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Where should you start with AI? Begin with the problem, not the technology
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a familiar topic across the real estate industry. Most organizations are no longer debating whether AI matters. They are already exploring how it can create value. The more important question now is: Where do w…
Reporting Rent Payments to Credit Bureaus: A Guide for Landlords, Property Managers, and Renters
For most renters, twelve months of on-time payments still leave no trace on a credit report, even as reporting rent payments to credit bureaus becomes more common. TransUnion’s 2025 rent reporting survey found that 13 percent of consumers had r…
From reporting on the past to acting on what is next
For years, technology platforms have helped real estate organizations answer an important question: What happened? Today, market conditions are demanding a different question altogether: What should happen next? That shift is important because the ma…
How leadership responsibilities are changing in the age of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part of everyday work across nearly every industry. Most organizations have recognized the value it offers. Front-line teams are using it to improve productivity, but the more interesting question is what AI m…
The shift in AI: Why organizations are asking different questions
Last year, many conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) centered on possibility. Organizations were exploring what the technology could do, testing use cases, and experimenting with new ways of working. Thinking back to the discussions at As…
Ascend overheard: AI is moving from curiosity to accountability
Some of the most useful conversations at Ascend do not always happen on stage. They happen in the corridors, over coffee, and between sessions, where people ask the questions they are really working through in their businesses. And this year, the big…
Top barriers to AI Adoption: What’s really holding businesses back?
Most organizations are more than ready to make AI part of their operations. Many have not, though, so what’s holding them back? As you would expect when business and tech worlds collide, the answer is seldom simple. Organizations are excited about wh…
What experimentation with AI reveals about how the real estate industry is transforming
I recently read an article published in Property Week written by our very own Chief Innovation Officer, Nihar Malik. In it, he charts how sustainable competitive advantages from artificial intelligence (AI) in real estate will be created, and where t…