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CRETECH August 30, 2017
Domuso, a property management system and payment portal that lets tenants in sticky situations pay late rent over time, has raised $3.1M in funding. This brings the total amount raised for the startup, which was part of the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2017 Battlefield competition, to $5.8M. The concept for Domuso is straightforward – there are certain life events that sometimes get in the way of payin...
CRETECH August 30, 2017
One of the big issues with the smart home is that so many of the country’s tech lovers aren’t living in homes. Dwelo is designing large-scale smart home solutions built for renters living in apartments. The startup’s system allows building owners to integrate things like smart locks, lights and thermostats into their units while renters are given a Dwelo app and hub that allows them to contr...
CRETECH August 30, 2017
The fall real estate conference circuit is just around the corner! It’s not too late to get a plan in place for making the most out of these networking opportunities. Here are some of the top events on our list: EXPO RealOct 4-6, Munich, Germany Based in Munich, Germany, EXPO is one of the biggest property conferences in Europe. With almost 40,000 attendees from 77 countries, you'll find po...
CRETECH August 30, 2017
Tech & Startups West End Coworking Space The Grove Shutting Down After Four Years The company could not come to terms on a new lease agreement with building management. By Danielle Abril Published in Business & Economy August 30, 2017 8:26 am SMS The Grove, Dallas will shut its doors on Thursday after it was unable to successfully negotiate new lease terms with its West End building owners...
CRETECH August 30, 2017
SALT LAKE CITY, UT--(Marketwired- Aug 30, 2017)- Dwelo, a leading provider of smart apartments, today announced the close of a $4.9 million funding round led by Peterson Ventures. This funding is being used to expand the company's geographic reach and to invest in both the resident and manager experience on the platform. Since its launch, Dwelo has expanded its offering to nearly 100 communit...
CRETECH August 30, 2017
As much as 80% of retail jobs at risk from automation, Citi and University of Oxford predict. Low-skilled jobs most at risk and will have profound effects on communities. 'Watershed' moment coming for retail jobs, Citi and Oxford warn. LONDON — Analysts from Citi bank and academics from Oxford are predicting seismic changes to the retail industry that could mean low-skilled jobs "...
CRETECH August 30, 2017
As energy costs rise, businesses will need to make energy efficient investments in technology that keep the costs of maintaining and running an office under control. What CRE investors, buyers and tenants will be seeking Green technology is getting smarter and becoming more integrated with our businesses. In turn, buyers, investors and tenants will be looking to make energy efficient investments i...
CRETECH August 29, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RealtyShares, a leading online marketplace for real estate investing, has just announced the closing of two industrial real estate financing transactions, highlighting the company’s capacity for faster and easier financing across the capital stack for a range of real estate projects. In San Francisco, RealtyShares secured an $8.7 million industrial debt loan for a...
CRETECH August 29, 2017
Even as Amazon steps up a groceries war in the US following its $13.7BN acquisition of Whole Foods — cutting prices at the chain this weekend to amp up the pressure on rival Walmart — other supermarket players are figuring out their own strategic responses to Jeff Bezos’ big food fight. UK online supermarket brand Ocado has today outted an app for Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, enabling u...
CRETECH August 29, 2017
What the leading commercial real estate tech investors look for in a Founder... As a follow up to my blog last week about how I personally think Hustle is the key ingredient you want to look for in a Founder of a startup, I asked the best real estate tech investors I know what they look for in evaluating an entrepreneur who is raising money. Of course, it's never as simple as just looking for...