Venture capitalists Relay Ventures and Canadian real estate firm Dream have come together to launch Alate Partners, a business focused on accelerating the development of technologies that enhance or augment how real estate is designed, built, and managed. Growth in the property technology (so-called ‘proptech’) market is significant, with real estate tech startups raising $3.4 billion in funding last year, Read More

It hasn’t been announced yet. It wouldn’t happen for months, if not years after it was announced. But Amazon’s possible arrival in Northern Virginia and Queens, New York, has already sent shockwaves through surrounding real estate markets. Mara Gemond, a longtime Arlington, Virginia, realtor, never did much business in the dingy cluster of office buildings next to Reagan Airport known Read More

An Albuquerque business owner shot and killed a person casing vehicles in his company parking lot, according to Albuquerque Police. Now, APD is investigating what led up to the deadly encounter. It happened Friday night near Jefferson and I-25 at Chavez Concrete Contractors. Police say they were called to Chavez Concrete Contractors around 9 p.m. on Friday near Jefferson and Read More

Forbes has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. Forbes and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. For a long time the Amex Business Gold Rewards Card was the credit card I spent the most on. The ability to select which bonus category I wanted to earn 3x on was great, Read More

7-Eleven is making more moves to go cashierless — or at least give customers the option to. Starting Monday, 14 stores in Dallas will have scan-and-go technology built in the company’s mobile app, so customers can scan and pay for items on their phones. “Scan & Pay” is meant to build customer loyalty in the 7-Eleven brand by allowing customers Read More

The tax benefits of owning real estate in an IRA plan certainly seem appealing at first glance. Under a self-directed IRA, you can control your investments, and the tax benefits of owning real estate in an IRA plan certainly seem appealing at first glance. In a Roth IRA, contributions are made with after-tax dollars, and the earnings on your investments Read More

  Many factors make an organization prone to sexual harassment: a hierarchical structure, a male-dominated environment, and a climate that tolerates transgressions — particularly when they are committed by those with power. Medicine has all three of these elements. And academic medicine, compared to other scientific fields, has the highest incidence of gender and sexual harassment. Thirty to seventy percent of Read More

“We did not want to take the business to the next level. It was at the point where it needed probably another five years investment in time and money, and another layer of staff. For us it had been a hard 10 years, a 24/7 slog. Potentially, we could have put in another five years and doubled its size. But Read More

The report incorporates new data from 41, wealthy, member countries of the European Union and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Countries were assessed on their children’s access to quality education, and differences in performance among children from preschool to primary school levels. According to the report, some of the poorest countries surveyed, such as Latvia and Lithuania, Read More

At the event, the Prime Minister told the Indian community, “India is going through a massive transformative phase today. The world is appreciating India for its efforts towards services towards humanity. The policies being made in India, the work being done towards public welfare, for these the nation is being felicitated today.” PM Narendra Modi in Japan for 2-day Visit; Read More