Earlier this week, Amazon's Alexa fund invested in Plant Prefab, a construction company. Why did it do it? What does it mean for consumers and construction company? And what does it signal for the industry as a whole?Amazon's investment follows other construction-related moves by Softbank, Google, and a growing interest in the smart home spaces by …

Dislocation is a podcast dedicated to innovation in real estate — exploring technology's impact on the way in which assets are planned, designed, financed, built, marketed, and operated.Joining us this week is Julien Smith, the Co-founder and CEO of Breather, a company that operates a network of furnished spaces that companies can access on demand …

Dislocation is a podcast dedicated to innovation in real estate — exploring technology's impact on the way in which assets are planned, designed, financed, built, marketed, and operated.This week, Dror and David discuss how demographic changes impact demand for real estate; how cyclical demand impacts innovation in housing construction; and recent …

Dislocation is a podcast dedicated to innovation in real estate — exploring technology's impact on the way in which assets are planned, designed, financed, built, marketed, and operated.This week, Dror and David discuss a recent UCS study about the impact of climate change on RE markets, PMG's new shared/social housing expansion, Harvard's report o…

Dislocation is a podcast dedicated to innovation in real estate — exploring technology's impact on the way in which assets are planned, designed, financed, built, marketed, and operated.This week, David and Dror discuss Starbucks's decision to allow non-customers to access its bathrooms and spaces, the merits of building a proper business around co…