Property research and pricing
Discovering Brighton
How a colleague’s question became a Brighton condominium study: closed sales, comparison choices, association questions and the evidence needed before recommending a price.
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Local market intelligence.
A closer look behind the headline.
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Experience, marketing and applied AI
The Advantage Now: Sales Skill, Marketing Judgment, and Applied AI
How David Abernathy combines experience across luxury real estate sales, marketing and market analysis with applied AI to serve Palm Beach County buyers and sellers.
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Marketing research / A conversation with Gemini
A Conversation About the Research Behind This Website
David Abernathy and Google’s Gemini AI discuss IRS migration data, feeder-market county property records, and one component of Waterfront Properties’ broader marketing reach.
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Artificial intelligence / Professional judgment
When Everyone Has AI, What Becomes Your Competitive Advantage?
A real condominium research assignment shows why real estate domain expertise, data quality and human judgment matter in an AI-enabled world.
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Coastal Palm Beach County / condominium research
What a Decade of Palm Beach Condo Sales Reveals About Association Fees
Recorded condo fees changed at very different rates across coastal Palm Beach County buildings and developments. Compare annual medians, 20 locations and source limits.
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Mortgage & Finance
A Softer Jobs Report: Where Lower Mortgage Rates Could Matter in Palm Beach County
The October 2 jobs report and updated MLS financing data show where lower mortgage rates could matter most in Palm Beach County.
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Country club buyer guide / Palm Beach County
The Golf Density Ratio and Tee Time Access in Palm Beach County
Compare country clubs using golf membership density, playing privileges, booking policies and the questions that help explain peak-season tee-time access.
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Artificial intelligence / Speed to market
From AI Launch to Live Website in Under 24 Hours
How David Abernathy used ChatGPT Dots to build a public economic data portal in about 90 minutes—and why experience still matters.
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Artificial intelligence / Real estate
AI Search Is Changing What It Means to Be an Authority in Real Estate
Why experienced real estate agents can be overlooked by AI search, and how to make genuine market expertise accessible, verifiable and attributable.
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Palm Beach County market intelligence
The $1 Million Line Has Moved in Palm Beach County
From 2023 to 2025, lower price-band sales declined. January–August 2026 closings rose in all five bands, with faster growth above $1 million.
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Palm Beach County market intelligence
When Do Palm Beach County Homes Go Under Contract?
March leads contract activity in 48 selected Palm Beach County markets, but listing dates, sale terms and the calendar vary by community and price.
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Where Is Palm Beach County’s New Income Coming From? Follow the Tax Returns.
Where is Palm Beach County's new income coming from? IRS migration data identifies the origin counties sending the most tax returns and adjusted gross income.
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Artificial intelligence / MLS strategy
My Hopes for AI and BeachesMLS in 2027 and Beyond
David Abernathy reflects on AI infrastructure, scrutiny, guardrails, MLS data and member capability as BeachesMLS, MIAMI REALTORS and RWorld plan for 2027 and beyond.
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Palm Beach County market intelligence
The Fed Raised Rates.What It Means for Palm Beach County’s Club Market.
Nearly four out of five club-community purchases were recorded as cash, so mortgage-rate changes affect this market less directly than they affect more heavily financed housing markets.
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Economic Insights Newsflash / BDB report
New BDB Report Highlights Palm Beach County’s Expanding High-Wage Economy
The Business Development Board reports broad job growth across Palm Beach County, led by Boca Raton and West Palm Beach, with high-wage industries playing a larger role.
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Artificial intelligence / Human-directed AI
Why I'm Building an AI Brain
Ethan Mollick's four human advantages offer a practical starting point for building an AI Brain that preserves knowledge, judgment, scrutiny and human authority.
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Market analysis / Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County Is Really Five Markets
Five local market segments, two reconciled Palm Beach MLS feeds, and the data choices that change the story behind a county headline.
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Artificial intelligence / Consumer real estate research
What Buyers and Sellers Can Already Do With AI and Public Real Estate Data
Zillow, Redfin, government records and artificial intelligence can now produce analysis that goes far beyond a basic property search—while making genuine market expertise more valuable.
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Start with a question. Examine the transactions. Explain what the evidence means for a property decision.
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