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As they do every March, commercial real estate professionals and civic leaders from around the globe recently converged on Cannes, France, for the annual MIPIM conference that internationally examines the industry. During the event, the most prominent topics impacting the industry were discussed, and the grandest projects to be seen in select cities and countries were on display in the exhibit hal...
Each month, CPE Asks features insights from leading industry executives on a significant issue. Next month’s topic: reconstruction. How have your corporate management priorities changed over the past five to 10 years? Michael Thanasouras, Managing Director, SVN In managing our company since its inception just over 10 years ago, our approach has gone from reactive to proactive. Ten years ago, our...
RealConnex, the largest networking and business development platform for the CRE industry, is pleased to announce a partnership with Invizen IT, a real-time CRE analytics platform, which supplements RealConnex’s array of deal-making tools by introducing asset protection, underwriting, land value analysis and feasibility reporting so users can connect to capital, investment and other services fas...
Resistance to change in the real estate industry is fading away as new technologies become ingrained in the day-to-day business of buying, selling and developing properties. The creators and backers of new real estate tech say they hope to change things in the same way that disruptive new services have revolutionized other aspects of modern life, such as Amazon changing the way we shop and Uber ch...
The following is the introduction to Inman's book titled “Leadership: How Real Estate Leaders Can Act Decisively to Change the Industry,” a compilation of articles and Q&As published throughout our first-ever Leadership Week. A limited edition of the book will be given to the nearly 200 attendees coming to Inman's Disconnect in The Desert event on March 26-28 for the opportunity to discuss...
Skyline AI, an Israeli startup that uses machine learning to help real estate investors identify promising properties, announced today that it has raised $3 million in seed funding from Sequoia Capital. The round will be used to build its tech platform and hire experts in data science and machine learning. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Skyline AI predicts future property values an...
Ethan Hirshberg has organics in his blood. The son of Stonyfield Yogurt founder Gary Hirshberg, in 2016 he launched Ethan's, a drinking vinegar company. By the end of that year, he had his first sit-down with Whole Foods. In August, Whole Foods took his shots--in flavors like turmeric-apple and ginger-pineapple--national. Like many smaller vendors, Hirshberg is dismayed by some of the change...
Why does the quest for the best commercial real estate CRM's for 2018 matter? Well, think about everything you do to generate and close deals. You grind out cold calls, sprint across town for tours, skip lunch, stay up late, work weekends…. You work hard for your money – the least you could ask is that your CRM works hard too. Welp…. don’t hold your breath. If you haven’t taken your...
WeWork has definitely made its mark in commercial real estate’s office sector. Only eight years old, the office-sharing giant is no longer a startup. Last year WeWork brought in $900 million in revenue, has operations in 200 buildings around the world and is expanding – it opened its first buildings in South America and Paris last year. Plus, the company isn’t only geared toward small busi...
With the much-anticipated launch of its convenience store Amazon Go, the e-commerce giant seemingly ushered in the next big trend in retail: the absence of cash registers and the people needed to work them. In fact, there's already a startup called AiFi working on the technology--which involves artificial intelligence, cameras, and sensors--that would allow any retailer to convert their shop...