What This Workflow Does
This workflow automates the process of monitoring commercial real estate opportunities by aggregating property listings from multiple sources. It eliminates the need for manual searching and keeps your team updated with the latest listings through automated data collection, validation, and distribution.
How It Works
The workflow operates through a streamlined process that begins with a manual trigger, allowing you to control when updates are needed. Here’s the step-by-step process:
- A Code node generates a list of target URLs containing property listings
- The SplitInBatches node organizes URLs for efficient processing
- ScrapeGraphAI extracts listing data from each URL individually
- An If condition validates and filters the scraped data
- A Set node enriches listings with calculated metrics like price-per-square-foot
- Validated listings are stored in Notion for centralized management
- Mailchimp sends notifications to your subscribers about new opportunities
Use Cases
- Commercial Real Estate Agents: Monitor multiple property listing websites and automatically compile new opportunities into a centralized database for client presentations and market analysis.
- Investment Property Scouts: Track commercial properties across different platforms, calculate investment metrics automatically, and receive instant notifications when listings matching your criteria appear.
- Corporate Real Estate Managers: Keep tabs on available office spaces and commercial properties in specific locations to support company expansion planning and facility decisions.
- Property Development Companies: Aggregate land and building listings from various sources to identify acquisition opportunities and analyze market trends over time.
- Commercial Leasing Firms: Automate the collection of available commercial spaces and automatically notify clients about new listings that match their requirements.
Nodes Used
- Manual Trigger: Starts the workflow on demand whenever you need to check for new listings
- Code Node: Generates and manages the list of target URLs to be scraped
- Split In Batches: Divides URLs into manageable groups for efficient processing
- ScrapeGraphAI: Extracts property listing data from websites using AI-powered scraping
- If Node: Validates scraped data and applies filtering conditions
- Set Node: Enriches listings with calculated values including price-per-square-foot metrics
- Notion: Stores validated listings in a database for organized management and historical tracking
- Mailchimp: Sends email notifications to subscribers about new property opportunities
- Sticky Note: Provides workflow documentation and usage instructions
Prerequisites
- Active n8n instance with workflow automation capabilities
- Access to ScrapeGraphAI service for web scraping functionality
- Notion account with database setup for storing property listings
- Mailchimp account with configured audience for sending notifications
- List of target URLs for property listing websites you want to monitor
- Basic understanding of workflow structure and node configuration
Difficulty Level
Intermediate. This workflow requires some knowledge of n8n node configuration, API connections, and basic data transformation logic. Users should be comfortable connecting external services like Notion and Mailchimp, configuring the ScrapeGraphAI node, and understanding how to work with batched data processing. No advanced coding is required, though familiarity with JSON data structures is helpful.
This workflow template is shared under the n8n fair-code license. Free to use and modify.