Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated JLL — popularly known as JLL — has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence firm Skyline AI. The move comes as part of JLL’s efforts to gain a competitive edge in the origination and analysis of the real estate market.The company will provide its client with tools to predict property values and identify new investment opportunities, and help them take decisions as to when raise rent, renovate or sell the property.Skyline AI makes use of unique data sets, artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to process data quickly. It uses proprietary models to process data from more than 300 data sources and tracks 10,000 attributes, including owner information, property characteristics, demographics, historical transactions and debt for 400,000 multifamily properties across the United States. By identifying the most accurate information, the company helps investors maximize their investment and leasing opportunities.Per Richard Bloxam, CEO of Global Capital Markets, JLL, "When you combine the intelligence of the best advisors on the ground with a quantitative expert team and AI data analysis, you get insights that are beyond human and create a competitive edge for JLL and our clients."According to Guy Zipori, co-founder and CEO of Skyline AI, "JLL provides the perfect platform to realize our vision of transforming CRE using AI."Since 2018, JLL’s global venture fund JLL Spark has been serving as an investor in Skyline AI.JLL has a diversified range of real estate product and services, as well as an extensive knowledge of domestic and international real estate markets, which helps it operate as a single-source provider of real estate solutions. Its superior client services and strategic investment in technology and innovation are expected to help grow market share and win relationships. The company’s data-driven and experiential technology platform is providing a competitive edge and will likely boost client engagements.JLL currently flaunts a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). In the past six months, shares of the company have surged 62.5%, outperforming the industry’s decline of 12.7%.Image Source: Zacks Investment ResearchOther Stocks to ConsiderCBRE Group’s CBRE Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2021 FFO per share moved up 19.9% in the past month. The company currently sports a Zacks Rank of 1. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.Kennedy-Wilson Holdings’s KW FFO per share estimate for the ongoing year has been revised upward by 99.3% over the past month. The company flaunts a Zacks Rank of 1, currently.RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.’s RMAX Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current-year FFO per share moved 2.3% north in the past week. The company sports a Zacks Rank of 1, at present.Note: Anything related to earnings presented in this write-up represent funds from operations (FFO) — a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs. Bitcoin, Like the Internet Itself, Could Change Everything Blockchain and cryptocurrency has sparked one of the most exciting discussion topics of a generation. Some call it the “Internet of Money” and predict it could change the way money works forever. If true, it could do to banks what Netflix did to Blockbuster and Amazon did to Sears. Experts agree we’re still in the early stages of this technology, and as it grows, it will create several investing opportunities. Zacks’ has just revealed 3 companies that can help investors capitalize on the explosive profit potential of Bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies with significantly less volatility than buying them directly. See 3 crypto-related stocks now >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL): Free Stock Analysis Report KennedyWilson Holdings Inc. (KW): Free Stock Analysis Report REMAX Holdings, Inc. (RMAX): Free Stock Analysis Report CBRE Group, Inc. (CBRE): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research