Podcast | AI for CRE Due Diligence, with Tower Co-founder Noah Walters
Why this matters
The integration of AI into commercial real estate due diligence, as exemplified by Tower’s platform, signals a potential inflection point in how institutional investors and capital providers approach risk assessment and transaction efficiency. Due diligence has traditionally been a labor-intensive, time-consuming process, often constrained by the availability and quality of data. AI tools promise to streamline document review, identify regulatory and compliance issues faster, and surface insights that might otherwise be missed in manual processes. For allocators and lenders, this could translate into accelerated deal timelines and more granular risk analysis, enabling sharper pricing and portfolio decisions. Moreover, the involvement of a founder with a background in tech regulatory compliance and private M&A underscores the convergence of legal, technological, and financial expertise shaping CRE’s digital transformation. While adoption remains uneven, early movers deploying AI in due diligence may gain a competitive edge in sourcing and underwriting, particularly in complex or large-scale transactions. This development also reflects broader capital-market pressures to reduce friction and uncertainty amid evolving lending conditions and sector fundamentals. Ultimately, AI’s role in due diligence could recalibrate how institutional capital evaluates CRE risk, with implications for deal volume, pricing transparency, and capital allocation strategies.
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Noah Walters is the co-founder of Tower , a custom-built AI platform for every stage of the due diligence process. He previously practiced at Dentons Canada, where he focused on tech regulatory compliance, private M&A…
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