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 follo

Episode 8: Julien Smith, Co-Founder & CEO Of Breather

Jul 24th, 2018 54m 26s

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

Episode 7: Real Estate Demographics, Integrated Construction, Space-as-a-Service Heating Up

Jul 13th, 2018 28m 12s

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 change

Episode 6: Shared housing, Flexible space, Climate Change, and Proptech Investment

Jun 22nd, 2018 34m 40s

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 abo

#5: Strabucks, Coworking, Senior Housing, Silver Tsunamis, and Steve Jobs

May 25th, 2018 29m 27s

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 t

Episode 4: Convene, Beco, WeWork, SB 287, and Entekra

May 11th, 2018 32m 55s

This week, David and Dror discuss Convene's acquisition of Beco, WeWork's new Head Architect, AI's impact on physical space, SB-287, and Entekra latest fundraise. Dislocation is a podcast dedicated to innovation in real estate — exploring tec

Episode 03: Technology vs. Private Equity Real Estate

Nov 2nd, 2017 18m 18s

Traditional private equity real estate funds are at a disadvantage in the face of new competitors, new business models, and an abundance of capital. In this episode, David Friedlander and Dror Poleg discuss private equity fund structure, the wa

Episode 2: Why is Housing so Expensive?

Sep 25th, 2017 20m 39s

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.Hosted by David Friedlander and Dror Poleg, this episode

Episode 1: Coliving's Present, Past, and Future

Jul 29th, 2017 18m 34s

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. Hosted by David Friedlander and Dror Poleg, this episod

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