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…

Airports as a positive externality

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

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

A Startup Journey Part 1, just making it work

On how we started building our monolith

Maslow for Real Estate

Written by Teun van den Dries

I have always been a fan of the ‘hierarchy of needs’ theory that Abraham Maslow proposed in his paper ‘A Theory of Human Motivation’ in 1943. His key insight for me is the linear order that he proposed, which was…

Things we slacked

During the week of May 29, 2017

Leading Lenders Driving Sustainability Through Innovation In Real Estate Finance

Written by David Short Chair @ BBP Commercial Real Estate