AI in Real Estate Finance
Well-connected real estate agents sell for more: network theory on 40,000 Atlanta transactions (Journal of Real Estate Research, 2025)
Summary of The More, the Merrier: Agent Connectedness in Real Estate Trading Networks, with Xiaojin Sun. A one-standard-deviation increase in an agent's network connectedness is associated with 2.61 percent higher sale prices, and connected agents sell unique properties faster and price them more accurately, consistent with networks improving information flow.