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AI Tools for Commercial Real Estate (Fall 2025 Edition)

If you haven’t noticed, we’ve been exploring use cases, training, and tools related to AI in commercial real estate a lot lately! The reason is that Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize the commercial real estate industry by transforming the way acquisitions, development, management, advisory, and marketing teams in the industry operate. AI tools are enabling CRE teams to process vast amounts of financial data, automate repetitive tasks, repackage existing content in more palatable formats, and gain valuable insights that can inform strategic decision-making.

In this blog post, we explore some of the AI tools that are most relevant to commercial real estate. This space is moving very fast. And so, as the industry adopts these tools, and as entrepreneurs create new tools, we will regularly release updated editions to this post.

Several years ago, we began adding updates to the key AI tools that we view as applicable to CRE. Those updates are included as bullet points to the tools below. We’ve also begun to add and remove tools based on their adoption, continued development, and/or emergence. We update this post on at least a quarterly basis, or as major updates came along.

Note from Spencer and Michael: We provide this post as a service, but do not endorse any of the tools listed here. While Spencer is a co-founder of a vertical AI agentic platform and A.CRE is the creator of an AI educational community for CRE, we seek to provide a fair airing of all AI applications that may benefit CRE professionals. If you have an AI tool you’d like added to this post, shoot us a note and we’ll consider whether it’s relevant.

One of the great unlocks of generative AI is that it empowers non-technical professionals—like those of us in commercial real estate—to build bespoke solutions for bespoke problems quickly and at minimal cost.

Regular AI Use Is the New Baseline

Artificial intelligence—whatever that actually means these days!—is rapidly becoming an integral part of how work gets done in commercial real estate. Whether you’re in acquisitions, development, management, investor relations, or brokerage, using AI regularly is now the expected baseline in a growing number of firms.

The true differentiator now lies in how reflexively you use these tools—integrating them seamlessly into your daily tasks to streamline workflows, automate tedious processes, and unlock new insights. By adopting an AI-first mindset, you free up time from the mundane and focus on what truly moves the needle: strategic thinking, better decision-making, and stronger relationships.

This guide introduces you to a growing list of AI tools applicable to real estate, each designed to help you work smarter, faster, and more efficiently.

Want to stay ahead of the AI curve and be the go-to AI expert in the room? Join AI.Edge, the membership for the top 10% of CRE pros gaining the AI skills, knowledge, and tools to lead real estate’s future.

Natural Language Models and Interfaces

OpenAI ChatGPT, ChatGPT Enterprise, and ChatGPT for Teams.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT continues to evolve as the most widely adopted natural language interface, supporting multimodal tasks such as text, image, and data analysis, along with web browsing and integrations. It powers everyday workflows for CRE professionals, from drafting and research to complex analysis (Link).

  • GPT-5 Rolled Out: Now the default model across all plans, offering smarter, faster responses with expanded context limits. Paid tiers can also select GPT-5 Thinking for more complex reasoning.
  • Personalities and Warmth: Users can now choose from distinct personalities (Cynic, Robot, Listener, Nerd), while GPT-5 adopts a warmer, more approachable default style without excessive flattery.
  • Codex Everywhere: Codex is now embedded directly into IDEs like VS Code and Cursor, with seamless local ↔ cloud handoff, CLI upgrades, and GitHub code review capabilities. All updates are consolidated at developers.openai.com/codex.
  • Project-Only Memory: New “contained memory” mode ensures conversations within a project remain isolated from other chats, ideal for long-running or sensitive work.
  • ChatGPT Go (India): A low-cost plan offering expanded messaging, advanced data analysis, and longer memory.
  • Expanded Connectors: Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Contacts, Notion, Canva, HubSpot, SharePoint, Box, Dropbox, Teams, and GitHub are now available for Plus and Pro users (outside EEA/UK/Switzerland).
  • Voice and Record Enhancements: Voice mode is now more natural, supports translation, and works with custom GPTs. Record Mode (macOS) captures and summarizes meetings or notes.
  • Study Mode: Interactive, Socratic-style learning experience that personalizes teaching across subjects, now available to Free, Plus, Pro, and Teams users.
  • UI Personalization: Accent colors, redesigned mobile UI, and simplified voice experiences make ChatGPT more intuitive (Link).

Anthropic Claude AI, Claude Enterprise, and Claude for Teams.

Anthropic’s Claude, developed by former OpenAI researchers, is a family of AI chatbots built for natural conversation, summarization, reasoning, and coding tasks. It remains one of the strongest alternatives to OpenAI’s models, with a growing suite of enterprise-grade features (Link).

  • Claude Opus 4.1 Released: An incremental upgrade to Opus 4, improving reasoning, analysis, and creativity. Available via Claude.ai and API.
  • Secure Code Execution: Claude can safely run Python code in a sandboxed environment, enabling advanced data analysis workflows.
  • Web Search with Citations: API-level access to live web content with natural source citations, supporting retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications.
  • Files API (Beta): Developers can upload files for contextual use in chats and code execution.
  • Claude Code Access: Broadened availability across Pro and Max plans.
  • Privacy Controls (Aug 2025): Free, Pro, and Max users can now opt in or out of sharing chats and coding sessions to improve Claude. Choices can be updated anytime in Settings → Data & Privacy Controls (Link).

Google Gemini

Google’s Gemini (formerly Bard) is a conversational AI platform built on LaMDA and PaLM, now evolved into Gemini 2.5. It integrates across Google Workspace, Chrome, and Canvas, offering conversational support, coding assistance, visual creation, and learning tools. (Link)

  • Gemini 2.5 Deep Think: Ultra subscribers now get access to the most advanced reasoning mode, capable of parallel “streams of thought” for complex problem-solving in research, coding, and design.
  • Reimagine Photos with Prompts (Aug 2025): New image generation and editing model allows blending multiple images, combining creative elements, and preserving consistency in selfies for realistic personalization.
  • Temporary Chat: One-off conversations that aren’t saved to history or used for training, ideal for private queries or brainstorming.
  • Student Pro Access: Free one-year Google AI Pro plan for eligible students in the U.S., Japan, Indonesia, Korea, and Brazil. Includes unlimited chat, advanced models, and 2 TB of storage.
  • Study Enhancements: Unlimited quiz generation, flashcards, and study guides. Responses now integrate high-quality visuals and YouTube videos for better comprehension.
  • Guided Learning: Step-by-step interactive mode that breaks down concepts and builds deeper understanding, available to all users.
  • Productivity Planner Gem: Pulls from Gmail, Calendar, and Drive to summarize projects, create daily briefs, and prioritize action items for Pro, Ultra, and select Workspace plans.
  • Imagen 4 and Veo 3: Imagen 4 improves text-to-image quality, while Veo 3 enables short video generation with sound for Ultra subscribers (Link).

xAI Grok

Elon Musk’s xAI continues to advance Grok, its real-time AI assistant integrated with X (formerly Twitter). Grok is designed for unfiltered responses, advanced reasoning, and deep integration with live search, coding, and multimodal tasks. (Link)

  • Grok 4 Released (Jul 2025): The newest flagship model, trained with massive reinforcement learning on xAI’s Colossus GPU cluster, delivers state-of-the-art reasoning and native tool use. It integrates real-time search across X and the web, handles complex research, and is available to Premium+ and SuperGrok subscribers, plus via API.
  • Grok 4 Heavy: A more powerful variant with parallel test-time compute, achieving frontier-level performance on benchmarks like ARC-AGI V2 and Humanity’s Last Exam. First to surpass 50% accuracy on that benchmark.
  • Native Tool Use: Grok 4 can autonomously invoke tools such as code interpreters and web browsing, significantly improving accuracy on difficult questions.
  • Voice Mode with Vision: Users can now hold natural voice conversations while pointing their camera at objects or scenes for real-time visual analysis.
  • Grok Code Fast 1 (Aug 2025): A new, fast, and cost-efficient coding model optimized for agentic workflows. Integrated into IDEs like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and others, it offers blazing inference speed, cache optimizations, and strong performance across major programming languages. Available via API at low cost.
  • Developer Tools: Cached prompts and management APIs improve usability, while Live Search via API enables real-time query completions from X and other data sources (Link).

Meta Llama

Meta’s foray into the large language model space with their “open source” LLM. Llama is either accessed through frontend interfaces such as Meta.ai or by installing on your machine locally. (Link)

  • Llama 4 Released (Apr 5, 2025): Meta unveiled Llama 4, introducing three models—Scout, Maverick, and the forthcoming Behemoth. These models are natively multimodal, capable of processing text, images, audio, and video. Scout supports a 10 million token context window, while Maverick offers 400 billion parameters with a 1 million token context window. (Link)

DeepSeek

DeepSeek, originally incubated within quantitative hedge fund High-Flyer, has emerged as a leading developer of open-source large language models. Known for building efficient, low-cost alternatives to U.S. tech giants, its models are widely used by developers seeking transparency and performance. (Link)

  • DeepSeek-V3.1 Released (Aug 2025): Both deepseek-chat (non-thinking mode) and deepseek-reasoner (thinking mode) have been upgraded.
  • Hybrid Reasoning Architecture: A single model now supports both “thinking” and “non-thinking” workflows, making it more adaptable across tasks.
  • Efficiency Gains: DeepSeek-V3.1 Think mode delivers significantly faster reasoning compared to earlier versions such as R1-0528.
  • Enhanced Agent Capabilities: Post-training optimization improves tool use and agent-like task execution (Link).

Educational Solutions – AI in Real Estate

As AI transforms commercial real estate, learning to use AI is emerging as an absolute necessity. A growing set of programs and memberships now teach CRE professionals how to integrate AI into their workflows, from research and underwriting to operations and marketing. Below are leading solutions available in 2025.

  • AI.Edge (Membership – Ongoing): AI educational platform for real estate professionals, created by industry veterans who currently apply AI at scale. It delivers a monthly Intelligence Brief (curated AI insights), Skill Drops (monthly lessons), AI Multipliers (tools and workflows), a Foundations in AI for CRE course, and community resources such as the Build Showcase, Prompt Library, and AI Tools Library. Updated regularly, AI.Edge is designed to evolve alongside advancements in AI. (Link)
  • AI for CRE Collective (Community – Skool): A collaborative learning community focused on actionable AI in CRE. Members gain access to prompt libraries, workflow automations, weekly AI × CRE intel, proprietary systems, and optional AI build services, all designed to accelerate adoption. (Link)
  • UCLA Extension – Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate (Live Online, Sept 22, 2025): Covers AI in valuation, predictive analytics, investment optimization, location analysis, and migration trends. Uses real-world case studies and addresses the ethics of AI in real estate. (Link)
  • Implementing AI in CRE (Starting Sept 11, 2025): A hybrid format with 6 modules, 120+ lessons, 4+ hours of video, plus weekly live Q&A. Topics include prompting, regression and neural nets, market analysis, DCFs, site selection, RAG workflows, CRM automations, and marketing. Certificate of completion included. Praised for its step-by-step practicality. (Link)
  • Columbia Plus – Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate (Live Online, Sept 22 – Nov 12, 2025): Delivered by Columbia Engineering with 8 modules (~6–8 hours/week), guest lectures, hands-on coding, and a group project. Led by Josh Panknin, it emphasizes AI/ML strategy in real estate. Tuition: $2,000 with early-bird discounts. (Link)

AI Agentic Platforms (Horizontal and Vertical)

AI Agentic Platforms are environments that enable the deployment, coordination, and management of autonomous AI agents. These agents perceive their environment, make decisions, and execute actions iteratively toward achieving defined objectives. Unlike traditional SaaS tools, agentic platforms go beyond single-task automation — they integrate data sources, software tools, and dynamic workflows to perform complex, multi-step tasks autonomously. Agentic platforms typically allow users to create, modify, and orchestrate multiple AI agents with varying roles and toolsets.

Horizontal

  • Beam AI (Horizontal): Beam.AI is a horizontal agentic platform that automates workflows across industries. Recent updates expanded scalability to 5,000 tasks per minute, added features like autosave, Nango triggers, dynamic execution, and dashboards, and showcased enterprise use cases such as 30% hiring cost savings.(Link)
  • Lindy (Horizontal): In August 2025, Lindy 3.0 was released which introduced an Agent Builder, Autopilot, and Team Accounts to make creating autonomous AI assistants easier. With support for GPT-4.1 and Gemini 2.5 Pro, plus 6,000+ integrations and enterprise-grade compliance (SOC 2, HIPAA), Lindy is positioning as a leading no-code agent builder. (Link)
  • AgentForce (Horizontal): AgentForce is a horizontal AI platform by Salesforce, automating tasks across sales, marketing, service, and commerce with autonomous agents. (Link)
  • Google Vertex AI (Horizontal): Google Vertex AI is a horizontal AI platform that helps businesses build, deploy, and scale machine learning models across industries. (Link)
  • Microsoft Copilot Agents (Horizontal): Microsoft Copilot Agents are horizontal AI assistants integrated into Microsoft 365, automating tasks across business functions to boost productivity. (Link)
  • Gumloop (Horizontal): A no-code AI workflow automation platform that connects data across multiple sources, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity, Google, and enterprise apps like Slack, Notion, and Salesforce. Enables AI-driven automation for web scraping, SEO, document processing, and business analytics. (Link)
  • n8n (Horizontal): An AI-native workflow automation platform designed for technical teams. Supports multi-step AI agents, real-time data integration, and custom automation using JavaScript, Python, and 400+ integrations. (Link)
  • Manus (Horizontal): Built by Chinese startup Monica (Butterfly Effect AI), Manus is a multi-agent AI platform that autonomously executes complex tasks like resume screening, stock analysis, and site creation. It uses a modular sub-agent architecture and gained global attention in March 2025 with strong GAIA benchmark performance. (Link)
  • Relevance AI (Horizontal): Relevance AI is a no-code platform that empowers teams and subject-matter experts to build and manage scalable teams of AI agents. (Link)
  • Pipedream (Horizontal): Pipedream has evolved into an agentic automation platform with its AI Agent Builder (“String”), enabling agents to be built and deployed from natural language. (Link)

Vertical (CRE-Relevant)

  • Symphony (Vertical – HR): Symphony is a vertical AI agentic platform that automates candidate screening and interview processes for customer-facing roles, enhancing recruitment efficiency and candidate experience. (Link)
  • Karmen (Vertical – Construction): Karmen is a vertical AI platform for construction project managers, automating tasks like invoice approvals, RFI management, and change order tracking to improve efficiency. (Link)
  • Fresco (Vertical – Construction): Fresco is a vertical AI platform designed for construction superintendents, automating documentation tasks to save time and improve project efficiency. (Link)
  • CRE Agents (Vertical – Real Estate): Building the first AI Agents for Commercial Real Estate (i.e. Digital Coworkers for real estate), automating repetitive tasks across 17 functional areas of real estate such as asset management, acquisitions, brokerage, development, etc. (Link)

AI Coding Platforms and Tools

These platforms empower non-technical users—such as commercial real estate professionals and other subject-matter experts—to build applications without writing code. Sometimes called vibe coding platforms, they simplify development, automate workflows, and allow teams to rapidly prototype tools.

  • Lovable.dev: A full-stack AI development platform that generates front-end, back-end, and databases from natural language. Version 2.0 (July 2025) added multiplayer collaboration, dev-mode editing, custom domains, vulnerability scanning, and a redesigned interface. Recent growth also exposed scaling challenges, including a GitHub repo outage. (Link)
  • v0.dev: Vercel’s AI interface builder that generates clean React and Tailwind components. Updates in August 2025 improved preview speed, collaboration, message handling, and security, making it more reliable for professional-grade UI workflows.(Link)
  • Bolt.new: StackBlitz’s browser-based full-stack development tool, requiring no local setup. Recent expansions added hosting, authentication, databases, SEO, payments, and analytics—transforming it into an end-to-end development and deployment platform.(Link)
  • RooCode (VS Code Extension): An AI-native VS Code assistant with multi-model support and plugin ecosystem. Recent updates brought clickable filenames, long-context support with GLM-4.5-Air (151k tokens), Grok Code Fast integration, Qwen CLI API access, and stronger security. (Link)
  • Cursor: A modern AI coding editor that enhances productivity with project-aware suggestions. Version 1.2 added more resilient background agents, Slack and PR integrations, and better conflict handling. New enterprise controls support AI-code tracking, admin blocklists, and exports. (Link)
  • OpenAI Codex: OpenAI’s natural language-to-code model, now fully integrated into ChatGPT. Updates include IDE extensions (VS Code, Cursor), GitHub PR code review automation, a Rust-based CLI, and GPT-5 integration for more powerful dev workflows. (Link)
  • Claude Code: Anthropic’s developer-focused AI tool that understands codebases and executes tasks via natural language. Now available in Enterprise and Team plans, it includes compliance APIs, governance features, cost-tracking, and revised privacy policies extending retention to 5 years (with opt-outs). (Link)
  • Gemini Canvas: Google’s prototyping environment for apps, content, and internal tools powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro. New multimodal features allow prompting via camera and microphone, alongside upgrades to Deep Research, Veo 3 video generation, and Imagen 4 integration. (Link)
  • Glide Apps: No-code platform that enables operations teams to transform spreadsheets or database sources into fully functional, professionally styled web and mobile apps via drag-and-drop UI, integrated data management, workflow automation, and AI-assisted app building—all without writing a line of code. (Link)
  • Bubble: Bubble.io is a no-code platform that empowers non-technical users—from solo founders to enterprise teams—to visually design, develop, and deploy full-stack web applications. Its drag-and-drop interface, powerful workflow engine, built-in database, and API integration tools make it possible to build scalable, database-driven apps—like marketplaces, dashboards, or SaaS platforms—without writing any code. (Link)

Purpose-Built AI Tools/Apps for CRE

While agentic platforms support the creation and execution of autonomous agents, these software tools represent targeted AI-powered applications built specifically for commercial real estate. They typically focus on single-use cases like lease abstraction, underwriting automation, presentation creation, or communication management.

  • LeaseLens: AI lease abstraction platform offering exports at $25 per commercial lease. (Link)
  • Pipe.CRE: Unlocking the value of unstructured lease, sale, and expense comp data sitting on every users drive. (Link)
  • Prophia: Asset and portfolio management platform with AI lease abstraction, now featuring instant abstraction for fast insights. (Link)
  • Henry AI: AI-driven presentation platform that generates polished, deal-ready CRE decks from comps and underwriting data. (Link)
  • Proda AI: Rent roll processing and roll-up platform with flexible API column configuration. (Link)
  • Archer: Multifamily underwriting and investment platform with AI parsing, analysis, and a new comps benchmarking dashboard. (Link)
  • DocSumo: AI document processing for underwriting, extracting and digitizing financial and lease data. (Link)
  • Elise AI: AI property management platform automating leasing, resident communications, service requests, and payments. (Link)

Custom GPTs for CRE

Since custom GPTs were released by OpenAI in late 2023, we’ve been experimenting with and creating custom GPTs for commercial real estate. Below are several domain-specific GPTs we’ve built (now available to both paid and free users of ChatGPT).

  • Advanced Mortgage Amortization Schedule: A tool that simplifies the process of building a mortgage amortization table by taking a series of inputs and automatically filling them into our Advanced Mortgage Amortization Schedule Excel model.
  • Basic Real Estate DCF Model: A GPT that creates a basic DCF for the user, ultimately returning an Excel file to download with the results of the DCF including inputs, calculations, and return outputs.
  • Code Helper for Financial Models: A GPT to help quickly audit, assess, and improve VBA code in Excel Financial Models such as those found on A.CRE. This custom GPT helped build our Excel 4 CRE custom add-in.
  • Cover Letter Composer by A.CRE: A well-trained custom GPT that helps you draft a professional cover letter using a proven cover letter framework used by top universities and career coaches.
  • CRE Technical Interview Coach: Friendly guide for real estate interview prep, focusing on case studies and modeling. This GPT helps users learn knowledge they need to tackle real estate technical interviews.
  • Real Estate Case Studies Creator: A creative writer for real estate case studies. This GPT is tailor-built for young professionals looking to practice real estate financial modeling, professors looking to create cases for their lectures, and hiring managers wanting to build proficiency testing tools.
  • STNL Sales Comp Analysis Tool: A GPT that helps users analyze single-tenant net lease (STNL) sales comps by generating key metrics and insights from input data, streamlining the process for evaluating comparable property sales.
  • STNL Valuation Model Custom GPT: This GPT helps users perform valuations for Single-Tenant Net Lease (STNL) properties by guiding them through key inputs, including rent, cap rates, and tenant credit, to generate a comprehensive valuation model for investment analysis.

Tools for Excel and Google Sheets

  • Excel 4 CRE Add-in. A free custom Excel add-in designed for commercial real estate professionals built by the team at A.CRE. Now includes AI-powered formula explanations, writing assistance, and Excel help, making it easier to understand, create, and debug financial models efficiently. (Link)
  • FormulaBot. Now a full-featured AI-powered data analysis and transformation platform. Users can connect, analyze, visualize, clean, transform, and enrich data across multiple sources, including Excel, Google Sheets, Google Analytics, and more. Features include AI-generated insights, automatic chart creation, SQL query generation, spreadsheet automation, and text-to-formula conversion. (Link)
  • SheetGod. Create intricate Excel formulas, macros, and automate manual tasks, using plain English and Google Appscript code snippets with the help of AI technology. (Link)
  • MS Copilot in Excel. Unlock insights, identify trends or create professional-looking data visualizations in a fraction of the time. (Link)
  • Formula Dog. This tool automatically converts text to Excel formulas, VBA code, and Regex, providing explanations along the way. Also compatible with Google Sheets, Airtable, and Notion. (Link)
  • GPTExcel. A tool that generates complex Excel formulas from plain text. (Link)
  • Endex: Currently an Excel-addin, this Excel-native AI agent seeks to offer in-sheet modeling, sourcing, and audited outputs. (Link)
  • Shortcut AI: Web-based (i.e. NOT Excel native) AI agent that helps automate spreadsheet tasks, including data cleaning, model building, and chart creation. (Link)


Tools for Writing, Document Creation, and Editing

  • LLMs. Use language prediction models to draft new and/or edit existing text.
    • See ‘Natural Language Models and Interfaces’ section above for latest updates.
  • MS CoPilot in Word. Write, edit, summarize and create in Word. (Link)
  • CheckboxAI. Streamline document drafting, approvals, and e-signature process. The tool uses OpenAI’s GPT to help teams manage tasks and questions faster and easier. (Link)
  • Type. AI-first document creation and editing tool. (Link)
  • WordviceAI. Improve English writing with automatic error detection and correction capabilities. (Link)
  • DocuWriter.ai. This tool auto-generates documentation from source code for all programming languages. (Link)
  • BeautifulAI. Effortlessly create stunning presentations in minutes with AI-assisted design and smart slides. (Link)
  • Handl. Handl is an AI document platform that transforms documents into data for multiple industries. (Link)
  • QuillBot. AI writing assistant for faster and improved content creation. Includes tools for paraphrasing, summarizing, grammar checking, and generating SEO-optimized text across various writing tasks. (Link)


Tools for Organizing, Structuring, and Analyzing Real Estate Data

  • OpenAI Advanced Data Analysis (formerly Code Interpreter). ChatGPT functionality that enables users to upload various files and execute operations like data analysis, image transformation, and code modification via ChatGPT. Now a built-in feature of ChatGPT, the feature can manage file uploads and downloads in diverse formats such as CSV/Excel.
  • Trellis. AI-powered data platform that converts unstructured data from financial documents, voice calls, and emails into structured SQL format, enabling data teams to run queries and extract insights efficiently across 200+ data sources.
  • LlamaIndex. Data framework for building LLM applications, enabling enterprises to connect, index, and query data from 160+ sources, and integrate with 40+ vector stores and document stores for diverse use cases.

Real Estate Data – Sourcing, Structuring, Analyzing

This section highlights key tools that help commercial real estate professionals source, structure, and analyze data from diverse formats and platforms to generate actionable insights.

  • OpenAI Advanced Data Analysis (formerly Code Interpreter): Built-in ChatGPT feature that handles file uploads in diverse formats (CSV, Excel, etc.) for advanced analysis, transformations, and code execution.
  • (See use cases and instructions for using Advanced Data Analysis)
  • Trellis: AI data platform that converts unstructured inputs (financial docs, calls, emails) into structured SQL, enabling queries and insights across 200+ data sources.
  • (Link)
  • LlamaIndex: Framework for building LLM applications that connect, index, and query data from 160+ sources, with integrations across 40+ vector and document stores.
  • (Link)
  • HelloData AI: AI analytics platform for multifamily CRE, providing automated rent comps, pricing and concession data, property condition scoring, and benchmarking from millions of units. (Link)


Tools for Improved Communication

  • Flowrite. Have your daily emails and messages written for you across your browser with an AI email writer tool. (Link)
  • Clockwise. A conversational AI calendar assistant that simplifies scheduling by finding optimal meeting times, rearranging events, and managing calendar changes based on user preferences. (Link)
  • MS CoPilot in Outlook. Synthesize and manage the inbox in Outlook. (Link)
  • Relationship Coach AI. AI help and recommendations when responding to communications. (Link)
  • Poised 2.0. An AI communication coach for confident and clear speaking. (Link)
  • Yoodli. Yoodli is an AI-powered speech coach that provides free personalized communication feedback. (Link)
  • Usetwain. Twain is an AI assistant that helps sales/marketing teams with effective outreach. (Link)


Tools for Social Media

  • Lately. Convert long-form content into dozens of social media posts. (Link)
  • Heyday. AI bot that engages with social media audience in comments. (Link)
  • Omneky. Generates personalized social media ads using AI. (Link)
  • UpHex. Automate Facebook (and other online) advertising campaigns. (Link)
  • AI Social Bio. AI Social Bio generates social media bios using keywords and influencer inspiration. (Link)


Tools for Marketing

  • Jasper. Generative AI platform that tailors brand-specific content for your business. (Link)
  • Jacquard. AI generated email, push, SMS, web, app, and social ad content. (Link)
  • Smartwrite. Writes personalized marketing emails. (Link)
  • Voicebooking. Converts written text to AI-generated voice files. (Link)
  • Resemble AI. Create voiceover from text with human-like voices, including your own. (Link)
  • MarketingBlocks AI. Ethan is an AI assistant that generates landing pages and other marketing assets. (Link)
  • BrandWell. AI content platform for producing long-form, SEO-optimized articles and running an end-to-end content engine. (Link)


Tools for Image and Design

  • Midjourney. Leading AI image generator with Version 7, offering higher quality, improved prompt interpretation, and early video/3D capabilities. (Link)
  • 4o Image Generation. OpenAI’s multimodal model for generating images directly from text prompts. (Link)
  • Flux. BlackForestLabs’ Flux.1 creates highly detailed images optimized for portraits, concept art, and marketing visuals. (Link)
  • Stability.AI. Suite of open generative design tools for AI image creation and editing. (Link)
  • Designs AI. AI-assisted design platform for quick creation of logos, videos, and graphics. (Link)
  • Adobe Sensei. AI framework integrated into Adobe products to simplify and enhance design workflows. (Link)
  • Adobe Photoshop. Uses Generative Expand to extend and edit images beyond their original scope with AI. (Link)
  • 2Short AI. Converts long-form videos into short, platform-ready clips for TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. (Link)
  • Deep Art Effects. Utilize artificial intelligence to conveniently and innovatively edit images. (Link)
  • Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image): Google’s new editor offering maskless multi-step edits and consistent object handling across images. (Link)
  • Krea AI: Real-time AI creative suite for generating, editing, enhancing, animating, and upscaling images and videos—up to ultra-high resolutions—via an intuitive canvas interface. (Link)


Tools for Video Generation

These tools enable users to create videos using AI, transforming text prompts, images, or scripts into dynamic video content. They are utilized for various applications, including marketing, training, and creative storytelling.

  • Sora: An AI model developed by OpenAI that generates hyper-realistic scenes from text prompts. (Link)
  • Veo 3: Google’s generative video AI model, capable of producing high-quality videos from text inputs. (Link)
  • HeyGen: An AI video generator that creates professional-quality videos using customizable avatars and voiceovers. (Link)
  • Kling AI: Developed by Kuaishou Technology, this platform transforms text and images into high-quality videos using advanced AI algorithms. (Link)
  • Runway: Offers a suite of AI tools for video generation, including the Gen-4 model that produces videos from text and image prompts. (Link)


Tools for Voice, Song and Audio Generation and Design

  • Suno AI. Generative song creation tool creates songs with a simple prompt. (Link).
    • Suno AI V4.5 includes improvements in vocal clarity, enhanced instrumentals, and greater control over the composition process, enabling users to generate more sophisticated and high-quality music tracks. (Link)
  • ElevenLabs. AI-powered voice generator that converts text to natural-sounding speech in 29 languages, ideal for creating lifelike audio for videos, audiobooks, games, and chatbots. (Link)


Conclusion – AI for Commercial Real Estate

AI is already changing the way we work in CRE. At Stablewood we underwrote over 50,000 deals and automated the creation of dozens of deliverables using AI—so I’ve seen the impact firsthand. The tools we’ve highlighted here are representative of what’s available, and they’re helping professionals move faster, work smarter, and make better decisions.

But a tools list isn’t enough. The key is knowing which tool to use for what task and how to use them effectively. That’s where education comes in. Whether you’re tinkering on your own (which is how I learn!) or joining a community-based AI learning environment like the AI.Edge, what matters is that you’re learning by doing.

We’ll keep testing what’s new, sharing what works, and evolving as the tech does. AI is moving fast. So can we.


Frequently Asked Questions about AI Tools for Commercial Real Estate

AI is becoming integral because it helps CRE teams process large volumes of financial data, automate repetitive tasks, and generate insights that inform strategic decisions. As the post states: “Artificial intelligence… is rapidly becoming an integral part of how work gets done in commercial real estate.”

Key categories include:

  • Natural language interfaces
  • Agentic platforms (both horizontal and vertical)
  • Purpose-built CRE apps
  • Excel and Google Sheets tools
  • AI coding platforms and tools
  • AI video generation tools
  • Writing/editing tools
  • Communication enhancers
  • Marketing tools
  • Data/image/audio generation platforms

The guide covers:

  • OpenAI’s ChatGPT
  • Anthropic’s Claude
  • Google Gemini
  • Meta’s Llama
  • xAI’s Grok
  • DeepSeek

The guide also highlights Gemini Canvas, Claude Code, and OpenAI Codex as tools offering natural language support for building applications.
Each offers features like enhanced memory, image/audio generation, web browsing, and task-specific agents.

Vertical platforms are industry-specific AI systems tailored to unique workflows. For CRE, platforms like CRE Agents automate tasks across acquisitions, development, asset management, and brokerage, offering “Digital Coworkers for real estate.”

Examples include:

  • LeaseLens – lease abstraction
  • Prophia and PipeCRE – asset and workflow management
  • Proda AI – rent roll processing
  • Elise AI – property management communication
  • DocSumo – document digitization
  • Archer – multifamily underwriting and deal pipeline automation

These tools focus on specific workflows, offering plug-and-play solutions.

Featured tools include:

  • Excel 4 CRE Add-in – AI-powered modeling help
  • FormulaBot, SheetGod, Formula Dog, GPTExcel – automate and generate formulas
  • MS Copilot in Excel – visualization and insights

These enhance data manipulation and analysis directly in spreadsheet environments.

A.CRE has developed GPTs such as:

  • Advanced Mortgage Amortization Schedule GPT
  • Basic Real Estate DCF Model GPT
  • CRE Technical Interview Coach
  • STNL Valuation GPT
  • Real Estate Case Studies Creator

These help automate and educate across modeling, valuation, and career development.

The guide is updated at least quarterly or as major updates occur. According to the authors: “We will regularly release updated editions to this post… based on their adoption, continued development, and/or emergence.” The most recent update included new sections for AI coding tools and video generation platforms.

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About the Author: Spencer Burton is Co-Founder and CEO of CRE Agents, an AI-powered platform training digital coworkers for commercial real estate. He has 20+ years of CRE experience and has underwritten over $30 billion in real estate across top institutional firms.

Spencer also co-founded Adventures in CRE, served as President at Stablewood, and holds a BS in International Affairs from Florida State University and a Masters in Real Estate Finance from Cornell University.