Talk:Flow (real estate company)

Update intro, add new section

Hi. On behalf of Flow, I have a few suggestions for edits which I think should be made to improve this page, as follows:

• In the second sentence of the Intro, please change the word "solve" to "combat some aspects of". The source does not say that the company aims to completely solve the housing shortage, and I am not aware of any other source which makes this claim either. The current wording is inaccurate (and sounds somewhat promotional) and the new wording follows the available sources more closely.
• Please add the following sentence and source to the end of the intro: Flow is headquartered in New York.
• After the Funding section, please create a new section called "Concept" and add the following content which gives readers a clearer picture of the company’s plans based on available sources:

In his blog post announcing his firm’s investment in Flow, Marc Andreessen mentioned the possibility of a rent-to-own plan for Flow tenants, which would make this real estate company unique. Flow also plans to offer concierge services to renters and management services for Neumann's properties and third-party landlords.

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Thanks so much, Carlos for Neumann (talk) 10:10, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Hello @Carlos for Neumann, the source isn't explicit in stating New York is HQ or is New York-based. I've seen sources which say the company filings indicate Flow and other related trademarks were registered in/from Florida (e.g. Miami). So, it is not clear to me. Do you see any other sources? For this, even a primary source should work. Regarding "Marc Andreessen mentioned the possibility of a rent-to-own plan for Flow tenants", it falls under WP:CRYSTALBALL. The next sentence should be OK though. Ptrnext (talk) 07:13, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

Hi Ptrnext. Thanks so much for working with me on this article. You are correct that Flow's official address from filings is in Miami, although the company has a larger office presence in New York City. Therefore, how about something like "Flow is based in the United States" using the source I cited about New York and the one you found mentioning Florida? Alternatively, could the word "American" be added to the first sentence of the article before "residential real estate company"? Both of these options match the infobox which has the more general country listing, and Flow's own LinkedIn page here, since you mentioned the ability to use a primary source in this context.

You were also correct about the "rent-to-own" statement as being WP:CRYSTALBALL, because as it turns out, I was originally misinformed and my colleagues now inform me that this will in fact not be an option for Flow tenants.

Finally, I'd appreciate if you could add the final sentence from the above edit request that you already said was fine to include - wherever you feel it fits best. For your convenience, here was my proposed sentence and source:

Flow plans to offer concierge services to renters and management services for Neumann's properties and third-party landlords.

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Thanks again for all your help. Carlos for Neumann (talk) 18:14, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

 Done Ptrnext (talk) 01:12, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Canada Global Acquisition

Hi. I propose updating the article by adding the following paragraph describing the recent acquisition of Canada Global by Flow to the end of the main section:

In September 2024, Flow acquired approximately 30% of Israeli public real estate development company, Canada Global. Flow and Canada Global work together on real estate transactions outside of Israel, beginning with a focus on growth in the US.

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Thanks so much. I'm pinging Ptrnext who did such great work on this page previously. Carlos for Neumann (talk) 06:18, 20 November 2024 (UTC)