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VIDEO: A Conversation with MetaProp’s Aaron Block and CREtech’s Emily Wright

Regarded as the premier gathering of real estate innovators in the proptech space, NYC Real Estate Tech Week and its flagship event, CREtech New York, are returning to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from Nov. 11 through Nov. 14. The gathering is aimed at commercial real estate practitioners seeking education, investors seeking new opportunities and tech startups seeking to deepen relationships with industry leaders, among others.

In the video below, Daniel Ceniceros, CEO and president of Connect Media, interviews Aaron Block, co-founder and managing partner of venture capital firm MetaProp, and Emily Wright, head of content, CREtech. The conversation covers a wide range of topics, including:

  • The origin of the partnership between MetaProp and CREtech.
  • Key trends in proptech.
  • The role these technologies play in CRE and the changes they may bring about in the industry’s fundamentals.
  • Why it’s important to invest in proptech in a down market.
  • The importance of sustainability in proptech.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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