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Fundrise Launches RealAI to Challenge Real Estate Data Monopoly

1/27/2026

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Fundrise, the Washington, D.C.-based online investment platform, launched RealAI to democratize access to real estate data.
Ben Miller, Fundrise CEO, says RealAI draws from 3.5 trillion data points across all U.S. properties.
The platform will initially focus on residential data and expand to commercial sectors within six months.
After 12 free uses, the tool challenges Blackstone's data monopoly and charges users $69 per month for neighborhood trends and property-level income data.

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Story summary

Fundrise, the Washington, D.C.-based online investment platform, launched RealAI to democratize access to real estate data.
Ben Miller, Fundrise CEO, says RealAI draws from 3.5 trillion data points across all U.S. properties.
The platform will initially focus on residential data and expand to commercial sectors within six months.
After 12 free uses, the tool challenges Blackstone's data monopoly and charges users $69 per month for neighborhood trends and property-level income data.