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Stories
Stories are short editorial pieces — essays, case studies, deeper dives — published alongside the product. They sit one step removed from the scoring tool itself, giving context that a score can't convey directly.
What's on the Stories page
The Stories page renders as a grid of cards. Each card shows a title,
a short description, a publish date, and the author. Click any card
to open the full story at /custom-raam/stories/<slug>.
What Stories are for
- Worked case studies. A buyer's search written up end to end — what they prioritized, what they looked at, what they learned.
- Methodology essays. How to think about a particular factor or trade-off in more depth than the Methodology page offers.
- Market context. Occasional posts framing a specific metro or moment in time.
They are not documentation. A Story can't tell you what a button does
or how to use a feature — that's what the rest of /docs is for.
Stories exist because there's judgment that numbers can't capture, and
the people behind RAAM would rather write it down than leave it
implicit.
A worked example
If you're early in a Custom RAAM profile and the numbers feel arbitrary ("I don't know what weight to give Commute Access"), scan the Stories grid for a piece where the author shows their own weight-setting process on a real search. You'll rarely find your exact situation, but you'll see the structure of how someone else made the call — and that shape usually transfers.
Common questions
- Can I submit my own story? Not yet through a self-serve path. Reach out via the feedback widget if you'd like to share one.
- How often are new stories published? Irregularly. When someone has something worth writing.
- Are stories editorial or promotional? Editorial. They're meant to be honest — including about the limits of scoring.
Related
- Samples — worked example profiles attached to real properties
- Custom RAAM Valuation — the tool Stories tends to reference
- Building your profile — the action a good Story usually prompts
Last reviewed: 2026-04-14