A commercial broker reviewing a 40,000 square foot industrial site does not need another PDF. They need a comp set, a rent-roll summary, and a clear record of which agent drafted what. Dock pairs with CoStar and LoopNet so the research agent can pull a property record, draft a comp brief, and hand it to a licensed broker for sign-off. The CoStar record stays the source of truth. The Dock row carries the interpretation.
CoStar and LoopNet stay the system of record for the raw data. Dock is the system of record for what the AGENT INTERPRETS. Each Dock row carries a pointer back to the platform record, agent identity, decision, reviewer, and timestamp. The agent re-fetches platform data via fresh API reads when it needs current state.
Surface: Comp Brief Queue
| CoStar ID | Property | Agent draft | Comp range ($/sf) | Reviewer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS-118402 | 4400 Industrial Pkwy, Reno | research-agent-mira | $9.20 to $11.40 NNN | Priya K (CCIM) | Signed off |
| CS-220915 | 88 Harborview, Oakland | research-agent-mira | $42.00 to $48.50 FSG | Daniel R | Awaiting review |
| LN-77321 | 12 Pine Industrial, Boise | research-agent-mira | $7.80 to $9.10 NNN | Priya K (CCIM) | Returned for rework |
Each row links to the CoStar or LoopNet listing, the agent's draft notes, and the broker's edits. Nothing is rewritten silently. A returned row keeps its history.
Workflow: comp brief in twelve minutes
A broker pastes a CoStar ID into the Dock queue. The research agent re-fetches the live record, pulls five comparable leases within a half-mile radius, and drafts a one-page brief with rent range, TI assumptions, and absorption notes. The draft lands in the queue tagged with the agent's identity. The broker reviews, edits the comp range, and signs off. Sign-off writes a second key to the row. Without both the agent draft and the broker key, the brief cannot be sent to the client. This is the two-key handshake pattern applied to property research.
If the broker returns the row, the agent reads the edit notes, re-fetches CoStar, and resubmits. The original draft is preserved. The audit trail shows every version and every reviewer.
Why it matters
CoStar Group provides information and analytics to the commercial property industry across U.S. and U.K. markets, and brokers rely on it as the canonical record for lease and sale data (CoStar Group). The National Association of Realtors publishes monthly Commercial Real Estate Market Insights covering sector trends and absorption (NAR Commercial Research). Neither system records which agent drafted a comp range or which broker signed it. Dock fills that gap without becoming a second database of properties.
This matters because commercial deals carry fiduciary weight. A client receiving a comp brief needs to know it was reviewed by a licensed professional, not generated and sent unchecked. Dock's attribution lets the broker stand behind the work and gives compliance a clean trail. See agent audit and compliance for the broader pattern, and Dock for research for how the same surfaces apply across other research-heavy fields.
The research agent operates under a stable, revocable identity. When it leaves the team or its scope changes, its past work stays attributed and intact. That is the agent identity lifecycle at work. The pattern carries over to deal pipelines on the sales side, covered in Dock for sales, and applies to any commercial use case where a licensed human signs off on agent-drafted research. Full pillar context lives at Dock for real estate.
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FAQ
Does Dock replace CoStar? No. CoStar stays the system of record for property data. Dock records the agent's interpretation and the broker's sign-off, with a pointer back to the CoStar record.
Can the agent send a brief without broker review? No. The two-key handshake requires both the agent draft and a reviewer sign-off before the brief is released to a client.
What happens if CoStar data updates after the brief is drafted? The agent re-fetches on review. If the comp set changed, the row flags a refresh and the broker sees the delta before signing.
Who owns the audit trail? The brokerage owns it. Each Dock row carries agent identity, reviewer, timestamp, and a pointer to the source record. Compliance can export the full trail at any time.
