Category: CRE Trends
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How Much Do Your Tenants Value Building Resources?
We recently performed a benchmark survey asking property managers, owners, and their teams a series of questions about how they manage tenant relationships. The full Tenant Relationship Management (TRM) benchmark survey report is here, but we couldn’t help but comment on some interesting feedback on how changing workplace demographics may be influencing tenant needs. Sounds…
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What Property Managers Can Get Out of the Internet of Things
There is a hot new technology buzzword being talked about these days: the “Internet of Things.” Maybe you’ve heard of it? The Internet of Things (IoT) has been mentioned in articles within almost every industry imaginable, and it is picking up steam within our magical world of commercial real estate. In fact, it was said…
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17 Reasons Why Automating COI Management Is the Way to Go
Like it or not, Certificates of Insurance (COI’s) exist in commercial real estate for a reason. Namely: protection from unknown liabilities. These are scenarios in which you put your business (and affiliated individuals) at risk, because you cannot possibly cover all the bases. Sure, it sounds crazy, but many CRE organizations needlessly expose themselves and…
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The #1 Reason CRE Companies Are Behind in Tech Adoption
There is a special label for those brave few who are willing to venture forth, take risks, and try new technologies in an endless quest to discover new competitive advantages: Early adopters. Early adopters are never satisfied with what works. They want to constantly iterate, and to constantly improve. For them, the status quo does…
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CRE Tech Talks #9: A Systems Approach to Total Building Design & Operations
Technology is changing the business of commercial real estate. This show is about helping CRE Executives improve their tech IQ, so they can make informed decisions that will help their organization innovate, grow and stay competitive. In our latest podcast, Building Engines SVP Scott Sidman is joined by Mark Handzel, VP of Regulatory Affairs &…
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3 Big Ways ‘Dispatch’ Helps Your Property Team Succeed
How do you quickly assign incoming work orders to the best person for the task, and manage your property team workloads without overburdening the members of your team? While all property management teams depend on the ability to quickly prioritize work orders and tasks in their effort to deliver consistently great tenant service, it is…
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11 Ways to Be a More Productive Property Manager
Everybody may be working for the weekend, but that doesn’t mean that they want to be working during the weekend. For many property managers, that means constantly looking for ways to improve their team’s (and their own) overall productivity. And with only so many hours during the day to complete work orders, preventive maintenance tasks,…
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Why a ‘Snapchat’ for CRE Isn’t Such a Bad Idea
Just a short time ago, we participated in a group chat on Twitter covering the broad topic of “CRE, mobile apps, and the future” (#CRETechChat for those who are curious) featuring Scott Sidman, SVP at Building Engines; Mariel Ebrahimi, Co-Founder/CEO of DisruptCRE; Earnest Sweat, startup advisor and PM at Bank of America; and Ryan Dennis,…
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Inspiring Self-Improvement in Property Management
We talk a lot about improving tenant service delivery. But what we haven’t really discussed, or even mentioned, is self-improvement in property management. Aiming for the moon, and hitting a star type of stuff. And no, I’m not talking about a New Year’s resolution to hit the gym, or a promise to read a certain…
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We’ve Seen the Future of CRE Tech in 2016 and it’s Still Bright!
2015 was certainly an exciting year, highlighted by continued investment in new commercial real estate technology (CRE Tech) firms, as well as B Rounds in a number of companies funded in the previous several years earlier. This seems to indicate continued investor belief in the market’s appetite, and the need for technology products and services…