Research maps for complex topics
Turn scattered research into a shared topic map.
Thematic helps teams build shared maps of a topic, connect causes and effects, and turn source material into a focused research workspace.
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Cause and effect graph
Mark Spain Agents
Center node
Existing Home Sales
The anchor of this map (metric). Its strongest causes and effects fan out around it.
Causal relationship
Existing Home Sales → Transaction Volume
More completed home sales directly expand brokerage transaction volume.
Causal relationship
Mortgage Rates → Existing Home Sales
High rates reduce affordability and buyer demand, suppressing home purchase activity through 2026
Causal relationship
Buyer Demand → Existing Home Sales
Falling buyer demand directly reduces pending and completed home sales
Causal relationship
Existing Home Sales → Housing Inventory
Rising pending sales absorb available supply faster than new listings enter, turning inventory negative year over year
Causal relationship
Housing Affordability → Existing Home Sales
Improved affordability brings more buyers into the market, lifting transaction volume.
Existing Home Sales
Where the map converges: 3 causes feed in and 2 effects ripple out.
Evidence
0.72High rates reduce affordability and buyer demand, suppressing home purchase activity through 2026
Source: strongest evidenced cause link
Node detail
strength 78Transaction Volume
Best path: Existing Home Sales → Transaction Volume
Tour tips
FinaleMake any node the center to re-orient the map, then use discover more to grow the promising branches.
Center orientation
Lineage fans out from the selected center.
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Three steps. Then one real map.
We map sources, claims, and certainty before we ask who you are.
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Type the question keeping you up at night
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We map it
Sources, claims, causes, evidence strength
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