Big data in real estate: from manual appraisal to automated valuation

We developed a practical application of “big data” in combination with sophisticated modeling techniques, providing an automated, machine-based valuation model for the commercial real estate sector. Automated…

From Manual Appraisals to Automated Valuation Models (AVMs)

What is your building worth?

These days this question is answered by valuers at financial institutions, municipalities, and appraisal companies, who take the time to study the building itself, its…

Who Cares About Climate Risk?

(The real estate sector should…)

What’s the SHAP? How Crime Influences Property Value

Airports as a positive externality

Logistical hubs play a critical role in the national and regional infrastructure, and in economic…

The GeoPhy AVM: “Location Location Location”

A new valuation paradigm, based on a long-standing real…

After Amazon and Whole Foods, will Alibaba buy Trader Joe’s?

Finding the next Williamsburg — Site Selection Using “Big Data”

Flash Boys in Flash(y) Buildings

The Increasing Importance of “Fiber” in Commercial Real Estate

Piecing together the puzzle of property prices with peer-to-peer lending data