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Cresa Adds Igor to Its Smart Buildings Solutions Initiative
Cresa Global and the Cresa New York Smart Buildings Solutions (SBS) team announced the addition of Igor Inc. to their SBS platform. Igor is best known for its Nexos IoT platform, an end-to-end IoT platform that connects office devices and sensors through a digital ceiling.
The platform enables users to concurrently manage a multitude of different systems, sensors and equipment across a building or workspace, including lighting, access control, heating and cooling systems, occupancy sensors, audio-visual equipment, window shades and more. All are focused on today’s worldwide sustainability initiatives.
“Igor’s Nexos platform is a natural fit for our diverse program of office-focused IoT partners,” said James A. Pirot, managing principal at Cresa and founder of the Cresa SBS platform. Igor’s Nexos has been devised as a user-friendly system with dashboards and common-sense commands to link a wide range of systems.
Dickson Realty Unveils Smart Tech Powered by Delta Media
Dickson Realty, the top-ranked real estate company in Reno-Sparks, Nevada, announced the debut of its next-generation “smart tech” from Delta Media. The technology leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to deliver more market exposure for sellers and greater local real estate market insight to buyers across northern Nevada and northeastern California.
Home to nearly 325 agents and 10 real estate offices, Dickson Realty was founded in 1973.
“At Dickson Realty, we didn’t become the region’s go-to source for real estate expertise by sitting on our laurels, especially when it comes to technology,” said Nancy Fennell, CEO of Dickson Realty.
Fueled by Delta Media, creators of an all-in-one technology marketing platform, new Dickson
Realty websites will leverage AI and automation. Dickson Realty will deliver local home search experiences for consumers, the company said.
Pacaso Launches in Coastal New Jersey
Pacaso, the technology-enabled real estate marketplace that helps people buy and coown a luxury second home, has expanded its service to the New Jersey beach cities. Pacaso offers buyers the opportunity to coown one-eighth to one-half of a contemporary second home.
“With 127 miles of coastline stretching from north to south, the Jersey Shore is a beautiful escape in close proximity to many gateway cities such as Philadelphia and New York City, and we’re excited to offer a new solution for people looking to purchase a second home here,” said Pacaso co-founder and CEO Austin Allison.
Situated on a large corner lot one block from 7 Mile Beach and a short walk to the heart of a thriving shopping district, Pacaso’s first New Jersey listing is located in Avalon. The six-bedroom, eight-bathroom beach house is a new construction home with a private pool, a cabana, two outdoor showers and a wraparound deck with ocean views.
James A. Pirot
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Nancy Fennell
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Senara Secures Pre-Seed Funding to Launch Pre-construction Lead-to-close System
Canadian proptech company Senara has completed pre-seed funding, allowing it to continue its North American expansion. The funds will also provide the company with additional revenue to enhance existing AI capabilities within the platform.
Senara is a pre-construction lead-to-close system that empowers developers and their listing brokerages to sell smarter and faster, while spending less. The proprietary system uses AI to generate new higher quality homebuyer leads, appointments and firm sales, based on algorithms built from tens of millions of leads, appointments and purchase datapoints, the company said.
Senara offers predictive analytics algorithms that can be layered into any brokerage CRM. Benefits of Senara include lead generation, prospect nurturing, pipeline intelligence and ultimately profitability. Additionally, Senara offers regional homebuyer insights gathered through its system.
UL Partners with InSite to Advance Building Intelligence, Technology Integration and Performance
UL, a global safety science leader, announced a new partnership with InSite, a provider of building intelligence solutions that enable organizations to optimize performance of real estate assets, achieve sustainability goals and fulfill environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting requirements.
As part of the UL and InSite combined offering, UL will leverage InSite’s extensive data integration capabilities and operational insights to provide relevant advisory expertise, such as carbon accounting and net zero carbon emissions.
With this partnership, InSite will provide building owners and property managers with building intelligence data to complement UL’s ESG advisory, sustainability and energy advisory, indoor environmental quality and field services. UL’s advisory services include services such as energy and water audits, commissioning advisory services and sustainability certifications.
The platform will support reporting and disclosure of ESG and sustainability data.
Tech-focused Brokerage and Marketing Platform Verada Launches
Verada, a commercial brokerage and technology-focused marketing platform servicing neighborhood retail, launched in May. Verada combines content-based marketing, market understanding, emerging technologies and an extensive media content library to generate opportunities for landlords, tenants and neighborhoods while delivering a modern approach to the way the world perceives retail real estate, the company said. Verada was founded by Brendan Thrapp, formerly managing director of EXR’s commercial division and Nathaniel Mallon, a former commercial real estate director at EXR. The platform combines the founders’ web expertise with a personal touch.
It centralizes resources for tenants, such as virtual tours for exclusive listings, interactive media, marketing decks, architecture, design, neighborhood videos and a blog that launched with over 60 pages of information. This also includes hundreds of hand-illustrated prints and other self-made videos that help tenants navigate the retail marketplace.
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Brendan Thrapp Nathaniel Mallon
