A strategic thinker on where society is heading, what it means for real estate, and the technology that helps us see it. Projects, answers to common AI questions, and my continued thoughts on AI.https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/ai-vs-call-center/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/ai-vs-call-center/Analyzing a pilot of an AI leasing agent that schedules tours and answers prospects' questions, to see whether it actually filled more apartments, not just more inboxes.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/faiq/copilot-or-claude/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/faiq/copilot-or-claude/If your company already runs on Microsoft for email, documents, and analytics, Copilot will be useful very quickly. For most people working behind a computer, Copilot and Claude solve the same problems. Copilot is faster to roll out, and Claude is where the new ideas show up first.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/faiq/what-is-a-semantic-model/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/faiq/what-is-a-semantic-model/A semantic model is the layer that turns raw data into business language: what "occupancy" means, which tables connect, and how every number is calculated. It is the "brain" you feed AI so it answers with your company's numbers instead of guessing.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/news/2026-10-14-claude-dashboards-fred/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/news/2026-10-14-claude-dashboards-fred/I tried the new Claude Dashboards feature on rates, labor, credit, housing, and investment data. The numbers were interesting, but the workflow is the real story.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/assess-sales-skills-performance/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/assess-sales-skills-performance/Using Snowflake Cortex Code to analyze leasing coordinators' calls and emails, and tie what they say to how their properties perform, to find the sales techniques that actually work.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/policy-change-tracker/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/policy-change-tracker/A weekly Copilot agent that scans local government sites in every city where our multifamily properties sit, and flags which housing policies are new versus already being discussed.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/portfolio-management-agent/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/portfolio-management-agent/A Power BI agent that scores every multifamily property on occupancy, availability, and rent trends, then produces a weekly top 10 list of properties that need attention.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/sentiment-analysis/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/sentiment-analysis/Scoring every incoming resident message from negative to positive with Snowflake's built-in AI, and turning the results into real-time alerts when a resident is particularly upset.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/tour-sequence-analysis/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/tour-sequence-analysis/Does the order of a prospect's tours predict whether they'll rent? Prospects who came back for a guided tour after an unguided one were far more likely to rent than those who toured unguided both times.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/faiq/how-do-i-know-which-ai-model-to-use/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/faiq/how-do-i-know-which-ai-model-to-use/Match the model to the job. Use a fast, cheap model for simple, high-volume tasks, a mid-tier model for most everyday work, and the top model only when the thinking is hard or the stakes are high. Where your work already lives matters too.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/faiq/is-ai-going-to-take-my-job/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/faiq/is-ai-going-to-take-my-job/It might. Some roles will become obsolete, as has happened with every major technology shift. But a job is really a bundle of tasks, and the better question is how many of yours AI will replace, how many it will enhance, and how many it won't touch.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/faiq/what-are-practical-ways-to-use-ai-in-daily-life/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/faiq/what-are-practical-ways-to-use-ai-in-daily-life/Start with the small annoyances: long documents you need to understand, emails you keep putting off, decisions that need research, and anything you have to learn quickly. The best everyday uses save you 15 minutes at a time, and those add up.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/faiq/what-is-ai/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/faiq/what-is-ai/AI is the broad goal of getting machines to do things that normally take human intelligence. The field goes back to the 1940s. What changed recently is generative AI: deep learning models, like the GPT in ChatGPT, that can create new text, images, and code.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/faiq/whats-the-key-to-a-successful-ai-project/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/faiq/whats-the-key-to-a-successful-ai-project/Understand the business process before you write a single prompt. AI speeds up development, but understanding the problem is still the most important step.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/cycle-app/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/cycle-app/A spin-class playlist builder that matches every song's tempo to the part of the ride, from warm-up to hills to sprints. I built a working version with Claude Code.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/ai-for-cdus-training/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/ai-for-cdus-training/A hands-on session for Skanska's Commercial Development team on why AI matters for real estate, and how to use it on everyday work like zoning research, offering memorandums, comps, and Excel.Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/salesforce-migration/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/salesforce-migration/Led the move from VTS to Salesforce for leasing, then grew it into the platform for portfolio management and executive reporting.Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/portfolio-dashboards/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/portfolio-dashboards/Power BI reporting that tracked development projects through their lifecycle, plus a Power BI rollout across every region.Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/spatial-ai-neighborhoods/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/spatial-ai-neighborhoods/I turned 400+ million rows of social media data into a Power BI tool that maps demand trends down to the census tract, and found the signals track with asking rents.Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/workflow-automation/https://chriscashdan.netlify.app/projects/workflow-automation/Approval workflows in Power Automate and Power Apps, plus a "hot folder" that let anyone refresh Power BI just by dropping in an Excel file.Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT