Welcome Guide: Explore Pro & Research

Acquisitions, Development, Asset Management, & Strategic Leadership

Written By Jaime Dorn (Super Administrator)

Updated at December 5th, 2025

Welcome

Welcome to the modern standard for multifamily market research. You now have access to the industry’s only all-in-one platform that merges real-time unit data with the essential market intelligence required to spot opportunities faster.

This guide is designed to help you bypass the learning curve and immediately gain a 60-day advantage over the market. Below, you will find essential resources to help you transition from lagging legacy tools to a real-time research workflow.

In this guide, we will answer:
 

What is Explore Pro?

For Acquisitions, Development, and Asset teams, speed and accuracy are the currency of the deal. Explore Pro is the all-in-one real-time market research platform built specifically for multifamily professionals.

Instead of relying on fragmented datasets or lagging market reports, you now have a single source of truth. Our platform delivers 100% public data, automatically collected daily from reliable sources. This gives you:

  • Real-Time Intelligence: Replaces static market tools with daily unit-level rents, occupancy, and availability data.
  • A Complete Market View: Unifies performance data, demographics, ownership details, and new supply pipelines in one place.
  • Precision Underwriting: Eliminates doubt in executive reviews by using validated, unit-level data rather than averages.

ApartmentIQ’s Explore Pro feature automates the heavy lifting of data verification, allowing you to focus on analyzing the market, understanding competitor strategies, and making data-driven decisions that enhance your acquisition and development strategies.

 
 

How Do I Use Explore Pro & Research?

Whether you are looking to acquire properties, develop new ones, or optimize current assets, accurate rental data is crucial for improving underwriting and forecasting models.

Here is how you can leverage these features immediately:

  • Underwrite with Real-Time Comps: Compare rent comps instantly across 100+ attributes to pressure-test your assumptions.
  • See Tomorrow’s Supply Today: Track development pipelines by stage to plan timing and absorption strategies effectively.
  • Define Your Market: Draw custom trade areas to evaluate parcels and pockets that standard market definitions miss.

To master these workflows, we recommend attending our live training session:

Explore Pro & Research 101: Foundational Training for Acquisition & Development Opportunities
 

 
 

Do You Have Help Documentation I Can Reference?

Absolutely. We have a library of articles designed to help you generate executive-ready reports and navigate the platform.

You can access our Help Center directly within the ApartmentIQ instance by clicking the “?” in the bottom left-hand corner of your screen.

However, here is a direct link to get you started!

 
 

Who Do I Contact If I Need Help?

Support

Our Support Team is responsible for quality assurance, platform questions, and ensuring you have the most reliable data available.

  • Login/Access Issues: Please contact your internal admin first; if the issue persists, contact us.
  • Platform Questions: For general support, email support@apartmentiq.io or click “Contact Support” in the help center.
 
 


Conclusion

We are thrilled to partner with you. If you have questions, please reach out to the teams mentioned above.

Welcome to the future of multifamily research.