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Fractional lands $5.5 million to let friends (and strangers) invest in real estate together

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As teammates at buy now, pay later fintech Affirm, Stella Han and Carlos TreviƱo bonded over their shared background of growing up in real estate families. Fractional , a San Francisco-based startup, wants to make real estate ownership more accessible. Community is the new AI. Or another refuses to upgrade the kitchen?

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The Landing is bringing shoppable social and collaboration to interior design

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As more users think of shopping as a social, digital-first activity, The Landing , a seed-stage startup coming out of stealth, is hoping to win over those who have an affinity for designing homes and spaces. On The Landing, users can create, and shop from, room designs to help furnish their homes. ā€œIt

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Infogrid raises $15.5M from Northzone to retrofit buildings with ā€˜smartā€™ IoT

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The Series A funding round was led by Northzone, with participation from JLL Spark, Concrete VC, The Venture Collective, Jigsaw VC, an unnamed real estate investment group and an unnamed large international asset owner, although one report speculated that it is Starwood Capital, the property-focused investor.

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Proptech: the disruption of real estate

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Real Estate Technology or Property Technology is often referred to as RE Tech or PropTech. Basically, it is a use of technology in the real estate industry to make transactions more efficient. Software & Scalability. So, what is PropTech? Proptech benefits & opportunities. Virtual reality.

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Truepic, which just raised $26M in a Microsoft-led round, aims to verify the authenticity of photos and videos

TechCrunch

As such, the company says its software can authenticate where photos were taken and prove that they were not manipulated since there are an increasing number of deceptive photos and personal information that can be purchased on the Dark Web, social media and via software that can change the metadata of an imageā€™s time or location.

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How Much Does It Cost To Make A Property Listing App Like Bayut?

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Not only does it provide an excellent opportunity for real estate companies to reach out to potential customers, but it can also be an invaluable source of income. It was launched in 2011 and has since become one of the most popular real estate apps in the region. How Does Bayut Helps People? How Does Bayut Make Money?

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What is Cloud Adoption and Why it is Important?

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Cloud adoption is a strategy used by enterprises to improve the scalability of Internet-based database capabilities while reducing cost and risk. Additional industries benefiting from cloud adoption include construction, real estate, and not-for-profit. Companies of varying sizes can benefit from this technology revolution.

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