How do you conduct your real estate research?

Question

I was scouring subreddits of the real estate industry:

Lot of people have pointed out that they use Chatgpt to  answer general questions about the real estate market. For example, questions about the city, what  is popular in the city, etc.

The problem occurs if they want to ask questions about a specific property. I believe the upcoming AI agents will find ways to access the data to provide info about the specific properties.  It will also be able to answer queries about rent comparables, projected price growth in a year, and more .This will be a game changer for investors, homebuyers and even realtors.

Let me know what you think ?

Ryan Spath · Answer

Absolutely — that’s a great observation. Right now, tools like ChatGPT are incredibly useful for high-level insights into the real estate market: trends in a city, popular neighborhoods, or general investment strategies. But the current limitation is in accessing granular, property-specific data — like comps, rent estimates, or historical sales data — in real time.

That’s where AI agents with live data integration will be a massive game changer. Imagine being able to ask about a specific property and instantly get a breakdown of:

• Nearby rent comps
• Neighborhood appreciation trends
• Estimated cap rates and cash flow projections
• School zone data, walkability, and even local zoning details

Nearby rent comps

Neighborhood appreciation trends

Estimated cap rates and cash flow projections

School zone data, walkability, and even local zoning details

This kind of insight would streamline the decision-making process for investors, homebuyers, and even realtors. It essentially compresses hours of manual research into seconds. Once AI can tap directly into MLS data, local rental databases, and market forecasting tools, it won’t just be a research assistant — it’ll be a full-blown investment advisor.

The potential to democratize and accelerate real estate decisions is huge.

Aaron Breckenridge · Answer

@Harvey Gill yes totally agree. We have toyed with a few interfaces ever since ChatGPT hit the scene, but nothing has clicked well enough to replace the ole filtering + spreadsheets. Let me know if you have a specific use case in mind and maybe we can set up a demo or (seriously) vibe code an interface that connects to our database. Now that MCP has won the interface wars, I think it's time to revisit function enhanced LLMs.