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From a DIY small business solution to a closing repair firm and more, the 2020 REACH Class plans to make waves in the real estate industry over the year. Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the National Association of REALTORS®, announced 16 new companies into its 2020 REACH and REACH Commercial program, encompassing solutions that cover transaction management, insurance, home and small business security, digital marketing, clean energy, and more. The REACH program helps launch and accelerate high-growth potential companies in the real estate industry by offering education, mentorship, networking, and exposure in the real estate marketplace. “NAR has spent decades exploring and investing in the technological innovations we believe will define the future of America’s real estate market—investments that appear even more critical in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Bob Goldberg, NAR’s CEO and president of Second Century Ventur...

This award-winning home places sustainability at the heart of its design, making it the perfect off-grid retreat from the world. The home of Sydney couple Geoff and Julia proves you can still “live off the land” in the midst of a concrete jungle. By incorporating green technologies and even small-scale food production into their inner-Sydney terrace, the pair can find everything they need within their own walls. Architect Clinton Cole, founder of CplusC Architectural Workshop, said the incorporation of permaculture was a vital part of the design brief for the home, dubbed  Aquas Perma Solar Firma. The ‘Aquas Perma Solar Firma’ home has sustainability and permaculture at its core. Picture: Murray Fredericks “They wanted to live there forever, and they wanted to live as off-grid as possible,” Clinton said of his clients. “I’ve always been interested in sustainability and we’ve employed [sustainable principals] on many project...

With millions working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, there are fears among realtors that many companies could continue to cut costs and spend less on renting office space after the health crisis.     With the emergence of the coronavirus, most businesses opted to operate remotely as governments/authorities declared a sit-at-home protocols, as well as physical distancing culture to contain the spread of the pandemic.   As of April 28, 2020 more than 3.06 million cases have been reported across 185 countries, and territories, resulting in over 213,000 deaths and few recoveries from the novel infectious disease.    Some of the sector operators believed that even if the disease spread cease momentarily, adjusting to previous business model where people gather in large numbers in offices may be a mirage, couple with the reality that Covid-19 experience has opened up knowledge to executives on possibility of working remotely with gains especially reduc...