Show Developers Exactly What Your Market Needs
Attract housing, retail, and commercial development with demand data developers trust. Quantify the opportunity in your market using official government data.
Trusted data sources
Stop Chasing Developers. Start Attracting Them.
Economic development is competitive. Give your market the edge with data-driven demand analysis.
Struggling to attract housing developers to your market
Show developers quantified demand for housing in your region
Difficulty justifying infrastructure investments to stakeholders
Back every investment decision with official employment and demographic data
Limited budgets can't afford enterprise software like CoStar
Affordable pricing designed for economic development organizations
Can't demonstrate the connection between job growth and housing demand
Clear visualizations showing employment → population → housing demand
Competing with other regions for developer attention
Stand out with professional, data-driven market reports
Everything EDOs Need
Powerful market analysis tools designed for economic development professionals.
Employment Growth Analysis
Track job growth by industry and understand what it means for housing and commercial demand in your market.
All Property Types
Analyze demand for multifamily, retail, office, industrial, hospitality, and self-storage development.
Developer-Ready Reports
Generate professional PDF reports and Excel exports to share with prospective developers.
Market Comparison
Compare your market to competing regions and highlight your competitive advantages.
Official Government Data
Built on Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census data — the same sources developers trust.
Minutes, Not Weeks
Complete market analysis in minutes instead of weeks of manual research.
Attract Development Across All Property Types
Show demand for any type of commercial real estate development in your market.
How EDOs use the API and integrations
Your board, your council, your prospect developers — they all need different cuts of the same data. WALDO's API and exports make that one workflow instead of five.
Auto-deliver a monthly demand report to your board
Schedule a recurring PDF export for the first of every month. Board members see the same demand snapshot each meeting, generated automatically from fresh BLS / Census / FRED data.
Embed live market metrics in your prospect site
Pull employment growth, demand units, and supply gaps via the REST API and render them on your EDO website. The numbers update on the same cadence federal data refreshes.
Trigger CRM follow-up when a region trends up
Subscribe to webhooks. When an analysis crosses a threshold you care about, fire a workflow into your CRM or email tool — no manual monitoring.
Questions from Economic Developers
Common questions about using W.A.L.D.O.™ for economic development.
W.A.L.D.O.™ provides quantified demand analysis that shows developers exactly why your market needs more housing, retail, or commercial space. Instead of just saying "we have job growth," you can show them specific demand numbers based on employment trends, population projections, and supply gaps.
W.A.L.D.O.™ uses official government data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW employment data) and U.S. Census Bureau (demographics and housing). This is the same data used by federal agencies, economists, and major research institutions.
Yes. Unlike enterprise software that costs tens of thousands per year, W.A.L.D.O.™ offers affordable pricing designed for EDOs and government agencies. Contact us for government pricing.
Absolutely. You can export professional PDF reports and Excel spreadsheets to share with prospective developers, elected officials, and community stakeholders. All reports include data sources for full transparency.
W.A.L.D.O.™ covers every Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and county in the United States — over 380 metros and 3,000+ counties. If the BLS and Census track it, you can analyze it.
While the underlying data is public, W.A.L.D.O.™ saves you weeks of work by automating the collection, analysis, and visualization. We apply industry-standard economic methodologies (like those taught in CCIM courses) to transform raw data into actionable demand insights.
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