New Data Set Helps Researchers Identify Racial Bias in Real Estate Appraisals
There has long been anecdotal evidence of racial bias when it comes to real estate appraisals. Numerous stories have been published about black homeowners finding…
The Lawsuit That Could Change PropTech
Last week I wrote about a ProPublica article that accused RealPage’s price tool YieldStar of creating what was effectively a pricing cartel thanks to its…
Pricing Software Is Taking the Blame For America’s Unaffordable Rents
One of the most important decisions landlords can make is what price they should charge for their space.
New York v. Trump Lawsuit Highlights Shortcomings of the Real Estate Appraisal Process
Last month, after years of a combative investigation into the Trump Organization’s business practices, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a 220-page lawsuit alleging…
Walkability is Stepping Back into Commercial Real Estate Valuation Spotlight
If you did a quick Google search on Enrique Peñalosa, you might not find him to be a terribly influential thinker. Sure, he’s a celebrity…
The New Math of Tenant Creditworthiness
Understanding the creditworthiness of your tenant is one of the most important aspects of successful commercial real estate ownership. The riskiness of tenants can be…
Land Surveying’s Evolution from the Doomsday Book to Drones
All real estate traces its roots back to land surveying, it’s the very foundation the property industry is built on. Centuries of deal-making form a…
What We Can Learn From Germany’s Unique Ways of Calculating Property Value
If you study real estate valuation for long enough you start to hear grumblings about the German property valuation method. Germany is part of the…
GIS Systems Bridge the Gap From Property Research to Area Analysis
As a property broker or owner, you know your buildings like the back of your hand. The age of their HVAC systems, the exact amount…
Inflation Uncertainty and the Consequences for Real Estate
It’s been difficult to focus over the past few months with all that’s going on in the world. One of the big concerns for those…