Buffalo State University
Data Science and Analytics Seminar Series Spring 2025
BACON 115 – 4:30 PM – 5: 45 PM
February 10, 2025 – BACON 115 – 4:30 PM – 5: 45 PM
Joseph Trapp
Founder and CEO
Third Estate Ventures, Inc.
Areas Covered
Detecting Government’s Artificial Inflation of Real Estate Prices
Open Data Portals and FOIL/FOIA that provides municipal data access
Land use controls (e.g. zoning) that shift value based on what is permitted in a particular area
Government failures to uphold laws shifting value from failed expectations
Crowdsourcing and other methodologies to access hard to acquire data (i.e. WhoseYourLandlord, CompStak)
Bio
Joe is a founder of Third Estate, which is focused on optimizing neighborhood value and physical conditions. Graduating magna cum laude in 2016 from the University at Buffalo School of Law with a concentration in Finance and Development, Joe focused his studies on community and economic development, as well as disruptive financial technologies. While in law school, he clerked for United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of General Counsel and received a fellowship from the New York State Association for Affordable Housing for his work on community development using a specialized homeownership and debt forgiveness method inclusive of revenue optimization for municipalities. Joe graduated from Colgate University in 2013 (Honors in History) and Nichols School in 2009 (cum laude). You can also find Joe at his family’s law firm, Greco Trapp PLLC, where he assists clients on matters concerning municipal and public interest law.
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