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Research, analysis, and perspectives on the built world.

Asset Classes

Life Sciences Real Estate: AI-Powered Lab Site Selection

With 18.7M SF of surplus lab space nationally, life sciences site selection demands precision. AI platforms analyze talent pools, funding clusters, and infrastructure to find optimal locations.

January 28, 2026 ·6 min read

Industry

Institutional Capital and AI: How CRE's Biggest Buyers Adapt

85% of institutional investors expect AI to be standard in CRE due diligence within two years — here's how leading firms are building the workflows to get there.

January 23, 2026 ·6 min read

Technology

CRE Data Platforms Compared: CoStar, Reonomy, and AI Tools

A practitioner's comparison of CRE data platforms — CoStar, Reonomy, Cherre, and AI-native tools — covering data coverage, cost, workflow integration, and analytical capability.

January 17, 2026 ·6 min read

Technology

AI Due Diligence vs. Traditional CRE Consultants

Traditional CRE due diligence costs $300-$1,000 per transaction and takes weeks. AI brings that to ~$100 in hours. Here's how the economics are shifting.

January 14, 2026 ·6 min read

Industry

CRE Market Outlook 2025: Key Signals by Sector

A data-driven overview of 2025 CRE conditions across industrial, data center, multifamily, office, and life sciences — and where AI-native operators find advantage.

January 9, 2026 ·7 min read

Industry

REIT AI Adoption: Which Asset Classes Move Fastest

Morgan Stanley projects $34B in efficiency gains for the REIT sector from AI, yet most firms are in pilot phase — here's where adoption is actually accelerating.

January 6, 2026 ·6 min read

Industry

Proptech Funding 2025: Where $16.7B in Capital Is Going

Proptech investment surged 68% year-over-year to $16.7B in 2025, with AI-centered companies growing at double the rate of non-AI peers — here's where capital is concentrating.

December 19, 2025 ·6 min read

Workflows

AI Lease Abstraction: Hours to Minutes

Manual lease abstraction takes 4-8 hours per lease with 200+ variables. AI-powered NLP and OCR extract key terms in minutes with higher accuracy than human reviewers.

December 16, 2025 ·5 min read

Workflows

Phase I ESA Automation: AI for Environmental Due Diligence

AI platforms analyze Phase I Environmental Site Assessment data in hours versus days of manual review — here's how it works and what it means for CRE transactions.

December 10, 2025 ·6 min read