AI Tools for CRE Investor Decks — What Actually Works in 2026
I tested an AI CRE deck workflow by feeding an offering memorandum and an Excel underwriting model into an AI presentation tool. The goal was simple: generate 10 slides I could show potential investors. The design was elementary. Text overlapping. Some slides looked like they were built in 2010. Then I ran the same tool […]
How to Update a CRE Offering Memorandum with AI
This AI offering memorandum workflow changes how CRE teams update listings. Claude went online on its own, pulled current rent comps and comparable sales, rebuilt the pro forma, and ran ADU financial calculations without being specifically prompted. This is the AI offering memorandum workflow that actually saves time. Not because the output was perfect. But […]
AI Disrupting CRE Brokerage Stocks
The recent AI disruption in commercial real estate triggered a massive sell-off, with the five largest CRE brokerage firms losing over $30 billion in market cap within 48 hours last week. CBRE dropped 21%, erasing roughly $12 billions. JLL fell 19%. Cushman dropped 14%. Newmark and Colliers each lost 11-13%. For CBRE and Cushman, these […]
Claude + Lovable AI Workflow for CRE: Build a Brokerage Website
Here’s a pattern I keep seeing across AI tools: the best results come from using multiple tools, each doing what’s good for them. The Claude Lovable workflow is one of the clearest examples of this. Claude is excellent at research, analysis, and writing detailed instructions. Lovable is excellent at taking instructions and building functional […]
Perplexity Pro for CRE Market Research
Perplexity Pro CRE Research is changing how CRE professionals handle market analysis tasks that nobody enjoys. You’re pulling data from CoStar, cross-referencing census figures, checking city planning docs, scanning transaction databases, and trying to stitch it all together into something coherent. A solid market package takes a full day. Sometimes two. I tested Perplexity […]
Claude + NotebookLM: The AI Stack CRE Professionals Should Be Using
The Claude NotebookLM CRE workflow is changing how commercial real estate teams use AI tools for research, due diligence, and investor onboarding. Most CRE professionals use AI tools one at a time — ask ChatGPT a question, get an answer, and move on. But the real productivity gains come when you stack tools together. The […]
AI Training Materials for CRE Teams
Building an AI CRE training curriculum for a new hire is one of those things everyone knows matters, and almost nobody does well in brokerage. Most firms want a structured AI CRE training curriculum to onboard junior brokers faster, but you’re busy prospecting, taking meetings, and closing deals. The last thing you want to do […]
AI Agents for Distressed Deal Sourcing
AI distressed property search is changing how commercial real estate acquisitions teams identify deal opportunities in competitive markets like Los Angeles. Instead of manually checking foreclosure registries, scanning bankruptcy filings, and calling around for leads, CRE brokers can now use AI agents to surface distressed apartment buildings faster using publicly available foreclosure, REO, bankruptcy, and […]
Manus Scheduled Tasks for CRE
AI Scheduled Tasks for CRE Research allow acquisitions teams and brokers to automate manual market research without opening multiple databases every week. Most CRE professionals research their markets manually by checking foreclosure listings, ownership records, or lease data. AI Scheduled Tasks for CRE Research can run this research on autopilot at a daily, weekly, or […]
AI Research Tools Compared for CRE
Every week, someone in the AI for CRE Collective asks the same question about the best AI Research Tool for CRE Professionals. It’s a fair question. There are multiple options now, each with different strengths, and picking the wrong one wastes time and money. I’ve been testing AI research tools on real CRE workflows for […]