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Comparison

DealIntel vs LoopNet

LoopNet (CoStar Group) is the dominant US commercial real-estate listings platform. DealIntel is an institutional residential fix & flip underwriting platform. They serve different asset classes. The honest read: operators in residential investment will rarely find their inventory on LoopNet; operators in commercial will rarely find their underwriting need on DealIntel.

The short answer

LoopNet is a commercial-real-estate marketplace. DealIntel is a residential-real-estate underwriting platform. If those two sentences sound like different categories of tool — that is correct. They are.

The honest read is that operators evaluating DealIntel vs LoopNet are usually trying to figure out which side of the residential / commercial line their work falls on. This page exists to make that line clear.

Asset-class split

What LoopNet is for

Commercial real estate: office buildings, retail centers, industrial properties, hospitality (hotels, motels), multifamily 5+ units (which falls under commercial financing), special-use (medical, self-storage, land for commercial development), and large CRE portfolios. The platform is broker-listed and transaction-oriented.

What DealIntel is for

Residential investment: single-family residences, 2–4 unit multifamily (residential financing tier), ADU (accessory dwelling unit), Addition, Multi-Unit Conversion within the residential tier, and Ground-Up Development of residential properties. The platform is underwriting- oriented, not listings-oriented.

Side by side

Capability
LoopNet
DealIntel
Asset class focus
Commercial real estate: office, retail, industrial, multifamily 5+ units, hospitality, special-use. Owned by CoStar Group — the dominant CRE data provider in the US.
Residential investment: single-family, 1–4 unit multifamily, ADU, addition, ground-up residential. Out of scope: commercial, 5+ unit multifamily, hospitality, industrial.
Primary positioning
Largest US commercial real-estate listings platform. Marketplace for brokers, owners, and investors transacting CRE.
Institutional fix & flip deal intelligence — built to underwrite, score, and reject residential investment deals on a defensible institutional standard.
Target user
Commercial real-estate brokers, owners, investors, and tenants — across institutional and private buyers.
Residential fix & flip operators, BRRRR investors, syndicators, small private funds evaluating 5+ deals per quarter.
Fix & flip applicability
Marginal. LoopNet lists commercial-grade properties — even multifamily on the platform is typically 5+ units (commercial financing tier). Single-family flip inventory is essentially absent.
Core platform purpose. Every deal is evaluated as a residential fix & flip first, with five additional residential strategy paths in parallel.
Property valuation
Cap-rate and NOI-driven CRE valuation. Asking-price and cap-rate metadata surfaced on most listings. Not built for residential ARV.
Confidence-weighted residential ARV from a median of 5+ closed renovated comps inside 0.5 miles, 90 days, ±10% sqft, with finish-tier parity adjustments. Every figure carries a confidence score.
Deal-breaker screening (Kill List)
None. LoopNet is a marketplace; risk identification is left to the user and the broker.
25-point institutional Kill List runs on every deal — structural, market, financing, legal, and exit risk.
Strategy comparison
Not modeled. Property listings reflect CRE asset class; strategy decisions are user-driven.
Six residential strategies in parallel: Fix & Flip, BRRRR, ADU, Addition, Multi-Unit Conversion (up to 4 units), Ground-Up Development.
Financing scenarios
Commercial financing — bridge, agency multifamily (Fannie / Freddie), CMBS, SBA, life co. Not residential investor financing.
Residential investor financing — hard money, DSCR, construction loan, conventional — compared side-by-side with full cost-of-capital math.
Monte-Carlo stress testing
Not provided.
Built-in Monte-Carlo engine runs 1,000+ simulations per deal — P10 / P50 / P90 outcomes under rate, rehab, and absorption shocks.
Zoning intelligence (FAR, setbacks, density, parking)
Some commercial zoning detail; residential parcel-level ADU / multi-unit rules not surfaced.
Per-jurisdiction residential zoning data — FAR, setbacks, density, parking minimums, ADU eligibility, by-right multi-unit rules. Gates strategy paths automatically.
AI renovation visualization
Not provided.
AI Renovation Vision generates photoreal post-rehab residential interior and exterior visualizations from the strategy and scope.
Output format
Property listing pages with photos, financial summary, cap-rate, broker contact CTA.
Institutional Investment Memorandum (PDF) — verdict, Kill List, six-strategy comparison, financial model, financing comparison, zoning, AI Renovation Vision, and AI-drafted offer letter.
Brokerage relationship
Listings posted by CRE brokers; users typically contact the listing broker to transact.
Not a marketplace. DealIntel underwrites the deal; operator transacts via their own buyer's agent or directly off-market.
Pricing model
Free for basic browsing; paid Premium tiers for listing-exposure, advanced search, and CoStar data access (typically subscription).
Pay-per-deal: $149 trial (1 deal), $349 (3 deals), $999 (12 deals), Institutional custom. No subscription.
Comparison as of June 2026 · facts subject to update if either product changes.

When to use LoopNet

  • You are evaluating commercial real estate — office, retail, industrial, hospitality.
  • You are looking at multifamily 5+ units (commercial financing tier).
  • You are a CRE broker, owner, or institutional investor transacting in CRE.
  • You need access to CoStar-affiliated CRE analytics and market data.

When to use DealIntel

  • You are evaluating residential fix & flip — single-family or 2–4 unit multifamily.
  • You need ARV, MAO, 25-point Kill List, six-strategy comparison on residential properties.
  • You compare hard money, DSCR, construction, and conventional financing on residential deals.
  • You produce institutional memoranda for residential capital partners.

The right residential-investor stack

For residential fix & flip, the workflow is not Zillow + LoopNet. It is residential listings (Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com, MLS, wholesalers) + DealIntel for underwriting. LoopNet is a category mismatch for this workflow.

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Frequently asked questions

Is DealIntel a replacement for LoopNet?

No. LoopNet is the dominant US commercial real-estate listings platform (owned by CoStar Group). DealIntel is a residential fix-and-flip underwriting platform. They serve different asset classes — LoopNet for commercial (office, retail, industrial, multifamily 5+ units, hospitality); DealIntel for residential investment (single-family, 1–4 unit multifamily, ADU, addition, ground-up residential).

Can I find fix-and-flip deals on LoopNet?

Effectively no. LoopNet's inventory is commercial-grade — even multifamily on the platform is typically 5+ units, which falls under commercial financing rather than residential. Operators looking for fix-and-flip inventory should use residential listings sources (Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com, MLS, wholesalers) and underwrite the candidates on DealIntel.

Does LoopNet have institutional underwriting tools?

LoopNet surfaces basic financial metadata on listings (cap rate, NOI, asking price). It is not built as an underwriting platform per se — risk identification, stress testing, six-strategy comparison, and Monte-Carlo analysis are not core LoopNet features. CoStar (the parent company) does provide deeper CRE analytics on its main platform.

Should I use LoopNet alongside DealIntel?

Only if you operate in both residential and commercial. If your business is residential fix-and-flip, LoopNet is largely the wrong tool — there is little overlap with your inventory. If you do mid-size multifamily (5+ units) or commercial value-add, LoopNet is relevant; for that, however, DealIntel does not apply either, because DealIntel is residential-only.

What's the equivalent of DealIntel for commercial real estate?

Commercial real estate has its own underwriting tools (Argus, CoStar analytics, Dealpath, and various proprietary models from institutional CRE firms). DealIntel does not compete in the commercial space — the residential fix-and-flip use case is distinct enough that we built specifically for it.

Written by
Matt Abadi
Founder, DealIntel

Matt Abadi is the founder of DealIntel. He leads the development of the platform's six-strategy underwriting engine, 25-point Kill List, and Monte-Carlo financial model — the institutional analysis stack DealIntel applies to every fix and flip deal. DealIntel was founded in 2025 with the central thesis that knowing when not to invest is the most valuable number on the page.

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Last reviewed: June 2026