Zach Schofel is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cosign, a data-driven guarantor platform helping property owners and managers boost economic occupancy while expanding housing options for renters. Cosign aims to redefine renter underwriting and help multifamily owners convert more demand into leases. He is also a Principal at Eastman Residential, the largest buyers of distress student housing in the country. He leads a portfolio of 3,000+ multifamily units across the US, with a focus on student housing and value-add multifamily strategies.

(01:34) - The Eastman Residential Story
(02:29) - Cosign Origin
(03:39) - Limits of Credit Scores
(06:46) - Fraud Screening Landscape
(08:05) - Scale of the Problem
(11:54) - Underwriting Signals
(13:25) - Value creation in Multifamily tech
(15:49) - How VC Underwrites Insurtech
(18:06) - Feature: Blueprint: The Future of Real Estate 2026 in Vegas on Sep. 22-24
(20:35) - Cosign’s Differentiation
(24:17) - Mark Cuban’s Investment
(26:21) - AI in Operations
(28:18) - Collaboration Superpower: Jared Kushner & Philip Hubert

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Oded Noy is the Chief Technology Officer at Crexi, where he leads the development of technology transforming the commercial real estate industry. A serial entrepreneur, mentor, and investor, Oded previously co-founded TrueCar, helping scale it through its IPO, and has been a longtime managing partner at Amplify.LA, an early-stage venture fund. With a track record of building and advising high-growth SaaS companies, Oded brings deep expertise in scaling platforms, driving innovation, and building high-performing teams. Known for his philosophy that great work comes from being part of something bigger than yourself, he is also a passionate advocate for mentorship and developing the next generation of builders.

(01:43) - Crexi's Evolution
(02:55) - The CRE Info Problem
(03:13) - Why Docs Create Bottlenecks
(06:42) - Information vs Intelligence in CRE
(08:54) - Proprietary Data Advantage
(09:28) - Lessons from TrueCar for CRE
(10:07) - Crexi Vault
(11:25) - Becoming the CRE OS
(13:56) - Build vs Buy in the AI Era
(17:14) - Vibe Coding Inside Real Estate Firms
(21:52) - Feature: Blueprint: The Future of Real Estate 2026 in Vegas on Sep. 22-24
(22:43) - How AI Compresses Deal Cycles
(24:29) - What Differentiates Winners in CRE
(30:48) - What Gets Automated Next
(35:39) - Collaboration Superpower: Geoffrey Hinton & Marcus Licinius Crassus

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➡️ Oded Noy on LinkedIn

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Adam Segal is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cove, a property operations and tenant experience platform used across 3,500 buildings in the US, and 15% of office buildings in Manhattan, NYC. He started as an operator, building and managing a network of coworking spaces, which led to creating Cove as an in-house solution to run building operations more efficiently. Under his leadership, Cove has grown into a unified platform that replaces fragmented systems across access, maintenance, visitor management, and tenant engagement, and is trusted by major institutional owners including RXR, Silverstein, Nuveen, and Blackstone, powering operations in assets like Chicago's Willis Tower. Adam focuses on solving real operational problems for property teams first, then scaling those solutions across portfolios to improve efficiency, retention, and overall asset performance.

(02:01) - From Coworking to Cove
(03:19) - Platform & Asset Focus
(05:08) - Willis Tower
(07:05) - How Cove Wins Buildings
(10:04) - Change Management Playbook
(13:11) - Operational Blind Spots
(15:46) - Owner vs 3rd-party Management
(18:12) - Feature: CREtech New York on Oct. 20-21.
(19:35) - How Tenants Use Cove
(23:37) - AI in Property Operations
(26:36) - Real-Time Feedback
(29:05) - Staying Through Asset Sales
(30:36) - Collaboration Superpower: Thomas A. Edison

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