REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY

Carrier to Acquire BrokerBay Inc., a Leading Digital Real Estate Solutions Provider

Carrier Global Corporation | September 17, 2021

Carrier Global Corporation  the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire BrokerBay Inc., a pioneer in the development of an advanced, streamlined and user-friendly real estate management cloud ecosystem. The software's ability to reduce a brokerage's administrative workload, streamline the real estate scheduling and showing experience, as well as standardize electronic lockbox access, will strengthen Carrier's leading access solutions offering within its Fire & Security business.

Supra, part of Fire & Security's Access Solutions business, has been serving the real estate industry for over 60 years, with key mobile credentialing technology deployed across an installed base of 4 million locking devices in multiple industries. Supra is a market leader in supporting real estate showings and enabled 45 million property showings in 2020.

Following closing, which is expected in October, BrokerBay and Supra will provide a one-stop shop for realtors that combines scheduling and mobile lockbox access in an intuitive, user-friendly showing experience to empower agents, reduce workload and provide actionable analytics.

With increasingly high volumes in real estate showings, there is a need for agents to act with speed and efficiency, This acquisition will further ensure they have the best solutions available to succeed.

- Jeffrey Stanek, Managing Director, Global Access Solutions, Carrier Fire & Security.


We're excited to join Carrier as we share a strong commitment to the real estate community, BrokerBay will continue delivering best-in-class solutions and integrations to all real estate agents, including Supra customers. We also look forward to joining forces in revolutionizing digital services that exceed our customers' expectations.

- Costa Ntoukas, CEO, BrokerBay.

The acquisition aligns with Carrier's stated business development approach of strategic acquisitions in digital and aftermarket that will drive recurring revenue for the company.

The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

About Carrier
As the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, Carrier Global Corporation is committed to making the world safer, sustainable and more comfortable for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do.

Spotlight

Real estate investment requires strategic asset allocation to maximize returns. Learning the asset allocation process helps improve portfolio performance.

Spotlight

Real estate investment requires strategic asset allocation to maximize returns. Learning the asset allocation process helps improve portfolio performance.

Related News

REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY, MORTGAGE AND LENDING

Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc. Provides Mezzanine Loan for High-Rise Multifamily Property in New York City

Businesswire | April 03, 2023

Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc. has provided a mezzanine loan to a joint venture between BentallGreenOak and Slate Property Group to refinance the existing loan and fund additional renovations on a multifamily property known as The Biltmore* in New York City. The mortgage has been provided by Affinius Capital. Located at the northeast corner of 8th Avenue and West 47th Street in Manhattan, The Biltmore was developed in 2003; it is comprised of a total of 464 residential units, 34,626 square feet of commercial space and a 61-space parking garage. “The Biltmore was a particular opportunity to lend on an existing stabilized multifamily property in Midtown Manhattan, a core market which has demonstrated resilience,” said Managing Director and Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Portfolio Manager Janet Souk. “Most importantly, we are pleased to provide financing to The Biltmore’s experienced sponsors, who will use the funds to complete strategic upgrades for the property’s varied tenants.” Since BentallGreenOak and Slate Property Group acquired the property in 2018, the joint venture has invested over $30 million to renovate apartment units, upgrade the lobby and amenities, modernize the building’s elevators and complete façade repairs. Clarion Partners, a leading U.S. real estate investment manager, is part of Franklin Templeton’s alternatives business, which spans a broad range of strategies, including real estate, private credit, hedge funds and secondary private equity and co-investments with approximately $257 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2022. About Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc. The Fund offers individual investors direct access to a portfolio of privately-held, income-producing commercial real estate properties through an innovative investment fund driven by Clarion's deep real estate expertise. The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that continuously offers its common stock. The Fund's investment manager, Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin Resources") and the fund's investment sub-adviser, Clarion Partners, is an indirect, majority-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources. In addition, the Fund's securities sub-adviser, Western Asset Management, also is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources. Hard copies of the Fund's complete audited financial statements are available free of charge upon request. More information about the Fund is available at CPREIF.com. About Clarion Partners Clarion Partners, an SEC registered investment adviser with FCA-authorized and FINRA member affiliates, has been a leading U.S. real estate investment manager for 40 years. Headquartered in New York, the firm maintains strategically located offices across the United States and Europe. With $82.4 billion in total assets under management, Clarion Partners offers a broad range of real estate strategies across the risk/return spectrum to its 500 domestic and international institutional investors. More information about the firm is available at www.clarionpartners.com. About Franklin Templeton Franklin Resources, Inc. is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 155 countries. Franklin Templeton’s mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the company offers specialization on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in fixed income, equity, alternatives and multi-asset solutions. With offices in more than 30 countries and approximately 1,300 investment professionals, the California-based company has over 75 years of investment experience and approximately $1.4 trillion in assets under management as of February 28, 2023. For more information, please visit franklinresources.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. About Slate Property Group Slate Property Group is a vertically integrated owner, operator, and developer of residential and commercial real estate in the New York metropolitan area. From adaptive reuse and repositioning of existing assets to ground-up development, the Slate team leverages extensive experience in the residential asset class, in-house teams dedicated to the separate phases of a real estate investment, and a regimented approach towards executing a business plan to seek superior risk-adjusted returns for its investors. Over the last decade, the principals of Slate Property Group have purchased in excess of $6.4 billion in real estate assets totaling over 10,000 units across over 50 investments. In order to continue the successful execution of the existing and future real estate projects, Slate employs an experienced and educated team with over 115 full-time employees across its various arms.

Read More

REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY, REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT

Halcyon Partners with ICE Mortgage Technology for Revolutionary Software Integration | Tax Transcripts Verification

PRnewswire | May 10, 2023

Halcyon, a company that provides income verification services, announced today that their integration is now built on the latest Encompass Partner Connect™ API Platform and available through ICE Mortgage Technology®, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure to integrate their product, Tax Wallet, for income transcript verification, with Encompass® for fast and easy access to income and tax data, through Halcyon's direct API integration into the IRS. This AI driven Fintech advancement cuts closing costs, decreases turnaround times, and levels the playing field for all borrowers with fair and impartial services. Tax Wallet's integration with Encompass provides loan originators access to income and tax data in near real time in data format without having to navigate outside of Encompass making it a seamless solution that is quick and easy to adopt, benefiting loan officers and borrowers alike. See their Marketplace Profile here. "Halcyon is excited to announce this partnership and integration with ICE Mortgage Technology so lenders can increase their productivity, decrease costs and provide a benefit to the borrower to help them be a homeowner faster," says Kirk Donaldson, CEO of Halcyon. About Halcyon Halcyon assists in deepening lenders' overall relationship with their borrowers to offer products and services that are specific to each individual, creating additional revenue streams beyond the initial loan closing. They have multiple products that ensure you will know more about your borrower every step of the way – IRS income & tax transcripts, digitally prepared tax returns and a Registered Investment Advisory platform to offer full financial services to your borrowers. Visit www.halcyonsw.com. About ICE Mortgage Technology ICE Mortgage Technology combines technology, data and expertise to automate the entire mortgage process from consumer engagement through loan registration and every step and task in between. ICE Mortgage Technology is the leading cloud-based loan origination platform provider for the mortgage industry with solutions that enable lenders to originate more loans, lower origination costs, and reduce the time to close, all while ensuring the highest levels of compliance, quality, and efficiency. Visit icemortgagetechnology.com or call (877) 355-4362 to learn more. About Intercontinental Exchange Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) is a Fortune 500 company that designs, builds and operates digital networks to connect people to opportunity. We provide financial technology and data services across major asset classes that offer our customers access to mission-critical workflow tools that increase transparency and operational efficiencies. We operate exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange, and clearing houses that help people invest, raise capital and manage risk across multiple asset classes. Our comprehensive fixed income data services and execution capabilities provide information, analytics and platforms that help our customers capitalize on opportunities and operate more efficiently. At ICE Mortgage Technology, we are transforming and digitizing the U.S. residential mortgage process, from consumer engagement through loan registration. Together, we transform, streamline and automate industries to connect our customers to opportunity.

Read More

REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY, REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT

EquityMultiple Launches EM Investment Partners

Accesswire | April 28, 2023

EquityMultiple today took another step in its evolution as a vertically integrated investment manager with the launch of its dedicated originations group, EM Investment Partners (EMIP). EMIP will help deliver on EquityMultiple's mission to provide accredited investors access to the highest quality real estate opportunities across the capital stack. EMIP primarily focuses on the middle market where it can leverage its asset management expertise to originate "win-win" transactions: bespoke financing solutions that simultaneously deliver attractive risk-adjusted return opportunities for EquityMultiple's investors. EMIP's institutional approach and proprietary network of sponsors allow EquityMultiple investors to participate in rigorously vetted real estate opportunities from quality operators. EMIP is a natural extension of this industry leadership. Working behind the scenes at EquityMultiple, the EMIP team has originated over $400M in debt, preferred equity, and equity investments since the inception of the EquityMultiple platform, participating in transactions that account for over $4.5B in total market capitalization. EMIP's originations approach is shaped by current market dynamics. Leveraging proprietary data, vast experience, and deep industry relationships, the EMIP team crafts a forward-looking market thesis in order to provide value to middle-market sponsors and unique deal flow to EquityMultiple's network of self-directed accredited investors. In conjunction with the launch of EMIP, EquityMultiple will be launching its first open-ended debt platform to provide borrowers with financing solutions beyond traditional banks. EMIP's first dedicated debt fund will primarily target first mortgage loans on most property types in markets with strong fundamentals, targeting low double-digit annual net returns to EquityMultiple investors. Middle-market operators seeking debt or equity financing can get in touch at eminvestmentpartners.com. About EquityMultiple EquityMultiple is a commercial real estate investment and technology firm whose mission is to build investor wealth through streamlined access to diverse real estate investment products. To date, EquityMultiple's investors have participated in over $4.5 billion in commercial real estate transactions through its online investing platform. The firm pairs innovative technology with real estate experience via its subsidiary, EMIP, and industry-leading investor services, to offer an unparalleled investing experience.

Read More