Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated Nov 2024)
Prior to launching the Accelerator program, Michael and I fielded email after email requesting a more structured real estate financial modeling training program on the site.
Over the years, we've covered hundreds of real estate modeling…
The Road to Stabilized NOI – Loss to Lease in Multifamily Property Underwriting
The calculation of stabilized Net Operating Income for a property is synonymous with building a stabilized proforma. This modeling process starts by estimating revenues and then the expenses, which means we must adjust the anticipated revenues…
Texas Tech University – Undergraduate Real Estate Profile (Updated Aug 2023)
Roque Alaniz's Experience:
I graduated high school in May of 2021 not knowing if I was even going to attend college. I was the first from my extensive family to graduate high school, so I had no guidance on how to go about enrolling into…
Indiana University – Undergraduate Real Estate Profile (UPDATED AUG 2023)
Alex Dilkovski's Experience
When I first got to Indiana University, I felt a little overwhelmed by all the different paths the Kelley School of Business offered. I knew I wanted to study something related to finance, but I didn’t know…
Georgia State University – Undergraduate Real Estate Profile (Updated Aug 2023)
Georgia State University is located in the heart of downtown Atlanta and provides education to more than 51,000 students. One of the school's most significant value add components is its proximity to business districts and the downtown "feel."…
Book Review: Shoe Dog – A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Shoe Dog: Key Takeaways for the Real Estate Entrepreneur
During a recent 12-hour car trip, I found myself immersed in the world of Phil Knight, founder of Nike, through his audiobook memoir: "Shoe Dog." As the miles rolled by, I was…
Create Your First AI Tool: Sales Comp Database ChatGPT Plugin
Traditionally in commercial real estate, each organization builds its own proprietary sales comp database and then gives its analysts access to that database in order to perform comp analysis. As AI becomes more and more important, pairing the…
ChatGPT vs Bard vs LLaMa Chat (Aug 2023) – AI Chat for CRE Comparison
If you're an A.CRE reader, you know we're actively exploring the numerous use cases for generative AI in commercial real estate. As part of those efforts, we've used ChatGPT to help us build a custom Excel add-in for CRE professionals, used…
List of Real Estate Case Competitions (Updated July 2023)
Real estate case competitions present an opportunity for students to hone their skills by working on real-life or hypothetical case studies to solve actual business problems. These competitions assess a team's capacity to collaborate, analyze,…
Calculate Residual Land Value in Excel (Updated Jul 2023)
Here's the scenario. You're a real estate developer. You spot a prime parcel of land that would be perfect for your real estate project. So you approach the owner of the land about selling and she says, "Okay, bring me an offer." How much do…
Become an AI Expert in CRE: Take Google’s Generative AI Courses
Since diving into the world of commercial real estate (CRE), I've kept my eyes peeled for tools and technologies that can revolutionize the way we conduct business. One of the most exciting developments in recent years is artificial intelligence…
A.CRE AT SMART CITY EXPO BOGOTA 2023!
From May 31 to June 2 of this year, the Smart City Expo was held in Bogota, Colombia, and focused on implementing sustainable and smart development in cities.
The event recognized cities as spaces that concentrate people, capital, and creativity,…
Commercial Real Estate Deal Sheet
As part of our ongoing series of YouTube Shorts, we recently published a video about the importance of keeping a personal commercial real estate deal sheet (see video below). In this context, a real estate deal sheet is a comprehensive list…
Takeaways from the Trammell Crow Company Memo from 1989 – Learning from a Market Collapse
As uncertainty looms over commercial real estate, the importance of being prepared to make key decisions cannot be overstated. One of the ways in which people can best prepare themselves is to look at historical examples. We wanted to make a…
Using ChatGPT as a Real Estate Analyst to Create a Lease Abstract
As you may know, we here at A.CRE have been exploring various use cases for AI in commercial real estate. When ChatGPT plugins were released in May 2023, the tool gained an ability to act like a young real estate analyst; namely to source and…
Use ChatGPT to Develop a Real Estate Graduate School Application Strategy
Developing an effective strategy for applying to graduate school is crucial, especially in a competitive field like real estate. Fortunately, we have made significant progress in simplifying the process for you, specifically through using ChatGPT…