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Sena shows what homebuyers want next

Sena Decision AI shows property teams what buyers and renters want in a home, what they would pay, and what rival developments build. Every figure traces to the team's own sales and leasing files, a buyer or renter answer, or a dated property photo.

  • 190+ countries
  • 5M+ consumer network
  • 250+ integrations
Live readingsExample home
Features buyers rank first
Storage
Ranked first by 31% of buyers
Price buyers would pay by unit type
318K
2-bed, against 342K planned
Rival amenities by photo
4 of 6
Rival amenities built and open
Sales value in reach
60.1M
156 of 240 units in reach
every figure opens a buyer answer or a dated property photo
AHEAD OF THE NEXT PHASE

Buyers decide what the next phase holds

Real estate analytics usually reads closed sales, listing prices, days on market, and rent rolls. The next phase depends on what buyers and renters want now.

Comps price what already sold

Comparable sales show what similar homes closed at. A new phase sells to buyers who name their own budget and must-haves.

Sena:Sena captures what buyers would pay and which features they rank first, by segment and market.

Unit mix is set early

A real estate feasibility study assumes bedrooms, sizes, and amenities long before launch. Buyers and renters judge that mix on the day they tour.

Sena:Sena captures the unit types and amenities buyers and renters would choose, in each market.

Rival projects open nearby

Brochures show what a rival development plans. Buyers compare what it has built.

Sena:Sena captures a dated, geo-verified photo of each named rival property, showing its amenities, visible condition, and signage.

The decisions

Four decisions property teams make

These four decisions add buyer and renter answers and property photos to real estate analytics.

Decision 01

Set the unit mix for the next phase

Buyers and renters state which features they would trade for a lower price, and which they would pay more to keep, by segment and market.

Decides:Which unit mix and amenity package the next phase launches with.

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Decision 02

Price each unit type to what buyers name

Buyers state their budget, the homes they compared, and the incentives that would close the sale, market by market.

Decides:Which list prices and incentives each unit type opens at.

See revenue and pricing decisions →
Decision 03

Match or beat the rival development

Sena compares each named rival property's photographed amenities with the team's plan, and buyers name the features that would move them.

Decides:Which amenities and finishes close the gap first.

See strategy decisions →
Decision 04

Pick the next neighborhood to build in

For neighborhood analysis, residents state what draws them to an area and what would make them move out. Dated photos confirm the services present in each named neighborhood.

Decides:Which neighborhoods enter the land pipeline next.

See growth decisions →
HOW A TEAM CHECKS EACH MARKET

Each figure carries its answer or photo

Sena reads files from the team's real estate analytics platform and traces each figure to its capture.

Buyers and renters answer by consent

People in Sena's consumer network share their own plans and budgets by choice.

Dated property photos, checked in several steps

Each photo shows a named property on its capture date, with its location attached. Every capture clears a multi-level QA flow before it counts. Sena declines a capture that misses the check, and the decline stays visible.

ABSORPTION

Count the units in reach at launch

In real estate analytics, absorption planning starts with two figures: the units in the next phase and the share the team expects to sell at the planned price. Both come from the team's plan and sales pace, checked against the budgets buyers name.

  • Unit types buyers would take at the planned price
  • The features that tip a buyer toward the rival
  • Sales value at the team's own average price per unit
Absorption calculatorExample figures
Not yetIn reach
Units in reach at the planned price
156
Sales value in reach
60,060,000

The units-in-reach calculator shows the units in reach and the sales value they carry.

A walkthrough on one home type

A walkthrough runs Sena on one home type in one market, up to the launch price list.

By team

Which property team owns the question?

Pick the closest fit, and the walkthrough starts from that team's question.

How it works

How Sena answers a market question

Step 01 · Capture

Capture

Sena captures geo-verified photos and consumer activity in the markets a question names, when the question needs it.

Step 02 · Read

Read

Sena reads those captures beside the files and systems already in use, across 250+ integrations.

Step 03 · Compare

Compare

Sena compares the market against the plan and shows each gap, with every figure traced to its source.

COMPS AND BUYER ANSWERS

Real estate analytics plus buyer answers

AreaCommon methodSena
PricingComparable sales and list pricesThe price buyers would pay by unit type
Unit mixMix assumed in the real estate feasibility studyThe unit types and sizes buyers and renters would choose
Rival projectsMarketing brochures and site toursDated photos of each named rival property
Neighborhood analysisDemographic and permit tablesWhat residents say draws them in or would move them out
AuditingSales files reconciled line by lineA source answer or photo for every figure

One home type, one market, one decision

Talk to the Rwazi team about one home type, one market, and the decision on the table this quarter.

FAQ

Questions property teams ask

01 What is real estate analytics?
Real estate analytics is the practice of reading sales, rents, listings, and buyer demand to decide what to build, buy, or price, and where. Sena, a Decision AI with access to real-world data, brings decision intelligence to property teams by adding consented buyer and renter answers and geo-verified property photos to the team's own files, so each figure traces to the answer or photo behind it.
02 What is a real estate market analysis?
A real estate market analysis compares prices, supply, and demand in an area to judge what a project can sell or rent for. Sena adds the demand side from buyers and renters, by segment and market, beside the comps real estate developers already hold.
03 What is predictive analytics in real estate?
Predictive analytics in real estate models prices, rents, and sales pace from past transactions. Sena adds what buyers and renters say they would pay and choose, as inputs to the team's own model, so a forecast reflects what buyers plan as well as what past sales show.
04 What is absorption rate in real estate?
Absorption rate is the pace at which available homes sell or lease in a market over a set period. Sena captures what buyers would pay and which unit types they would choose, and a team reads those answers beside its own sales pace.
05 What do real estate data analytics companies offer?
Real estate data analytics companies offer property, sales, rent, and listing data, often with models and maps on top. Sena adds consented buyer and renter answers and dated photos of named properties, read beside files from the real estate analytics platform a team already runs.
06 How do build to rent developers plan a community?
Build to rent developers plan around renter demand: unit size, amenities, pet and parking needs, and the rent renters accept. Sena captures those answers from renters and photographs the rival rental communities a question names. Leasing teams then set rent and amenity mix before the first unit opens.
07 Which systems does Sena connect to for property teams?
Sena connects to the systems property teams already run across 250+ integrations, including Salesforce, HubSpot, and Microsoft Dynamics, and reads uploaded Excel, CSV, and PDF files. Buyer and renter answers and property photos join that data for the team's residential real estate data analytics.