Artificial Intelligence in Commercial Real Estate

A growing series on artificial intelligence in real estate, including using AI in real estate, tutorials for leveraging AI tools, courses and programs for becoming AI-native, and other AI-specific resources for real estate professionals.

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How I Built a Real Estate DCF Web App with AI in Five Minutes (Updated March 2026)

Over the past year, we've been experimenting heavily with (and successfully using) AI coding tools to push the boundaries of what's possible in commercial real estate. We've used v0 to quickly scope frontend designs, and we've spun up various…
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Episode 3 of Multipliers: The Coming AI Divide

The AI divide is not a prediction. It is already here. Some professionals are doing in 20 minutes what used to take two days. Others have not changed a single workflow. Both groups show up to the same offices, live in the same neighborhoods,…
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AI Crossed a Threshold. Let Us Help You Prepare.

I’m sitting in warm Miami, looking out over Biscayne Bay. Super yachts glide past fishing boats. A soft drizzle is settling over the water, and still the steady stream of vessels continues. The sun most certainly will be back out soon and…
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Episode 2 of Multipliers – Cuby: Building More With Less (Plus Sourcing Construction Materials)

The housing problem is not a mystery. It is a math problem. Not enough homes. Not enough skilled labor to build them. Not enough affordable construction materials to make deals pencil. And yet, very few people are attacking the root of…
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New Web App: Short-term Rentals Acquisition Model

I'm continuing to explore how real estate financial models can go beyond traditional Excel without losing rigor, flexibility, or control. Today, I'm introducing a new web application built around our short-term rentals acquisition model, designed…
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Introducing Multipliers: An A.CRE Podcast + Episode 1: Mario Kart Speed Boosts

Some people compound. Others stall. Same hours. Same markets. Same access to information. Very different outcomes. For years, I’ve been quietly fascinated by that gap. At A.CRE, we’ve spent more than a decade helping people build…
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AI Tools for Commercial Real Estate (Winter 2026 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…
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The AI.Edge Q1 2026 Build Competition Is Live!

We’re kicking off the new year with something big. The AI.Edge Q1 2026 Build Competition is now open, a hands-on challenge built for those ready to turn AI exploration into something tangible, useful, and CRE-specific. If you’ve been experimenting…
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Create Your First Excel Macro with AI

Most people in commercial real estate still think Excel macros are for “the IT guy down the hall.” You underwrite, you manage rent rolls, you crank out lender packages in Excel all day… but the moment someone says “VBA,” you are…
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The Multiplier Framework Workshop #2: Double Underwriting Speed with AI

On a recent live follow-up workshop, we took the Multiplier Framework out of “high level theory” and applied it to the most requested target in commercial real estate: Underwriting, the number one task CRE professionals said they want…
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AI Network Analysis: Analyze 2,000+ names in one afternoon

This week, I needed to find speakers for an upcoming real estate conference. To do it, I used AI Network Analysis to scan 2,000+ connections on LinkedIn across 15+ panels on topics like Data Centers, Affordable Housing, Office Conversions, and…
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Double Your Output with AI in 2026 Workshop: The Multiplier Framework for CRE (Updated Jan 2026)

On January 15, over 700 commercial real estate professionals joined me live (nearly 1,400 registered) to learn a simple idea: Any CRE professional, regardless of technical skill or AI knowledge, can multiply their output. Not by working…
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Applying Elon Musk’s Five Automation Principles to The Multiplier Framework

AI is finally good enough that you can now leverage it to realistically multiply your output in CRE. The AI Multiplier Framework is our method for doing just that. It gives you a structured way to find, rank, and execute automation opportunities…
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We Built an AI Headshot Tool for Real Estate, Here’s Why and How to Use It

At A.CRE, we have always been about training the industry. For the past decade, that has largely meant financial modeling. We've built and shared Excel models that have been downloaded over 600,000 times, because learning to model real estate…
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AI Is Closing the Gap on Complex Work Faster Than You Think

If you work in acquisitions, asset management, brokerage, development, portfolio management, or valuation, you probably feel the tension already. On one hand, today’s AI tools for real estate can draft emails, summarize leases, and pull…