CREtech Briefs March 16, 2022 - $1.1T In U.S. Office Properties At Risk Of Complete Obsolescence, CREtech London Early Bird Sale EXTENDED + More

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NEWS | CREtech

CREtech London Early Bird Sale EXTENDED

Join us in?London on 27th - 28th April?for two days of the most exciting in-person event in the world of real estate technology and innovation. No other event brings together so many landlords, asset managers, brokerages, construction companies, tech startups, venture capitalists, thought-leaders, and more

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NEWS | CREtech

Andre Brumfield, Principal & Global Leader for Cities + Urban Design at Gensler, Added to Keynote Speaker Lineup for CREtech San Diego 2022 Conference

New York, NY (February 17, 2022) — CREtech, the largest international community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, has announced Andre Brumfield, Principal & Global Leader for Cities + Urban Design, Gensler, as a Keynote Speaker at CREtech's debut West

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NEWS | Forbes

Road Trip Shares Top Innovations Solving Housing’s Biggest Issues

On July 4, 2020, the Cooper family started a journey they will never forget. The couple, Dave and Jennifer, had already dedicated themselves to housing and the progress and evolution of better construction techniques, but decided to level up during Covid by buying a motorhome

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NEWS | CREtech

Real-World Investing in Virtual Real Estate, Part 2

Daniel Fetner, General Partner at Alpaca Ventures, takes us through Alpaca’s latest field studies focusing on virtual real estate and Propco/Opco structures.

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NEWS | Bisnow

The SPAC Craze Came And Went. The Leftovers Are In For A 'Bloodbath'

Months into the pandemic, special-purpose acquisition companies exploded in popularity?before fizzling out in the spring of 2021. But the repercussions of that?brief boom?are yet to come.

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NEWS | RealNex

RealNex Navigator adopted by KW Commercial to provide Market Leading Technology Tool Set to their Agents

RealNex, a commercial real estate technology company, announced today it has been selected to provide its RealNex Navigator solution to the rapidly growing KW Commercial (KWC) organization. KWC has more than 2,400 agents operating out of 790 affiliate offices across North America and in 24

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NEWS | CREtech

Ryan Marshall, President and CEO of PulteGroup, Inc and Brad Greiwe, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Fifth Wall Added to the CREtech San Diego 2022 Lineup

March 22 and 23rd In-Person Conference Will Be CREtech’s Sole West Coast Conference In 2022 New York, NY (December 13, 2021) — CREtech, the largest international community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, has announced that President and CEO of

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NEWS | The Real Deal

Future City: Better.com’s troubles worsen

Digital mortgage lender Better.com cut roughly 3000 employees, or about a third of its staff, citing lower demand for its services in a rising interest rate environment.

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NEWS | Bisnow

$1.1T In U.S. Office Properties At Risk Of Complete Obsolescence

Office occupancy continues to rise week-over-week, but?at?less than 40% of pre-pandemic levels?in 10 of the country's largest markets, office owners aren't sleeping soundly just yet. And a new study might have them catching even fewer winks. As much as 70% of U.S. office buildings face

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NEWS | GlobeSt

JLL Joins the Growing Property Valuation Software Movement

In a contract, “time is of the essence” means you’d better get a move on because failure to meet a deadline becomes a breach. While valuing potential investments, there’s not usually a contract in question yet. But time remains of the essence in today’s market.