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Innovation Ahead By Anca Gagiuc on Dec 19, 2017 in Technology With 2017 drawing to a close, we’ve been thinking about the future. The current year’s tech trends have been big and impactful, with artificial intelligence topping the charts. How about 2018? Most likely, technology is set to focus on the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence and machine learning. The Internet of Things...
By Maureen Ehrenberg From the December 2017 Issue The Internet of Things (IoT), robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence (AI), smart building/smart workplace sensors and monitoring, and digitization are dramatically changing where and how people work. But that’s not all; these technological advances are also changing the way we imagine, plan, develop, use, and manage facilities....
“Time is money!” We’ve all heard it, and probably said it as well. Unfortunately, it’s really not true. Money can be created, traded, borrowed, and collateralized. Time can only be used, killed, or lost. As a commercial real estate broker, though, more time means more deals, which means more money. That much is true. Adopting technology can seem like an unwanted expense and a downright has...
SPONSORED CONTENT For New American Funding, 2017 was a banner year. In a time when some lenders saw contraction, New American Funding opened 31 branches and hired more than 1,000 new employees, including 330 outside loan officers. In addition, the company funded approximately $900 million in home loans and grew its servicing portfolio to $22 billion. The company credits its success to its continuo...
Our Checklist: First, begin meeting with investors about 6 to 8 months before you actually open up your fundraising round. Use the first meeting to start building the relationship so that you can easily secure a meeting when you are actually raising capital. This way, you won't be scrambling to set meetings when you are actively fundraising (or in a cash crunch). Plan to meet the investor...
Real Estate Roundup: Silicon Valley Tech Giants Named Among Best Workplaces 10 Years Running December 18, 2017 by Pacific Union • Posted in Featured Posts, Weekly Real Estate News Roundups Here’s a look at recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious. GOOGLE, APPLE MARK DECADE-LONG STINT ON LIST OF BEST U.S. PLACES TO WORK While big paychecks and healthy work-life ...
SpotCRE and QuantumListing Help Xceligent Employees Although this is just horrible news for so many customers of Xceligent, it is also bad news and bad timing for many of the Xceligent employees who got news mid December that their company was no longer going to exist. The entire story of this company and its battles with CoStar have been the most talked about topic in 2017 and it comes to a reall...
Convene Set to Open Its First L.A. Location in March Co-Working Company Aims to Offer Something Unique By Karen Jordan December 18, 2017 Email Print Studio courtesy of Convene WeWork may soon have more competition as Convene is about to hit Los Angeles with its first location scheduled to open in March. The New York-based company, which aims to transform the workplace with its upscale co-working a...
The biggest reason commercial agents struggle is inadequate training. It can take decades to learn effective prospecting, marketing, negotiation and closing skills. Some never learn best practices. Over the past 30 years in the business, I’ve seen what works and what doesn’t work. For 20 years I have trained select agents to great success. Now I’m sharing the skills and strategies with agent...
Real estate offices used to be a necessity. Why? Buyers needed somewhere to look at MLS photo books with active listings. MLS books, of course, have been replaced by the internet, Zillow, and thousands of IDX sites in every market. No one needs to go to a real estate office to look at listings anymore. Where does that leave real estate offices? How do you make them relevant again? Create an EXPERI...