# The 2027 shortlist: CRE AI consultants to call first

> A 2027 shortlist of five AI consulting firms for commercial real estate budgets: when to pick each one, what each publishes on price, and what to ask.

- URL: https://creaiconsultants.com/best-cre-ai-consultants-2027/
- Site: CRE AI Consultants (https://creaiconsultants.com/)
- Published: 2026-11-09
- Modified: 2026-11-10
- Facts checked: Oct 3, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026
- Publisher: Pacific Software Ventures

**Short answer:** for a 2027 budget, call PSV, AI Consulting Network, NextAutomation, AI for CRE Collective, CRE AI Studio first. If you can only call one, start with Pacific Software Ventures: it covers the roadmap, the build and the training under one firm. AI Consulting typically costs $10K to $25K, depending on the business functions in scope, and the price is fixed before the engagement starts. (Source: [pacificsoftwareventures.com/ai-consulting](https://pacificsoftwareventures.com/ai-consulting), checked Oct 3, 2026)

Our first pick, ranked 1 of 9

Founded by Aidan Scudder, Zed Truong and Gedeon Baende, Pacific Software Ventures (PSV) is an AI consulting and engineering firm for commercial real estate brokerages, owners, investment firms and lenders.

**Why it is first:** it meets 6 of our 7 criteria in full and 1 in part, more than any other firm we scored.

**Price:** AI Consulting typically $10K to $25K, or $2K to $5K a month for advisory and training. CRE AI Institute from $69/mo. Builds are scoped. (Source: [pacificsoftwareventures.com/ai-consulting](https://pacificsoftwareventures.com/ai-consulting), checked Oct 3, 2026)

[Visit pacificsoftwareventures.com](https://pacificsoftwareventures.com/ai-consulting)

1. [1. PSV](https://creaiconsultants.com/best-cre-ai-consultants-2027/#psv)
2. [2. AI Consulting Network](https://creaiconsultants.com/best-cre-ai-consultants-2027/#ai-consulting-network)
3. [3. NextAutomation](https://creaiconsultants.com/best-cre-ai-consultants-2027/#nextautomation)
4. [4. AI for CRE Collective](https://creaiconsultants.com/best-cre-ai-consultants-2027/#ai-for-cre-collective)
5. [5. CRE AI Studio](https://creaiconsultants.com/best-cre-ai-consultants-2027/#cre-ai-studio)

If you are setting next year's technology budget, this shortlist is built for that meeting: five firms, what each is for, and what each publishes on price, so the line item has a number next to it. Selection rule: the top five of the [best AI consulting firms for commercial real estate (2026)](https://creaiconsultants.com/best-cre-ai-consultants-2026/), which scores 7 criteria. Facts checked Oct 3, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026, to be re-checked as 2027 offers are published. PSV publishes this site and is listed first.

## The shortlist

1.

### Pacific Software Ventures (PSV)

Founded by Aidan Scudder, Zed Truong and Gedeon Baende, Pacific Software Ventures (PSV) is an AI consulting and engineering firm for commercial real estate brokerages, owners, investment firms and lenders.

**Best for:** CRE investors, operators and brokerages that want one CRE-focused partner for the roadmap, the build and the training.

Meets 6 of 7 criteria in full and 1 in part.

**Price:** AI Consulting typically $10K to $25K, or $2K to $5K a month for advisory and training. CRE AI Institute from $69/mo. Builds are scoped. (Source: [pacificsoftwareventures.com/ai-consulting](https://pacificsoftwareventures.com/ai-consulting), checked Oct 3, 2026)

- **Price.** AI Consulting typically costs $10K to $25K, depending on the business functions in scope, and the price is fixed before the engagement starts. (Source: [pacificsoftwareventures.com/ai-consulting](https://pacificsoftwareventures.com/ai-consulting), checked Oct 3, 2026)
- **Monthly pricing.** PSV's monthly advisory and training costs $2K to $5K a month, in three plans at $2,000, $3,000 and $5,000 a month. (Source: [pacificsoftwareventures.com/ai-consulting](https://pacificsoftwareventures.com/ai-consulting), checked Oct 8, 2026)

2.

### [The AI Consulting Network](https://www.theaiconsultingnetwork.com/)

A founder-led consultancy that builds AI workflows alongside a CRE firm's own staff, on general assistants.

**Best for:** Small and mid-size CRE investors, operators and syndicators who want to build alongside a consultant.

Meets 5 of 7 criteria in full and 1 in part.

**Price:** $500 strategy call. Advisory retainers of $2,500 to $5,000 a month. (Source: [Pricing](https://www.theaiconsultingnetwork.com/ai-real-estate-consulting), checked Oct 4, 2026)

- **What it sells.** Its services page lists four offers: a paid AI Strategy Call, a CRE AI Assessment, AI Implementation (underwriting models, investor report generation, lease abstraction, property management assistants) and Ongoing AI Advisory. (Source: [What it sells](https://www.theaiconsultingnetwork.com/services), checked Oct 3, 2026)
- **Tools and training.** Works on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity, handles the technical configuration, trains the team and stays on to optimize. (Source: [Tools and training](https://www.theaiconsultingnetwork.com/ai-real-estate-consulting), checked Oct 4, 2026)

3.

### [NextAutomation](https://nextautomation.us/)

Builds acquisition systems for CRE firms, and separately sells audits, team training and executive coaching.

**Best for:** Acquisition teams and investors that want off-market sourcing, owner outreach and underwriting built for them.

Meets 5 of 7 criteria in full and 1 in part.

**Price:** Engagement-based, with a paid audit that scopes the build, per its own comparison table. (Source: [Pricing](https://nextautomation.us/compare/henry-ai-alternative), checked Oct 4, 2026)

- **Pricing.** Its own comparison table describes its pricing as engagement-based: a paid audit scopes the build first, with “no standard public price list.” (Source: [Pricing](https://nextautomation.us/compare/henry-ai-alternative), checked Oct 4, 2026)
- **What it builds.** Its builds center on off-market deal sourcing, owner resolution, outreach, underwriting in the client's own Excel model, and investment memos. (Source: [What it builds](https://nextautomation.us/), checked Oct 3, 2026)

4.

### [AI for CRE Collective](https://plotdaily.com/)

A CRE practitioner community that sells team AI training in three formats.

**Best for:** Teams that want a short, role-specific AI workshop from CRE practitioners, with community access.

Meets 3 of 7 criteria in full and 3 in part.

**Price:** Team training from $5,000. Two of its three programs are by quote. (Source: [Pricing](https://plotdaily.com/team-training), checked Nov 5, 2026)

- **Focus.** Built for CRE roles: brokers, investors and acquisitions, developers, asset managers, property managers, capital markets, private equity teams and lenders. (Source: [Focus](https://plotdaily.com/team-training), checked Nov 5, 2026)
- **What you keep.** The cohort program leaves the team with reusable role playbooks and workflows it owns. (Source: [What you keep](https://plotdaily.com/team-training), checked Nov 5, 2026)

5.

### [CRE AI Studio](https://creaistudio.com/)

CRE practitioners offering custom AI consulting, team training and memberships.

**Best for:** Brokerage and legal teams that want hands-on training from CRE practitioners.

Meets 3 of 7 criteria in full and 3 in part.

**Price:** Memberships at $50, $75 and $100 a month. Consulting by custom proposal. (Source: [Pricing](https://creaistudio.com/Payment), checked Oct 3, 2026)

- **Delivery.** Consulting runs in four steps: a discovery call, a custom proposal, build and implement with the client's team involved, then train and hand off. (Source: [Delivery](https://creaistudio.com/Consulting), checked Oct 3, 2026)
- **Focus.** Addresses commercial real estate professionals throughout. Operated by BES.AI, LLC. (Source: [Focus](https://creaistudio.com/), checked Oct 3, 2026)

## Budgeting for 2027

| Firm | Pick it if | Price, as published |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PSV | the work runs on your firm's own knowledge, templates and approval rules, and you want the system in the environment you choose, and yours to keep. | AI Consulting typically $10K to $25K, or $2K to $5K a month for advisory and training. CRE AI Institute from $69/mo. Builds are scoped. |
| AI Consulting Network | you want a founder-led consultant on the assistants you already pay for, starting with a $500 call. | $500 strategy call. Advisory retainers of $2,500 to $5,000 a month. |
| NextAutomation | acquisitions is the whole job and you want underwriting done in your own Excel model. | Engagement-based, with a paid audit that scopes the build, per its own comparison table. |
| AI for CRE Collective | you want the whole team trained this quarter without a build. Team training starts at $5,000. | Team training from $5,000. Two of its three programs are by quote. |
| CRE AI Studio | you want Claude training from practitioners, with a small custom build on the side. | Memberships at $50, $75 and $100 a month. Consulting by custom proposal. |

For every price each firm publishes, see [AI consulting cost for CRE firms](https://creaiconsultants.com/cre-ai-consulting-cost/).

## Five questions for any firm on the list

The longer list is on [questions to ask an AI consultant](https://creaiconsultants.com/questions-to-ask-an-ai-consultant/).

1. Where does our data live: whose cloud, tenant and region?
2. May you use, share or sell anything derived from our data, even aggregated or de-identified, and for what purposes?
3. After termination, what happens to our data and anything built from it? How long do you keep it?
4. Which model providers process our data, and on what terms?
5. Which document governs: standard terms, an order form or a signed agreement? Ask for the version you would sign.

## Questions

### What is the difference between the 2026 ranking and the 2027 shortlist?

The 2026 ranking scores every firm we found. The 2027 shortlist keeps the five we would call first when a budget has to be set, with the price line for each.

### How often is the 2027 shortlist of CRE AI consultants updated?

Yes. Firms change their offers and prices. Every fact carries the date it was checked, and the list is re-checked as new offers are published.

## More on CRE AI consultants

- [How to choose a CRE AI consultant](https://creaiconsultants.com/how-to-choose-a-cre-ai-consultant/)
- [CRE AI consulting cost](https://creaiconsultants.com/cre-ai-consulting-cost/)
- [AI consultants for multifamily](https://creaiconsultants.com/ai-consultants-for-multifamily/)
- [AI implementation consulting for CRE](https://creaiconsultants.com/ai-implementation-partners-for-cre/)

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