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Evidence-first retrieval
Answers are synthesized from verified academic literature, filings, and economic datasets, with exact inline citations attached to every claim.
About Corbis
Research discipline grounded in academic evidence.
Corbis is a source-grounded research workspace for finance, real estate, and economics. Created by university finance professors, Corbis connects professional analysis directly to verified peer-reviewed literature, economic data series, and primary source documents.
Core Philosophy
How defensible research works
General AI models optimize for plausible conversation. Corbis is designed for institutional decisions where conclusions must be defensible, transparent, and grounded in primary source verification.
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Inspectable source context
Professionals can inspect source PDFs, formulas, author methodologies, and sample periods before incorporating findings into memos or valuations.
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Domain-native workflows
Built specifically for investment memos, market outlooks, letters of intent, and paper reviews across institutional CRE and finance desks.
Founders & Leadership
Built by finance professors. Grounded in research.
Corbis was created by practicing finance scholars who continue to teach, conduct empirical research, and publish in peer-reviewed journals. The platform reflects what defensible, source-grounded research demands.
Florida Atlantic University
Ph.D. Florida State
Co-Founder
Dr. Cayman Seagraves
Assistant Professor of Real Estate and Finance
Ph.D. in Finance, Florida State University
Dr. Cayman Seagraves is Assistant Professor of Real Estate and Finance at Florida Atlantic University and holds a Ph.D. in finance from Florida State University. He came to academic research from commercial and residential brokerage practice, having co-founded a brokerage firm and worked with one of Tennessee's largest homebuilders.
His research spans empirical corporate finance, real estate market microstructure, and the application of AI agents to commercial real estate. His published work appears in the Journal of Law and Economics, the Journal of Real Estate Research, and the Journal of Portfolio Management. He is a recipient of the American Real Estate Society Corporate Real Estate Award and holds research grant funding for AI-driven real estate sentiment modeling.
Verified Credentials & Appointments
Appointment
Assistant Professor of Real Estate and Finance, Florida Atlantic University
Doctorate
Ph.D. in Finance, Florida State University
Background
Residential and commercial brokerage practitioner
Selected Venues
Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Real Estate Research, Journal of Portfolio Management
Auburn University
Ph.D. Univ. of Florida
Co-Founder, Core Product
Dr. Stace Sirmans
Associate Professor of Finance
Ph.D. in Finance, University of Florida
Dr. Stace Sirmans is Associate Professor of Finance in the Harbert College of Business at Auburn University and holds a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Florida. He leads core product architecture and research workflows at Corbis.
His academic research focuses on investments, bond and credit default swap markets, credit ratings, and commercial real estate capital markets. His landmark work on sovereign credit risk is published in the Journal of Finance, with additional scholarship in the Review of Asset Pricing Studies, the Journal of Real Estate Research, and the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Real Estate Society and on the editorial board of the Journal of Real Estate Research.
Verified Credentials & Appointments
Appointment
Associate Professor of Finance, Auburn University
Doctorate
Ph.D. in Finance, University of Florida
Key Publication
Journal of Finance (Exodus from Sovereign Risk)
Leadership
Board of Directors, American Real Estate Society (ARES)
Corporate Entity
Agentic Assets, LLC
Corbis is operated by Agentic Assets, LLC, a Wyoming company dedicated to building verified, domain-specific AI platforms for institutional investment and advisory markets.
Headquarters & Address
30 N Gould St STE N, Sheridan, WY 82801, United States
MCP & Extensibility
Universal Model Context Protocol endpoint supporting external client integration across professional desktops.
Media & Inquiries
Direct support and inquiries via corbis@agenticassets.ai
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