Research, analysis, and perspectives on the built world.
A letter of intent outlines key deal terms before the formal purchase agreement is drafted. This guide covers what an LOI must include, where developers make costly mistakes, and how AI is streamlining LOI review and term benchmarking for high-volume development teams.
April 19, 2026 ·5 min read
The schedule of values (SOV) is the line-item breakdown that controls every construction draw, lien waiver, and budget reconciliation. This post explains what an SOV is, the three ways it breaks down on complex projects, and how AI automates draw reconciliation, front-loading detection, and change order integration. For development teams running multiple active projects, AI-assisted SOV workflows typically reduce draw processing time by 60-70% per cycle.
April 18, 2026 ·4 min read
Quarterly investor reporting is one of the biggest sources of operational drag in institutional real estate development. This workflow guide covers which parts of an LP report AI can automate reliably, where human judgment stays essential and the implementation pattern that reduces reporting cycle time from weeks to days.
April 17, 2026 ·4 min read
AI adoption in real estate development is uneven in 2026. This piece maps which workflows have crossed from pilot to production, what the deployment patterns look like, and where human judgment remains the binding constraint.
April 14, 2026 ·5 min read
Data center permitting spans multiple simultaneous approval tracks — special use permits, environmental reviews, noise ordinances, and utility coordination — each with its own timeline and interdependencies. AI monitoring systems track permit status across jurisdictions, parse regulatory changes, and generate probability-weighted schedule models for portfolio visibility. This post explains where delays actually come from and what AI can and cannot do about them.
April 12, 2026 ·5 min read
Full due diligence on a data center site spans ten domains, from power availability and grid study risk to title, environmental, and water feasibility. This checklist covers the go/no-go criteria for each, what AI automates, and what still requires experienced human judgment. Designed for institutional developers evaluating multiple sites simultaneously.
April 11, 2026 ·5 min read
Data center site screening covers 30 or more variables across power, land, zoning, fiber, and water before a site earns a full diligence budget. This guide breaks down the go/no-go thresholds for each domain and explains how AI-assisted screening lets development teams evaluate 10x more candidates in the same timeframe. The developer who screens more sites wins more deals.
April 11, 2026 ·5 min read
A step-by-step workflow guide to AI-driven data center site sourcing across six stages, from criteria definition through scored shortlist delivery, covering what manual search misses including off-market parcels and early power screening.
April 10, 2026 ·4 min read
Managing vendors across an active construction project involves invoice reconciliation, lien waiver tracking, contract compliance monitoring, and change order management. This post breaks down what AI handles now, what still requires human judgment, and how development teams with multiple active projects are deploying AI vendor management workflows in practice.
April 9, 2026 ·4 min read