Category : Technology

Top tech trends to watch in the real estate industry

REW October 12, 2017 October 12, 2017

by REWOctober 12, 2017October 12, 20171523

By Laurie A. Stanziale, partner, Tarter Krinsky & Drogin New York City’s real estate market is known for being expensive and competitive. So, it is no surprise that tech-driven start-ups are disrupting how real estate – from short term rentals to construction and sales of commercial properties – is being...

Residential Technology

Realty ONE Group’s UNbrokerage concept aims to help residential brokers

REW October 11, 2017 October 11, 2017

by REWOctober 11, 2017October 11, 20171301

Realty ONE Group has rolled out a new UNbrokerage concept for residential brokers. Founded by Kuba Jewgieniew in 2005, Realty ONE Group focuses on disrupting the real estate industry through advanced technology and a business model that seeks to empower its real estate professionals. The new concept provides real estate...

Deals & Dealmakers Technology

Silverstein CEO Marty Burger to keynote 2nd MIPIM PropTech Summit

REW October 9, 2017 October 9, 2017

by REWOctober 9, 2017October 9, 20171547

Silverstein Properties CEO Marty Burger will keynote the second annual MIPIM Proptech Simmit. The event, the flagship segment of NYC Real Estate Tech Week, will bring together industry leaders in real estate, technology and venture capital from around the world. Burger, who oversees more than $10 billion in projects and...

Technology

PropTech finalists announced ahead of next week’s global summit in New York

REW October 4, 2017 October 4, 2017

by REWOctober 4, 2017October 4, 20172519

Some of the men and women at the forefront of the real estate technology revolution have been named finalists in a global search for the very best. The winners will be announced at next week’s NYC Real Estate Tech Week by the Manhattan-based incubator, MetaProp NYC, which is issuing the awards...

Technology

REBNY giving away $75,000 in first Hackathon event

REW September 29, 2017 September 29, 2017

by REWSeptember 29, 2017September 29, 20171437

The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) will kick off its first ever #REBNYTech Hackathon, hosted by its newly formed REBNYTech Committee, on Friday, October 13 through Sunday, October 15, 2017 at the Urban Tech Hub at Grand Central Tech at 335 Madison Avenue. Over thee three days during...

Technology

Avant CEO Al Goldstein heads roster of speakers for NYC Real Estate Tech Week

REW August 9, 2017 August 9, 2017

by REWAugust 9, 2017August 9, 20172150

Reed MIDEM, the global real estate conference organizer, together with MetaProp NYC, the real estate technology nexus and early stage PropTech accelerator, announced a list of prominent speakers and topics for the Second Annual MIPIM PropTech Summit. The flagship event of New York City Real Estate Tech Week – a...

Technology

FinTech pioneer Al Goldstein to keynote MIPIM PropTech Summit

REW July 2, 2017 July 2, 2017

by REWJuly 2, 2017July 2, 20172662

FinTech pioneer Al Goldstein is set to keynote the 2017 MIPIM PropTech Summit in New York this fall. The former banker who now leads online lending platform Avant and Pangea Properties – two of the nation’s most talked-about tech disruptors – said, “Technology is greatly shaping all sectors of real estate....

Deals & Dealmakers Technology

PropTech investors bullish as appetite grows for innovation

REW June 28, 2017 June 28, 2017

by REWJune 28, 2017June 28, 20171423

CBRE’s acquisition of 3-D startup Floored and Blackstoneʼs purchase this month of a slice of London-based temporary workspace business The Office Group are two huge benchmarks of the growing appetite for PropTech innovation by real estate owners, according to industry accelerator MetaProp NYC. The early stage real estate technology accelerator...

Technology

VC firm Fifth Wall Ventures launches with $212M funding from real estate investors

REW May 4, 2017 May 4, 2017

by REWMay 4, 2017May 4, 20172294

Venture capital firm Fifth Wall Ventures has launched with $212 million in funding from some of the nation’s largest real estate corporations. The real estate-focused company, which has the backing of CBRE, Macerich, Lennar, Hines, Prologis, Host Hotels and Equity Residential, is looking to connect property owners with start-ups that...

Technology

MetaProp NYC startup OnTarget tackles construction delays

REW January 25, 2017 January 25, 2017

by REWJanuary 25, 2017January 25, 20171018

New York City is the world capital of epic construction delays. The gold standard is the Second Avenue Subway, which was first proposed in the 1920s. The first phase of the project, which had a budget that grew from $3.8 billion to $4.5 billion, opened on January 1, five years...