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Global property startup Propy is launching a pilot program with the city clerk's office in South Burlington, Vermont, where it is using blockchain technology to record real estate conveyance documents, that is, paperwork related to the transfer of property ownership. Propy CEO Natalia Karayaneva told Inman that leveraging blockchain, a secure, distributed ledger, stands to shrink the recordin...
NEW YORK — Nine startups stood on stage at Inman Connect New York's Tech Connect on Tuesday to introduce themselves — and what they have to offer — to an audience of potential clients. “These niches almost shouldn't be called niches because they're larger than almost any other industry out there,” moderator and Roofstock CEO Gary Beasley said about this year's group. ...
Moderne Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on early stage investments in real estate, finance, insurance and home services, today announced its 2018 Passport Class, a group of technology companies selected to participate in a seven-month immersion program offering “mentorship, pilot opportunities and even investment and acquisition potential for participants,” according to the program we...
SmartHR, a startup helping Japanese employers run HR and staffing smarter — because that’s of course its name — has raised a JPY 1.5 billion ($13.3 million) Series B round led by 500 Startups Japan. The startup is perhaps comparable to the likes of Zenefits and Gusto in the U.S. — it aims to drag Japanese HR departments into today’s digital era. “In Japan few companies think about doin...
The real estate industry has changed a lot over the last decade, and new technologies are having a surprising amount of an impact on the way that real estate agents do their jobs. At the same time, comparison sites and other newcomers to the industry are giving consumers more choice when it comes to buying and selling property. All of this means that the industry as a whole is coming to terms with...
I've written about real estate accelerators before, and even questioned how many of them the industry can support. The real estate accelerator space got a tad more crowded last week. The clear leader in accelerators, Techstars, is partnering with Colliers to launch the Colliers PropTech Accelerator Powered by Techstars. My biggest questions: “Proptech” is a massively broad category encomp...
(CNN Money) — The race is on: Amazon has announced its list of 20 cities that are finalists to host its second headquarters. But who will — and who should — win? CNN Opinion teamed up with CNNMoney to ask experts and thinkers for their views. Related: Boston Among Amazon HQ2 Finalists Roxanne Jones Who will win: Austin, Texas, seems hot right now for the tech giants. Considering the Amazon-o...
New sports arenas are altering the financial formula for building these behemoths by surrounding themselves with apartments, bars and office towers — not parking lots.
Redfin went public, Amazon got the Key to your house, a new tax bill cut taxes on corporations and pass-through entities–and that doesn’t even begin to cover all the disruption that happened during 2017. Our industry grew closer through expanded events like CRE//Tech Intersect and Inman Connect. New companies became unicorns (OpenDoor) while other big names bit the dust (Xceligent). I’d say ...
Amazon has quietly launched a new feature that’s seemingly aimed at helping the retailer better compete with discount shopping apps such as Wish and others. In the Amazon iOS app and on the web, Amazon recently added a new section offering products under $10 that ship for free. Some of the products are also available on Prime, but the feature doesn’t appear to be limited to Prime subscribers. ...