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StrideUp, a U.K. startup founded last year by Sakeeb Zaman and Rohan Trivedi, both formerly of Deutsche Bank, wants to make shared home ownership more readily available within the private housing sector. The company, which launched in the summer, lets you buy a portion of your home while you continue to rent the remainder. The idea, Trivedi tells me, is to provide an alternative to a mortgage, a f...

The BriefNavigant expects around 35 million e-bikes to be purchased this year. In comparison, electric vehicles currently account for about 1% of all vehicle sales around the globe, with about 1.15 million units to be produced worldwide.E-bikes have become popular in Europe and are now viewed as an alternative to cars, according to the New York Times.  About 400K e-bikes are projected to be sold...

Aibo is Back By Anca Gagiuc on Nov 24, 2017 in Technology Just in time for the holidays, Sony has resurrected the robot pet it removed from shelves in 2006. This new model is called aibo, which stands for Artificial Intelligence robot. Aibo is also the Japanese word for “companion” or “friend.” The new model (no. ERS-1000) develops from a newborn puppy to an adult with personality shaped b...

Successful commercial real estate (CRE) investment has always hinged on access to — and effective use of — good information. From occupancy reports and tenant viability analyses to owner debt summaries and maintenance and utilities logs, information is often the most valuable thing an investor and their broker can possess when looking to identify and close a profitable deal. But while technolo...

In the realm of commercial real estate sales strategies, the email reigns supreme. Emails are the most powerful and cost effective way of selling your services. But, like Uncle Ben told Peter Parker before he died for the 18th time, “with great power comes great responsibility”. Amateur mass emailing can make you a nuisance and negatively portray your business. This is why mastering email temp...

We’re living in such a digital world these days that it almost feels as if we barely need to leave our homes to run everyday errands. You don’t have to visit the grocery store to get produce at your front door, or need to head to the movies to watch the hottest new flicks. You can get beauty products from across the world on your front step with free 2-day shipping, and getting food from your ...

Written by ADMIN on 11.21.17 in Commercial Real Estate, Industrial, Market Trends, Retail- No comments Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and while the commercial real estate industry has experienced its share of challenges this year, it's also evolving at an unprecedented rate. Change creates opportunity, and from booming industrial markets to the promise of new technologies, CRE profe...

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and while the commercial real estate industry has experienced its share of challenges this year, it’s also evolving at an unprecedented rate. Change creates opportunity, and from booming industrial markets to the promise of new technologies, CRE professionals have a lot to be thankful for this year. #1. Industrial just won’t stop growing Last year the i...

You can’t be a CRE blogger and not talk about Amazon. They have single-handedly impacted not only the way the entire retail space operates, but the physical structures of commercial real estate, as well. More recently, I’ve talked about my thoughts on Amazon Go and some other ways the ecommerce behemoth has been shaking up literally everything we know. But today, I want to talk about friction....

Smart cities are all the rage; everyone wants one, but can they truly sustain one? One Chinese researcher says no. Xiongan was envisioned in April by Chinese President Xi Jinping as a smart city with high tech amenities and an economy that would run off green technologies instead of its historic industry. But an expert affiliated with the state planner recently stepped forward to cast doubt on the...