Commercial Real Estate (CRE)

Valuation: The First All-In-One Software Solution for Appraisal & Valuation Professionals

A revolutionary end-to-end commercial appraisal workflow solution that helps appraisers win more engagements, research property and market data, write high-quality appraisal reports and grow their business. Manage your entire commercial valuation pipeline, access data from more than 250,000 appraisals awarded per year and develop smarter RFP bidding strategies.

Features and Benefits

Manage Appraisal pipelines more efficiently

Jobs

Manage all RFPs, bids and assignments from one easy-to-use workflow tool.
Monitor bid and project status.
Increase bidding effectiveness, efficiency.
Gain better insight into your pipeline.

Cut property research time and costs

Research

300 property-level attributes and zoning information.
Site definition, backed by spatial technology.
Assessment and tax information verified by professional researchers.
Map Exhibit maker with layers, drawing, measurement tools.
A national database of sales comparables.

Easy to use, robust CashFlow analysis

CashFlow

The most simple and easy to use platform in the market.
Effortlessly share access to a CashFlow project with the client or with an associate so they can adjust assumptions and view scenarios.
Get assumption alerts when your analysis is outside the norm.

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Expedite report writing

Report Writer (Formerly Narrative1)

Powerful analytical and report writing tools build into MS Excel and Word.
Create custom report templates.
Create custom calculations to enhance your analysis.
Integrated comparables database to manage all comps in one place.

Turn data into action

Insights

Leverage bidding analytics to improve win rates and profitability.
Monitor your firm’s performance over time and against market benchmarks.
Find opportunities before your competition: increase RFP volumes, penetrate new markets.

LightBox Fundamentals

LightBox Fundamentals transforms static commercial appraisal documents into structured, searchable data delivered instantly via an Excel Add-In. Powered by AI, it eliminates manual data entry, reduces turnaround times, and brings portfolio-level insights to credit, risk, and compliance teams.

High Accuracy
Powered by a custom AI + Heuristic Engine trained solely on narrative appraisals
Real-Time Excel Integration
For instance access to 80+ key fields and metrics
Zero Setup Needed
Minimal learning curve, realize immediate value

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Customer Reviews

“Valuation uses an Excel-to-Word based process that connects to the online database platform to other tools, saving me at least four or five hours per appraisal. This frees up time for other things, from producing more reports for clients to spending more time with my family.”

Jim Hutchinson

Hutchinson Valuation, Inc.

“LightBox Valuation helps me focus on a methodical and streamlined way of getting reports done. It’s a must-have business solution that helps me manage my appraisal process from start to finish and makes it easier for me to grow my company.”