# ReCoQA: A Benchmark for Tool-Augmented and Multi-Step Reasoning in Real Estate Question and Answering

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.17944 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2604.17944/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 15 of its 26 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 20 Apr 2026.

## Builds on (most cited first, 15 of 15)

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## Abstract (arXiv)

Developing agents capable of navigating fragmented, multi-source information remains challenging, primarily due to the scarcity of benchmarks reflecting hybrid workflows combining database querying with external APIs. To bridge this gap, we introduce ReCoQA, a large-scale benchmark of 29,270 real-estate instances featuring machine-verifiable supervision for intermediate steps, including structured intent labels, SQL queries, and API calls. Complementarily, we propose HIRE-Agent, a hierarchical framework instantiating an understand-plan-execute architecture as a strong baseline. By orchestrating a Front-end parser, a planning Supervisor, and execution Specialists, HIRE-Agent effectively integrates heterogeneous evidence. Extensive experiments demonstrate that HIRE-Agent constitutes a strong baseline and substantiates the necessity of hierarchical collaboration for complex, real-world reasoning tasks.
