’ve had to peel these sticky activists from the road find them irritating. Yet they have a point. Among top producers of climate-harming emissions that world leaders plan to address at COP26 in Glasgow in November, buildings are th…
Commercial Observer
The world of the office has experienced dramatic changes in the past few years, and part of this is the increasing embrace of flexible office solutions. Once an afterthought in the office industry, flex space has quickly evolved into a must-have offering for landlords seeking to build, or even preserve, asset value.
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