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SoftBank's Futuristic Vision Fund Takes on the Real (Estate) WorldSoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son likes to talk about 300-year timeframes for his investments.Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesSharesharetweetcommentemailAuthor: Erin GriffithErin Griffithbusiness04.16.1807:00 amSoftBank's Futuristic Vision Fund Takes on the Real (Estate) WorldSoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son likes to talk about 300-year ti...
With Zillow’s expansion of its “Instant Offers” program and its declaration that it would become a direct player in the market by buying and selling homes, brokers across the country took stock of what that might mean for them. The real estate listings giant, which has a market capitalization of around $10 billion, said it will begin buying up homes in Phoenix, with the aim of reselling the ...
Real estate platform Zillow changed up its business model this week, announcing that it plans to purchase and sell homes in Las Vegas and Phoenix. Zillow will be working with Berkshire Hathaway and Coldwell Banker to make offers on homes before it finds a buyer. Zillow will pay commissions and also “make necessary repairs and updates and list the home as quickly as possible.” Calling it “I...
Adony Beniares, the real estate chief of Uber Technologies Inc. who completed millions of square feet of deals around the world, is retiring from the company. San Francisco-based Uber, valued at $72 billion, is now hiring a new head of global workplace as it eyes an initial public offering next year. "I'm actually retiring and doing a couple of months of transition here to make sure things go smo...
Joining a commercial real estate association is one of the best ways to widen your network. It can also increase your credibility with clients and help give your career a boost by providing access to people, resources, and continuing education opportunities you wouldn’t be able to obtain otherwise. While there’s lots of associations to choose from, we’ve highlighted some of the top ones brok...
People don't have “forever homes” anymore, let alone permanent furniture they want to schlep between rentals. A slew of startups are trying to address these needs by meeting renters' desire to have nice things, but not become beholden to them via solutions ranging from an aggregate site of design hacks to a modular furniture builder to a rental furniture company, according to the Financial Tim...
Prior to the Great Recession I remember hearing that everyone should be investing in single-family homes because house prices never go down. And for years this was so. Houses prices had steadily increased in value for a number of years. This belief that housing was a sure bet was stated as an inviolable truth. Do you remember people saying that? I do. And of course, the recession hit, ...
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...
Commercial real estate professionals need to shake off the idea of "office" and start considering the modern workplace. Commercial real estate professionals need to shake off the idea of "office" and start considering the modern workplace. Commercial real estate professionals need to shake off the idea of "office" and start considering the modern workplace. Commercial real estate professionals nee...
Leadership in the real estate brokerage world has a dysfunctional relationship with technology. The psychological disconnect reaches much further than any one company, though Gary Keller's recent Vision Speech encapsulated it perfectly. Picture the chairman standing on his grand stage. He’s a rock star of the real estate world, the daring leader of a fast-growing empire. He’s just announced th...