Geographical Thinking: Season 4 Episode 19 – Predicting Potential in Real Estate

Grab your maps and let's embark on a journey through the world of real estate innovation! In this episode of Geographical Thinking, host Michelle Brake interviews Sumaiya Siddiqi and Rachelle Siwy, GIS analysts from Colliers Canada. Together, we'll uncover how GIS technology is revolutionizing the real estate industry, from demographic analysis to future area projections. 0:00 – Episode summary 0:28 – Intros 2:40 – Colliers Canada 5:36 – GIS across the company 7:50 – Demographic data and predictive analysis 11:09 – Balancing requests 14:43 – Growing GIS in real estate 18:30 – Advice for others 20:28 – Outro We’re posting new episodes full of inspiring geography stories at least monthly. Subscribe to Esri Canada’s channel so you never miss a new episode of Geographical Thinking!  Additional resources Looking for resources on what we discussed in today’s podcast? Check them out below! Colliers Canada: https://www.collierscanada.com/en-ca A leading commercial real estate services firm that focuses on maximizing the potential of real estate assets for clients, investors, and communities. Use and interpret market potential data: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0dc218cb1ff74e45b9d6413d8ee585a1 This story from the Esri Data Development team explains how to use and interpret market potential data, which illuminates consumer behaviours and preferences within geographic areas. Regional demographic data: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/esri-demographics/latest/regional-data/regional-data.htm Check out this documentation to understand the ready-to-use demographic datasets, web maps and services offered by Esri for over 170 countries and regions.