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The immense social media opportunity for real estate

Trends in the Living Networks

It described how a couple had bought their dream home after finding it on the Facebook page of a real estate agent. Social media is a massive opportunity for real estate agents, which remains largely untapped. Buying houses is an intrinsically social activity. It’s a completely different mentality.

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Introducing Forrester’s Employer Branding Research

Forrester IT

“Now is the time … when talent is the number one priority among our leaders.” — Benji Baer, CMO at commercial real estate company CBRE The business news of late has been rife with discussions on whether or not brands should take a position on social issues.

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Real estate vets launch accelerator and advisory firm to fuel underrepresented founders

GeekWire

(Equity Angels Photo) After working decades in real estate, Katherine Winston and Kenya Burrell-VanWormer were tired of the statistics showing how the majority of realtors were women, but most leadership roles in the sector were held by men. Real estate industry veterans help provide mentorship.

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Uber vets raise $12.5M for real estate property management startup Doorstead

GeekWire

New funding: Doorstead , a San Francisco real estate property management startup founded by former Uber employees, raised a $12.5 Company background: The 2-year-old startup targets 15 million small real estate investors who own single-family units and need help renting out their space. (Doorstead Photo). ”

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Judge tosses all but one claim in Amazon’s suit against former AWS real estate managers

GeekWire

A judge dismissed most of Amazon’s claims in a lawsuit alleging that former Amazon Web Services real estate managers conspired with outside firms to receive kickbacks on data center development deals. Amazon alleges that it suffered damages through the inflation of the prices it paid for real estate leases and purchases.

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Report: Data Center Leasing Surged 25 Percent in 2013

Data Center Knowledge

Data center demand from social media companies and cloud-builders contributed to a surge in leasing of wholesale data center suites in 2013, with total leasing volume up about 25 percent from 2012, according to a report from a real estate firm. Featured'

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Real estate startup Place comes out of nowhere with $100M round, led by Goldman at $1B valuation

GeekWire

Real estate startup Place offers technology and services for agents and brokers, in addition to a consumer portal. Real estate technology and services company Place just raised the first outside capital in its history: a $100 million Series A round led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, at a valuation of more than $1 billion.