Category: CRE Trends
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Employee Concerns with BYOD
With more than 80% of North American companies expected to implement BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies by 2015, it’s no surprise that property management teams are taking notice. More and more building owners are weighing the risks (data integrity, theft) versus the benefits (cost efficiency, increased productivity) and blazing the mobile trail.
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Real Estate Technology on Display at Hacker Challenge in NYC
Real estate technology startups shined at RE|Tech’s first annual Hacker Challenge, held at WeWork Charging Bull in New York City on June 24.
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BEI Clients Recognized at the 2014 TOBY Awards
BOMA International lauded the performance of fourteen commercial properties by presenting them with The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) awards on June 24th in Orlando, FL during the 2014 Every Building Conference and Expo.
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Self-Service Leasing Could Change the Game
JLL-backed startup HiRise is set to disrupt the world of CRE leasing. Reminiscent of Airbnb for office space, HiRise is debuting in Washington, D.C. this summer (followed by a national expansion) and will be “the first online transactional marketplace where a tenant can actually search for commercial real estate, as well as complete the entire…
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VIDEO: Optimizing Property Management with Data & Benchmarking
Building Engines SVP Scott Sidman recently returned from Realcomm 2014 in Las Vegas where he joined some of the CRE industry’s most visionary and innovative thought leaders to explore the latest technology innovations impacting the real estate landscape.
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What’s Next For In-Building Wireless
Property owners and carriers have long debated who should incur costs to make sure a phone works in all areas of a building – including a basement or parking garage, which are spots that rarely get signals.
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Top 5 Signs of a Best-in-Class Mobile Platform
Commercial real estate owners and managers are incredibly busy and their jobs continue to get more complex. Fortunately, through partnering with a property and tenant management software provider, they can standardize and automate and operations – which gives them real-time visibility and the control needed to improve key areas of daily activity and ultimately, net…
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Can You Hear Me Now?
We all know how frustrating it is when service on your mobile device is interrupted – a dropped call, a picture that won’t send, or the web page that just refuses to load. And when your job relies on your mobile device, the aggravation can be overwhelming.
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5 Ways to Prepare for a Millennial Workforce
While many property owners and managers have already begun addressing the needs of Millennial tenants with enhanced communications and operational transparency, not as much attention has been focused on those choosing commercial real estate as a career choice.
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Clearing a Path to Productivity
Several blogs posts ago we offered tongue-in-cheek advice on how to destroy productivity in a handy infographic. This time around we’re taking away the trendy visual but providing something even more valuable: concrete steps property owners and managers can take to ensure the maximum efficiency of their building team(s).