Who is behind real estate’s latest $230m SPAC?

The real estate giant has created a tool to streamline industrial and logistics searches with a raft of datasets, analytics and virtual tours.

The French capital is developing Europe’s first ‘vertiport’ for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVOTL) aircraft, such as air taxis.

Building connectivity ratings system WiredScore has expanded to 12 new countries in Europe as it releases research into the continent’s connectivity and working habits.

Packed with concrete and a lack of greenery, cities can be far hotter than rural areas around them. Retrofits to fix the problem can be expensive, but Spacemaker has a tool that could help developers avoid the problem in the future.

Tapping into demand for flexible accommodation, JLL has launched a short-term rental service to compete with Airbnb and Booking.com.

Tapping into the rise of hybrid working, Meetingsbooker has launched a new platform in an expansion of its enterprise services.

Coly Technologies has launched a SaaS management platform for co-living operators, betting on a ‘community psychology’ approach to set itself apart.

WiredScore has brought its home connectivity rating scheme to the North American multifamily market.

JLL Technologies has released JLL Azara, a corporate real estate data and insights platform that harnesses the global agent’s market data to give users real-time analytics and advice on managing their assets.