Need to speak to your Strata manager? There's an app for that
As the chairman of a commercial building Peter Mansour was getting frustrated with the lack for information and poor communication between the strata manager and the tenants. So he banded together with his sisters and created Strata Alert, a web-based community forum where tenants can communicate with their strata managements
Athina Mallis / July 10, 2019
COVER STORY: Slow Burn in the Commercial Property Sector Won't Save Giants from Disruption
Digital transformation is coming to the commercial property sector, but its leaders are laggards. Disruptive pressures are building, and intermediaries like AirBnB and WeWork are already resetting the rules. Compare the construction subsector of property — where little has changed about the way we build buildings since the late 1930s
Max Ryerson / May 13, 2019
Mobile Proptech Platform Revenues for Rentals to Reach $6.5 Billion by 2023, as Traditional Agents Suffer
Revenues generated for vendors by Proptech rental platforms will reach $6.5 billion by 2023, up from an estimated $290 million in 2018, according to new study from Juniper Research . Proptech refers to the use of technology to digitally transform the property industry. According to the new research, Proptech: Technology
Staff Writers / November 9, 2018
Stephen Porges appointed CEO of Australian Alliance for Data Leadership
Stephen Porges has been appointed CEO of the Australian Alliance for Data Leadership to provide data leadership, advocacy and governance to Australian businesses. The Australian Alliance for Data Leadership (AADL) is a network of Associations with the common thread of data and customer experience, representing the essential functions of data-driven
Claire Connelly / June 13, 2018
Disruption Cover Story: Vale Petrol Stations. How shops, homes and office blocks will replace fuel retailers
Navman probably never thought it would see its value destroyed by a search company. The taxi industry likely never expected to be upended by a phone app. Real disruption is generally a blindsiding event, not an incremental improvement by a traditional irritant. Retailers are facing huge changes to the way
Tess Bennett / February 5, 2018
ReCoin Launches The First Ever Cryptocurrency Backed by Real Estate
Recoin Group and its founder, real estate guru Maksim Zaslavskiy, have announced the launch of ReCoin. According to a company spokesperson, ReCoin is a new, proprietary cryptocurrency designed for a broad range of financial transactions, while being backed by real estate held by 101ReCoin Trust in countries with a developed and
Staff Writers / July 17, 2017
How the blockchain will transform housing markets
An emerging technology, blockchain, could transform the way we buy and sell real estate by doing away with the hidden costs and inefficiencies of our housing markets. Blockchain is an online ledger that records transactions. It's capable of recording the movement of any kind of asset from one owner to
Danika Wright / April 13, 2017