real estate

Home Services, Served by (Lots Of) Capital
Home Services, Served by (Lots Of) Capital
July 23, 2019  |  Investments

Home services may be the next frontier in real estate — and possibly, a bit less dependent on new transactions. As noted in this space...

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Amazon Offers $5K Credit To Real Estate Giant Realogy Home Buyers
Amazon Offers $5K Credit To Real Estate Giant Realogy Home Buyers
July 23, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Amid the slew of real estate startups coming to market, with any number of approaches in changing the way real estate transactions are made, there...

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FOMO: The (Literal) Land Grab For Real Estate Startups
FOMO: The (Literal) Land Grab For Real Estate Startups
July 22, 2019  |  Investments

Call it groupthink, on a grand scale, to the tune of billions of dollars. Call it FOMO. But then again, YOLO. So why not stake...

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High Rent Costs Hurting Retailers
High Rent Costs Hurting Retailers
July 22, 2019  |  Retail

Retailers are feeling the heat from high rent costs. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, while commercial retail rents are down, rent...

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Trade War Slows Flow Of Cash From China To US
Trade War Slows Flow Of Cash From China To US
July 21, 2019  |  Investments

The flow of Chinese cash into America has fallen almost 90 percent since Donald Trump became President. The decline has impacted numerous industries including Silicon...

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How Bundle Turned Employee Relocation Into A Matchmaker Model
How Bundle Turned Employee Relocation Into A Matchmaker Model
July 17, 2019  |  Matchmakers

Can the platform model help companies relocate employees — and help employees find affordable housing? Bundle Founder Joe Cucchiara contends that a fragmented process — of...

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Food Giant’s Appetite For Supply Chain Via Blockchain
Food Giant’s Appetite For Supply Chain Via Blockchain
July 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Nestlé is piloting a blockchain project that focuses on supply chain information, with an emphasis on food sourcing, the latest in a round of food-centric...

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Opendoor Trims Employees And Perks
Opendoor Trims Employees And Perks
July 01, 2019  |  eCommerce

Opendoor, the startup that operates an online platform for buying and selling homes, “is reshuffling staff and scaling back on a time-honored startup perk: free...

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The Case For Freeing Up $190B In Security Deposits
The Case For Freeing Up $190B In Security Deposits
June 07, 2019  |  Disbursements

For most renters, coughing up a cash-based security deposit means parting ways with that money for the duration of the lease. Now, there’s a movement...

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