“We’re really problem solvers. We want to find an asset that needs us, and if the asset doesn’t need us, it’s probably not going to be the right one for us,” says Amy Rubenstein, CEO of Clear Investment Group, describing her company’s distinctive approach to multifamily investments. While many institutional investors pursue pristine properties with ...
In an industry focused on aggressive growth and consolidation, Mortiles distinguishes itself—growing to employ 650 full-time staff and 1,300 independent contractors while intentionally maintaining a low profile throughout most of its existence. Accidental Entrepreneurs The Mortiles story began when Erich, as a teenager, worked part-time at a mortgage company during high school. When the company ...
“Home is not just a box you live in, and the way you find a home shouldn’t be boxes you have to check or filters to select,” explains Jackson Reiter, Co-Founder and COO of Relm AI, a startup rethinking how people search for properties. In a market where most platforms still rely on search technology ...
“Sustainability is not a scalable approach if it’s just about thoughts and feelings and the idea of being green,” says Joselyn Lai, Co-Founder and CEO of Bedrock Energy. “Sustainability is actually something that will grow because you have the dual benefit, or sometimes even triple benefit, of being clean, but also healthier for occupants, and ...
“We get a lot of calls where homeowners say, ‘You sent me a letter, but this is not possible.’ And we’re like, ‘Actually it is.’ Some people just don’t even see the opportunity. We’re blowing minds left and right,” says Gloria Riechers, co-founder of Riechers Engineering, a firm specializing in lot splits under California’s Senate ...
“Our first mission is educating people and providing that kind of reality to create consciousness that this is something for everyday needs,” says Andrés Mishaan, Co-Founder and CEO of Kanguro, a bilingual InsurTech company now offering renters insurance in Florida, Georgia, and Texas. Within the insurance sector, where customer engagement often remains minimal and interactions ...
“The biggest things we’re seeing in the market right now are a drive towards stability,” notes Izzy Cannell, Workplace Insights Lead at VergeSense. “Companies are moving toward more rapid decision making than we’ve seen in recent years, with growing confidence in their space planning decisions.” Five years after the pandemic dramatically altered workplace attendance, understanding ...
In an industry notorious for hidden fees and opaque pricing, Tomo Mortgage is slashing interest rates and eliminating the traditional pain points of home financing. The digital mortgage innovator founded by former Zillow executives has secured $20 million in Series B funding, bringing its total investment to $130 million. Progressive Insurance joins as a new ...
When Briggs Elwell was overseeing business development for Related Companies’ luxury rental portfolio, he noticed a stark disparity in how real estate agents were supported compared to traditional employees. This observation would eventually lead him to found RLTYco, which recently secured $20 million in mixed equity and credit funding to expand its comprehensive suite of ...
The innovative mobile application features AI assistant “Mel,” transaction management, and exclusive listings to compete with industry giants Distinct Concierge Real Estate has officially launched its consumer app, aiming to transform how clients search for and purchase properties with advanced AI technology and streamlined features. The mobile application, which has been available in app stores ...
When a fraudulent workplace injury claim hit one of Stefano Braganti’s construction sites, the resulting years-long legal battle exposed a critical gap in the industry. As a structural engineer turned construction company manager, Braganti found himself digging through boxes of paper records trying to prove proper safety protocols had been followed. Despite the worker walking ...
In the competitive world of real estate lending, We Lend has emerged as a standout success story, funding over $600 million across 1,300 assets with zero principal loss since its founding in 2018. But the journey of its managing partner and co-founder, Ruben Izgelov, reveals how personal experience and immigrant determination helped shape a lending ...
Few legal professionals can claim real estate is truly in their blood, but for Sam Spiritos, Managing Shareholder at Shulman Rogers, it’s a heritage that spans generations. His grandfather built the base of the Statue of Liberty and numerous buildings at West Point, later partnering with Spiritos’ father in the construction business. Today, the family’s ...
In New York City’s commercial real estate world, few names carry as much weight as Bob Knakal. Having personally brokered the sale of over 2,300 buildings valued at more than $22 billion, Knakal has been a dominant force in the market for four decades. As co-founder of Massey Knakal Realty Services, he helped build what ...
The commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market faces a critical test over the next two years as approximately $89 billion in conduit fixed rate loans approach maturity, according to research by Luke Lu, a veteran securities analyst at the London Stock Exchange Group with over 27 years of experience in CMBS and securitized products. While the ...
