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“Comparing the two most recent cycles, dot.com
was seven years ‘start to bust’, with about $2 billion
invested in CRE Tech. The current cycle is now in its
eighth year with five times the investment level of
the dot.com era.”

day. While perhaps not at the same pace as past years, it does that is why Realcomm and IBCON will continue to showcase the
indicate that investors continue to show interest in our industry. ‘best of the best’ ideas. We will provide a forum for discovery,
There are also those investors who feel the sector is too ‘frothy’ discussion and debate on the challenges and opportunities of
and it might be best to wait for a correction. Bottom line: there the innovation emerging from Phase 4 of CRE Technology.
is still sentiment on both sides of the argument for investing,
and for now it is business as usual. To learn more about the future phases of CRE Tech, join us at
With so many new companies focusing on commercial, cor- Realcomm | IBcon 2017, which will be held in San Diego on June
porate and institutional real estate, the innovative ideas that rise 14-15 (June 13: Precon | June 16: RE Tech Innovation Tours).
to the top are important to the progress of our industry, and

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