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.
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: AI-Powered Appraisal Intelligence for Lenders
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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