The post-coronavirus office: more air purifiers, less open floor plans
In the past few weeks, demand for air purification systems has jumped in an effort to provide safer work environments for employees. A shift away from open-concept offices may not be far behind
WeWork struggles to strike deal with landlords to reduce rent costs
As the COVID-19 pandemic causes cancellations to spike, WeWork CEO Sandeep Mathrani is pitching a revenue-sharing deal to the company's largest landlords
by Marian McPherson Apr 2
SoftBank may pull out of pledge to buy $3B in shares of WeWork
The Japanese conglomerate has been rapidly losing faith in the coworking space company
Media entrepreneur joins Compass board
Pamela Thomas-Graham currently runs her own media company and has past experience at Credit Suisse, Liz Claiborne and NBCUniversal
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 26
SoftBank Vision Fund lost $2.1B in Q3 as profits continue to plummet
The Japanese conglomerate and backer of Compass and Opendoor is scaling back plans for its second Vision Fund
by Patrick Kearns Feb 12
In the wake of WeWork, proptech investor confidence remains strong
Proptech venture capital firm MetaProp NYC’s latest proptech confidence index reveals cautious optimism amongst investors, startups
by Marian McPherson Feb 6
After a tumultuous 2019, WeWork has a new CEO
Sandeep Mathrani, previously the CEO of Brookfield Properties' retail group, has deep ties to the real estate industry
by Patrick Kearns Feb 4
WATCH: Compass likely to avoid WeWork's fate: Venture capitalists
Compass and WeWork both took massive amounts of cash from SoftBank, but experts say the 2 companies are actually quite different
by Inman Feb 4
Compass likely to avoid WeWork's fate: Venture capitalists
Compass and WeWork both took massive amounts of cash from SoftBank, but experts say the 2 companies are actually quite different
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 31
Compass shuffles support staff, anticipates dozens of layoffs
A Compass source told Inman the company still has no current plans for an IPO, although it's not off the table
by Patrick Kearns Jan 27
Side CEO talks venture capital, iBuyer growth and the need for innovation
Guy Gal founded his company in 2017 and plans to take it national in the coming years. He also believes the real estate industry is primed for certain types of innovation
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 24
The Essential Guide to 2020, 2025, 2030 and beyond
Shrinking agent ranks, smaller commissions and more predictions for years and years to come
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 6
Stocking stuffers: A few of my favorite (and not-so-favorite) things from 2019
Opinion
From smart-home products to bad lead providers, here's a short list of what I hope to find in my stocking on Christmas morning
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 22
This was the year — and decade — of big money in real estate
Both 2019 and the decade leading to it were dominated by disruption. And the thing fueling that disruption was a whole lot of cash
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 19
Global iBuyers? A one-click close? Tech trends to watch for in 2020
Venture capital and real estate tech leaders share their technology predictions for 2020
by Patrick Kearns Dec 5