The CRE Operations AI Index

Are you in
the 15%?

Benchmark your firm against 18 critical operations across investment, asset, fund, and data management. The 15% of CRE firms that master AI in the next 24 months will dominate. Find out where you sit, and what the top quartile are doing differently.

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10 minutes · 18 questions · No call from sales
Sample result preview
Mid-cap REIT, Singapore
Anonymised. 18 processes scored.
47 / 90 Tooled
ManualRestructured
Aligned to OSCRE IDM
Firm-level data never published
SOC 2 Type II · ISO 27001
CC BY-ND Licensed Framework
What you get

Ten minutes of your time, three things back.

01

Your
heat map

An honest read on where your firm sits across 18 critical CRE operations. Coloured by maturity, with the gaps your peers have already closed clearly visible.

02

Quartile
positioning

Anonymous benchmarking against your peer group, segmented by sector, region, and AUM band. See whether you lead, lag, or sit comfortably in the middle.

03

The full
process map

The complete 75-process CRE Operations Map as a downloadable PDF. The same framework leading firms are already using to plan their AI roadmap.

How it works

Four steps. No friction.

STEP 01

Answer 18 questions

One question per CRE process group. Behavioural, not aspirational. Anchored scales so the answers stay honest.

STEP 02

See your heat map

Your firm scored across all 18 processes, with the three lowest-scoring areas surfaced as priority gaps.

STEP 03

Compare to peers

Quartile position against firms of similar size, sector, and geography. Aggregated data only. Never named.

STEP 04

Download the map

The full 75-process framework, in your inbox within minutes. Yours to use, share, and refer back to.

A sample question

No tick boxes. No hype words.

Every question is anchored to operational reality. The answer is what your team actually does this week, not what you hope they will be doing next year.

Question 3 of 18 Investment Management · Underwriting & Due Diligence
What percentage of rent rolls, lease abstracts, and technical reports flow into your underwriting models without manual data entry?
1
Under 10 percent. Analysts type or copy-paste from documents.
2
10 to 30 percent. Some Excel templates with manual review.
3
30 to 60 percent. AI extracts, analyst validates.
4
60 to 85 percent. AI populates the model, exception-based review only.
5
Over 85 percent. Fully automated extraction with model auto-refresh.
What we measure

18 processes. Four domains. The full operational picture.

The Index is drawn from a more detailed 75-process Level 2 map, available as a download after you complete the benchmark.

Investment
Management

6 processes
  • Strategy & Portfolio Planning
  • Deal Origination & Screening
  • Underwriting & Due Diligence
  • Investment Approval
  • Acquisition & Closing
  • Disposition

Asset & Property
Management

4 processes
  • Leasing & Occupancy
  • Property Operations
  • Tenant Relationships
  • ESG & Sustainability

Fund & Financial
Management

4 processes
  • Fund Administration
  • Financial Reporting
  • Investor Relations
  • Risk & Compliance

Market Intelligence
& Data

4 processes
  • Market Research
  • Data Governance
  • Technology & Systems
  • Knowledge Management
Methodology & trust

A framework, not a vendor pitch.

  • 01
    OSCRE-aligned

    The framework maps to OSCRE IDM standards, particularly in master data and data governance. Industry vocabulary, not proprietary terminology.

  • 02
    Anonymous by design

    Firm-level data is never published. All public reporting is aggregated by sector, geography, and AUM band. Your benchmark is yours alone.

  • 03
    Behavioural anchoring

    Every question is anchored to operational reality, not self-reported maturity. The answers describe what teams actually do, not what they aspire to.

  • 04
    Annual benchmark report

    The dataset will be published annually from 2027 onward as the State of AI in CRE Operations report. Year-on-year movement, sector cuts, regional trends.

  • 05
    Open-licensed framework

    The Index is published under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives. Use it internally, cite it externally. It belongs to the industry.

  • 06
    Built by practitioners

    Fifth Dimension is the decision intelligence platform for real-assets. We built the framework because no one else had. Use it whether you work with us or not.

10 minutes.
One honest read.

The CRE Operations AI Index. Free, anonymous, and the only public benchmark of its kind for real-assets operations.

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18 Questions · No Sales Call · Full Map Included