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Acquisition strengthens implementation expertise and adds outsourced services to commercial PropTech offerings in APAC SYDNEY, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — MRI Software has acquired Loci Solutions Group Pty Limited, an Australian property technology consulting and outsourced managed services company serving commercial, industrial, and retail property markets across Asia Pacific. Loci co-founder Nikki Steadman now appointed as…

Digital transformation includes South Korea, Japan and Australia SYDNEY, July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Leading UK-listed global advisory and property services provider Savills has expanded its partnership with MRI Software in Asia Pacific by extending its use of MRI Property Management X (MRI PMX) to now include South Korea, Japan and Australia. The agreement furthers Savills…

SINGAPORE, June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — OrangeTee & Tie (OrangeTee) has announced a strategic hire to its senior management team. Jon Tan, Senior Vice President, Head of Brand, Digital Marketing and Communication is its newest face as it continues to charge ahead with brand transformation plans while leveraging the latest digital and social marketing trends…

SINGAPORE, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In line with OrangeTee & Tie’s (OrangeTee) focus on strategic and sustainable growth, the senior management team has welcomed, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Justin Quek, who first joined the industry in the 2000s. He will apply his rich expertise and close to two decades of experience in real estate, proptech,…

TOKYO, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — GA technologies Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Ryo Higuchi, hereinafter referred to as “GA technologies”) and Finatext Ltd. (President and CEO: Akane Kinoshita, referred to as “Finatext”) have jointly developed a system providing an Embedded Property Insurance product which will be available for purchase by customers via the RENOSY online…

TOKYO, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The online comprehensive real estate service platform, RENOSY provided by GA technologies Co.,Ltd  (Headquarters: Minato-Ku, Tokyo; CEO: Ryo Higuchi, securities code: 3491; hereinafter referred to as the Company) recently released a research result about the level of interest on financial investment plans for retirement, along with the start of…

TOKYO, April 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — GA technologies Co.,Ltd. （Headquarters: Minato-Ku, Tokyo; CEO: Ryo Higuchi, securities code: 3491; hereinafter referred to as the Company）announced that the Company has successfully reduced the use of 11.77 million pieces of paper in the past year (April 1st, 2022~ March 31st, 2023) （※1）along with the celebration of Earth day this…

Chosen by residents with an annual salary over 10 million yen “Toyosu” beats other popular competitors, and tops the list for the first time TOKYO, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Japanese luxury real estate service “Modern Standard” has released the newest ranking report of 2023 about the most favorable location(s) chosen by affluent users with an annual…

TOKYO, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — GA technologies Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-Ku, Tokyo; CEO: Ryo Higuchi; Securities Code: 3491 the “Company”) hereby announces the launch of new business in our group, “MtechA”, an M&A intermediary digital transformation service. This service follows the Group’s online real estate marketplace “RENOSY” and real estate digital transformation business “ITANDI” and is…

Leveraging the strength of “Real business combined with technology” to expand business in a variety of industries TOKYO, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — GA technologies (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and CEO: Ryo Higuchi, Securities code: 3491, hereinafter referred to as “GA technologies”) will renew its Visual Identity (VI) and corporate website in March 2023, the 10th anniversary of its foundation. VI logo and official website renewal Since…

Combined solution suite is positioned to meet growing consumer expectation for one agency to handle their property needs for life SYDNEY, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — MRI Software, a global leader in real estate software solutions, announces its $93.4 million stock acquisition of PropTech Group (ASX:PTG) is now complete. The highly anticipated deal, first announced…

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Agya Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on real estate tech, blockchain, AI and sustainability, proclaims the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) will cut through material use cases in real estate tech from search and listings to mortgages, construction, and sustainability. “AI presents a generational opportunity in real…

Tokyo is still the most popular city to investors TOKYO, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Shenjumiausuan released a research result recently on “the interests of investing in Japanese real estate from Chinese investors” that 89% of Chinese investors are interested in going for a house-viewing tour if the overseas traveling market reopens. Shenjumiausuan (Headquarters: Tokyo,…

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A company specializing in commercial real estate data, RSQUARE, announced that it has collected information about 300,000 commercial properties throughout Asia, including Korea, Vietnam and Singapore. RSQUARE announced that it has collected information about 300,000 commercial properties throughout Asia. Using its own data collection personnel, RSQUARE (CEO…

TOKYO, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A recent research result has been released by ITANDI Co., Ltd (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; Representative: Shinpei Noguchi “The Company”) about how real estate companies are reacting to the digital transformation movement that has been taking place in the real estate industry in Japan. ITANDI Co.,Ltd is a technology focus…

NEW YORK, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — BuildingLink, the leading provider of operations and resident engagement software for luxury residential properties worldwide, today announced a strategic growth investment from Bregal Sagemount (“Sagemount”), a leading growth-focused private equity firm. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BuildingLink runs residential buildings better, smarter, and faster. Headquartered in…

Adding feature-rich sales CRM to its suite of PropTech solutions AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Global PropTech leader, MRI Software, has entered into an agreement to acquire New Zealand-based PropertySuite, an innovative, cloud-based PropTech solution that integrates relationship management, print and digital media and marketing management, and transaction and financial management into one platform…

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Houze, a proptech startup based in Vietnam that offers a fully integrated real estate ecosystem for agents and customers through its offline-to-online platform, has raised a $2 million of funding led by DKRA Group, giving the company resources to continue expanding its services and growing its…

SINGAPORE, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Smplrspace Pte Ltd (Smplrspace), the floor plan platform for app builders, announced today the closing of a pre-seed fundraise of US$600,000  that includes angel investors such as Sam Marks (Coworker) and an AngelCentral syndicate led by Sam Gibb (Resolution Ventures) with participation from Shao Ning Huang (Chief Angel, Angelcentral). “Smplrspace…

Chairman Lee seeks construction industry leadership for Hwasung based on his business vision, track record, and trust from customers and employees The proposal highlights the urgent need to establish checks and balances and institute a board that will not abuse its powers and privileges Along with the proposal, Lee has launched a website, BetterHwasung.com, for…

Meriton chooses MRI Software to digitise management of 9000 apartments, including Triguboff’s own built-for-rent properties SYDNEY, March 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Australia’s biggest residential apartment developer, Meriton, has chosen MRI Software to take the management and maintenance of 9000 built-for-rent Meriton apartments across NSW and QLD online as part of a new three-year contract with…

OAKLAND, Calif., March 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Roofstock, the leading end-to-end online platform for single-family rental (SFR) investing, today announced it closed a $240 million Series E equity financing round, bringing the company’s valuation to $1.94 billion. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led the financing with participation from existing and new investors including Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed…

LONDON, Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Fifth Wall, the largest venture capital firm focused on technologies for the global real estate industry, announced that it has closed an oversubscribed €140 million for its European Real Estate Technology Fund (European Fund). Like prior Fifth Wall funds, the European Fund attracted the largest owners and developers of real estate,…

TOKYO, Jan. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The former deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mitsuhiro Furusawa assumed the role of advisor of GA technologies Co.,Ltd. on January 4th, 2022. The main service GA technologies provides is a one-stop comprehensive real estate service platform called RENOSY (headquarters: Minato-Ku / CEO: Ryo Higuchi /…

Firm Invested in 25+ New Portfolio Companies, and Celebrated 5 Portfolio Company IPOs LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Fifth Wall, the largest venture capital firm focused on technologies for the global real estate industry, announced that it raised more than $1.1 billion across its funds in 2021, underscoring accelerated proptech adoption by the…

TOKYO, Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — RENOSY, the comprehensive one-stop real estate transaction platform provided by GA technologies Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo / CEO: Ryo Higuchi / Securities Code: 3491 / Referred to as “the Company”)  made a start in the franchise business with a brand new service called “the LIVING ADVISOR”1 from November…

TOKYO, Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — GA technologies Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato District, Tokyo /CEO: Ryo Higuchi / Securities code: 3491/ Hereinafter referred to as “the Company”)  announced an M&A decision on Nov. 18th, 2021.  Along with this decision, a share exchange was agreed upon between GA technologies Co., Ltd. and DL-holdings, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — APPS2021 is the largest virtual PropTech event for the APAC region. The Asia Pacific Proptech Summit 2021 will be held from 26-27 November 2021 and is organized by the Malaysia PropTech Association, together with our APAC PropTech partners, and in conjunction with Unissu Ltd from the United Kingdom,…

HONG KONG, Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ‘PropXTech’, the corporate innovation programme jointly launched by Sino Group (the ‘Group’) and Ping An Smart City (‘Ping An’) is designed to foster and develop promising technology companies and to offer innovative solutions for the real estate industry. To offer a platform for the 10 shortlisted start-up companies to present their…

Lower housing supply pushing rents up, biggest % increase in Perth, says MRI PERTH, Australia, Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Rental Management Australia (RMA) has now implemented AI-led PropTech from MRI Software to digitise many of its property management services and improve efficiencies. The largest residential asset manager in Western Australia, with offices also in Victoria…

TOKYO, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — There are several updates regarding the features of RENOSYOWNER’s MYPAGE including updates of the AI market price assessment feature. The market price of rent fluctuation based on facility variations, and market price assessment trends are available in graphs on RENOSY OWNER’s MYPAGE. The RENOSY service is a comprehensive one-stop…

SYDNEY, Sept. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MRI Software, a global leader in real estate software, today announces its acquisition of industry-leading customer relationship management (CRM) solution provider, Box+Dice™. Melbourne-based Box+Dice adds a critical piece to MRI’s comprehensive PropTech portfolio, enabling real estate businesses to unify customer lifecycle visibility across both sales and rental property management.   David Bowie, Senior Vice…

TOKYO, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A result of survey was announced by one stop real estate platform service “RENOSY” provided by GA technologies Co.,Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato City, Tokyo; CEO: Ryo Higuchi; Securities Code: 3491; “the Company”) regarding “Financial Assets Plans & Housing” among families with annual income of more than 10million JPY with children…

Hot-desking may be normal in post-lockdown hybrid workplaces SYDNEY, Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MRI Software, a global leader in real estate technology, announces immediate availability in Australia of MRI Workplace Central, an “urgent and timely” solution to hybrid work space planning as commercial property and facility managers work to optimise their existing sites once Australia’s major…