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Notes from a broker building commercial real estate AI — what the tools actually do, what they don't, and what it looks like when the math changes before the price does.

By Aaron Diehl · Oklahoma City · Updated May 2026
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Here's the Diehl — a few essays for context on the chaos

A handful now, more on the way. Start with whichever pulls you in — they're meant to be read in any order.

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The Gravity Engine · May 30

The Theory of Real Estate Gravity

Stop arguing about whether the metaphor is true and just run the equation — the math behind the GRAVITY engine, with live visuals.

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Field Notes · May 4

When the Data Starts Talking

Three stories on how brokers actually think, every CRM I've tried, and teaching an AI to read chicken scratch.

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Field Notes · Apr 28

5 AI Tricks for CRE — Notes from the Build

Five Claude prompts a working broker uses every week, plus the build-in-public story of the AI platform behind them.

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CRE AI Explainers · Apr 17

What Is Commercial Real Estate AI?

Plain-English on what CRE AI actually is, how it works, who builds it, and what's changed.

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CRE AI Explainers · Apr 17

AI CRE Parcel Scoring: Gravity Waves

A visual explainer. Changes ripple like waves — and when they converge, they create Signal.

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Positioning · Apr 17

The Broker-Built CRE AI Advantage

Why a platform built by a working broker beats one built by engineers who've never done a deal. With references.

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