Underwriting Software Is Finally Good Enough
The spreadsheet's quiet replacement.
For years, deal teams swore by Excel because every alternative was rigid, slow, or wrong. That excuse is expiring. A new generation of underwriting tools is fast, auditable, and — crucially — collaborative.
From Artifact to System
Founder & CEO of Sightline Data. Former head of data science at a top-5 multifamily REIT.
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