KIO – Kukun Investment Outlook
Better real estate forecasting starts here
Better forecasting starts here
Get on the wave of where real estate investing is going with the Kukun Investment Outlook (KIO) score. KIO begins with the only scaled and normalized database of building permits and public property data, which serve as powerful leading indicators of regional growth, community growth, and housing market predictions.
KIO begins with the only scaled and normalized database of building permits and public property data, powerful leading indicators of community growth.
Building
takes time
Permits tell a story
of the future pace
of investment
High levels of investment
translate to property values
When a significant level of new
development comes to a community, it
will most often see a predictable level
of property value appreciation
It’s a 3–5-year cycle
To build and realize the
combined impact of many
projects
Kukun
See ahead with a
powerful real estate
forecast
For clarity, switch from the rear-view mirror
Traditional demand-based real estate forecasting looks to the past with trailing indicators to project a future trend.
Kukun starts there, then looks forward with leading indicator metrics, and Kukun’s economists leverage the latest machine learning and statistical modeling approaches for KIO, a new generation of real estate forecast.
Leading Indicators
Investment based forecasting
Trailing Indicators
Demand based forecasting
The Kukun Investment Outlook (KIO)
The analytic result of layering leading construction and investment indicators on top of traditional demand-based forecasting
Forecast more precisely than previously possible
KIO yields one, two, and three-year real estate market predictions with a new level of accuracy, and does so with precision in narrow geographic regions – down to the zip code and community level.
Comparing valid growth forecasts between neighborhoods and communities is a new frontier for investors, and a breakthrough for housing market predictions in 2021.
Predict outcomes to narrowest detail
Commercial Activity
Impacts future commercial and residential values
Residential Activity
Impacts future residential and commercial values
Zip Code Level
Enables community level comparison
Regional Level
Serves as a benchmark versus community level
Number of Projects
Shows the scale of change in a community, impacting future values
Number of Dollars
The relative investment value versus existing, providing more dimension on future values
Make better investing decisions
Within the data and the predictive analytics lie a vast number of valuable insights.
KIO forecasting can be targeted to specific commercial development, types of development, location trends, residential development trends, and more.
The possibilities are endless.
Where
How much investment is going into a neighborhood?
What are the patterns across regions and communities?
Where are the gaps – the opportunities – to bring new investment?
Who
Who are the individuals, investment groups, developers and corporations behind these investments?
What
What kind of commercial investment serves as the best leading indicators for residential price growth?
What commercial categories - office, government, manufacturing, services, etc. - are indicators for increased commercial property valuations?
What are the gaps in commercial or residential services?
When
What is timing of future activity and community impact?
ROI – Renovations made for profit
The #1 renovation cost and ROI model in the industry
Used by more banks and FinTech companies than any other
Renovation costs are specifically tailored to each home, its current condition, location, permit history, and value. Plus, the model uses local prices for materials and labor. This is a costing model that is a cut above, as the largest buyers of renovation models in America select Kukun for accuracy and ease of use.
Return On Investment (ROI) is determined with the Kukun real estate AVM and KIO for the value pre and post renovation. And Kukun offers MAX ROI, which specifies the areas to renovate to get the highest possible return for any given house.
Renovation costs are tailored to each home, its current condition, location, permit history, and value. Plus, the model uses local prices for materials and labor.
ROI is determined with the Kukun real estate AVM and KIO for the value pre and post renovation. And Kukun offers MAX ROI to get the highest possible return.
Kukun Advantage
Post renovation valueKukun Advantage
Pre renovation valueKukun Advantage
Cost of renovation
$385,000
-$342,000
-$36,000
Kukun’s ROI features cutting edge analytics with unique data
- A series of proprietary data sets
- Leverage machine learning
- Signaling a change to value
- For every property
- Updated quarterly
Delivering powerful decision insight for investors at all levels
- The best properties for investment
- Home flippers buying guide
- Know the remodels to best improve AVM
- Easily balance the goals of more home enjoyment and long term return
Additional Licensable Intelligence
Additional Licensable Intelligence
Unbiased and comprehensive contractor ratings
Unbiased contractor ratings
Kukun's contractor ranking system starts with a proprietary contractor records database, and is based on contractor history, pace of projects, type of projects, overall reliability, plus customer ratings. It is objective, unbiased, and has no avenue for contractors to pay for a better position. Contact us
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