CBRE: Aligning talent with tech

CBRE, Avison Young and Knight Frank have joined JLL as approved valuers at the International Property Securities Exchange, which is gearing up for its first properties to start issuing shares.

For many companies, beginning to innovate can be an overwhelming experience, full of risks and challenges. Specialist proptech fund Concrete VC decided to tackle this head on by hosting an event looking at what works and what fails in commercial real estate innovation.

There’s a theory about buses and the media. When things go wrong on the buses you won’t see stories because national newspaper editors don’t take the bus to work.

New business models and competition, extensive use of technology, and changing tenant and investor expectations are redefining commercial real estate. Deloitte’s real estate team surveyed the world for investor sentiment. This is what they found.

With 19 of the world's 20 most dynamic cities located in the Asia Pacific region according to JLL, what pulls in investment in these emerging markets?

Coyote and control.IT have partnered to make a joint strategic investment in Proda, a startup which uses artificial intelligence to organise messy data for asset managers.

Adoption of technology is accelerating across the UK and US, with a strong chance of rapid rollout if the solution is proved right in the first instance, according to Gabrielle McMillan, chief executive and co-founder of Equiem, the global tenant engagement platform.

Bould will bring the tech firm over 40 years’ experience in the property industry.