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Meet The Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Jonah Hanig from Rove

Meet The Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Jonah Hanig from Rove

In this week’s founder interview, we’re bringing you Jonah Hanig from Rove. Without further ado… Who are you and what do you do? My name is Jonah Hanig, and I’m the founder and CEO of Rove. Rove is a luxury, remote work-friendly property rental brand,…

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Meet the REACH and REACH Commercial Teams – January 17th

Meet the REACH and REACH Commercial Teams – January 17th

REACH operates a variety of accelerator programs around the globe, created and operated by Second Century Ventures and backed by NAR. Applications for its flagship REACH & REACH Commercial classes are open until January 31st. Only 16 days left to apply! Interested in learning more…

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Looking Forward to 2023: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Looking Forward to 2023: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

[Editor’s Note: Below is the full text of our 238th Weekly Transmission, originally delivered direct to the inbox of more than 600 GEM members on January 4th, 2023.] For two straight years our central prediction theme was climate (2021 version). The importance of climate hasn’t lessened in 2023….

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Adding Fresh Food to Urban Environments

Adding Fresh Food to Urban Environments

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Miravel] Designing, manufacturing, and distributing Wall Gardens, Miravel helps people grow fresh food in urban environments. The Wall Garden leverages AI to adapt to its surroundings and automatically…

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Meet The Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Jeff Glass from Hometap

Meet The Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Jeff Glass from Hometap

In this week’s founder interview, we’re bringing you Jeff Glass from Hometap. Without further ado… Who are you and what do you do? My name is Jeffrey Glass. I am the CEO and cofounder of Hometap Equity Partners. My job has five main requirements. My…

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The PropTech Power List of 2023, People Addition

The PropTech Power List of 2023, People Addition

The PropTech Power List is a recently released top 50 ranking of the most influential people in property technology, published by Proptech Angel Group. To be included on the list, individuals must sell, use, or discuss technology for building owners. Influence is quantified using LinkedIn…

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What happens after FTX?

What happens after FTX?

For GEM’s next Blockchain and Real Estate workgroup event, we’re having a discussion led by Karl Jacob (HomeCoin & LoanSnap) about how the blockchain and in particular stablecoins will need to be rebuilt to support the future of finance. The event will be scheduled for early January. Interested…

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Turning Vacant Properties into Affordable Housing

Turning Vacant Properties into Affordable Housing

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Housing Connector] The average wage in the U.S. just increased 24% in the last five years while monthly rent rose 37%. The large gap between take-home pay and…

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2023 REACH & REACH Commercial Applications Now Open

2023 REACH & REACH Commercial Applications Now Open

REACH operates a variety of accelerator programs around the globe, created and operated by Second Century Ventures and backed by NAR. The program offers education, mentorship and exposure for technology companies working to scale their businesses across the U.S. residential and commercial real estate markets…

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Keeping Pace With Demand: Why Now Is The Time for Valuation Professionals To Embrace Modern Technology

Keeping Pace With Demand: Why Now Is The Time for Valuation Professionals To Embrace Modern Technology

Fresh off a $12.7 million Series A, we wanted Valcre‘s Co-Founder and CEO Lucas Rotter take on the state of and the future of appraisal industry. Without further ado, here’s a short Q&A we conducted via email: What does Valcre do and how much have…

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