Fresh off the saloon-swinging energy of Apartmentalize, this episode of The Report dives headfirst into the industry’s biggest debates: centralization, automation, and whether AI is here to help or replace us.
Tyler Christiansen, CEO at Funnel, joins Alex Howe, SVP Marketing and Growth at Funnel, to unpack the conference buzz, share results from Funnel’s latest product launches (including 96% renter satisfaction with online leasing!), and throw down hot takes on why fully automated human-less AI leasing models risk disengaging teams and eroding renter trust. We also tackle Andreessen Horowitz’s latest AI housing bets and why the future isn’t AI-only—it’s AI plus humans.
Topics include:
—Centralization’s rise for third-party managers
—Why a human-less 100% AI isn’t the answer for leasing
—Real-world results from Funnel’s Insights and online leasing solutions
—Brand identity, customer experience, and the danger of forgetting the humans
—A16Z’s investment in Flow and the evolving AI-housing frontier
Yeehaw!

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