Overcoming Dirty Data: 5 Tips to Achieve Clarity & Integrity
Every investment should be guided by data, but is the data you rely on to deploy millions in capital accurate? Dirty data, or inaccurate reporting stemming from miskeyed information and technology inconsistencies, has plagued the commercial real estate industry for decades. A Gartner study showed that bad data can cost companies 15% of their revenue, […]
What Is a Net Lease in Real Estate? [Definition & Complete Guide]
From thoughtful underwriting to comprehensive due diligence, real estate investors employ a number of tactics and strategies to surface profitable deals with the right risk profile. Net lease real estate agreements, in which credit tenants take on some property ownership costs, are a popular method for institutions to generate stable, low-risk cash flow over the […]
Income Approach Appraisal: Direct Capitalization Method Explained
Quickly and precisely appraising a property’s value early on in your deal evaluation is critical to keeping pacing in today’s market environment. The income approach to appraisal allows investors to calculate a property’s market value based on the income it’s currently generating. An informed understanding of a property’s current cash flow enables investors to more […]
Self-Storage Real Estate Investing: Understanding the Opportunity
As the pandemic, remote work opportunities and market volatility have driven many Americans to relocate, one niche real estate opportunity has exploded: self-storage investments. According to Neighbor.com, 9.4% of US households had a self-storage unit as of 2017. Storage Cafe’s report shows that roughly 38% of Americans either have or plan to utilize a storage […]
Class A Vs. B. Vs. C Buildings: Commercial Real Estate Property Guide
This blog post was last updated on Wednesday, November 16th. Commercial real estate buildings vary drastically when it comes to condition, amenities, age, proximity to city centers and other factors. That’s why commercial real estate investors classify properties into Class A, Class B and Class C based on these factors, and more broadly, the investment’s […]
Introducing Power Search: Find Deal Information Faster & More Precisely
High-volume deal makers evaluate hundreds or thousands of deals every month, adding to their ever-growing databases of closed and dead deals. But surfacing the right information–at the precise moment that you’re screening, underwriting or reviewing a lucrative new opportunity–is key to outperforming competitors. If you can’t act on competitive intelligence in real time, then is […]
Accelerating Commercial Real Estate Underwriting: 5 Evaluation Tips
Underwriting commercial real estate deals carefully–yet quickly–is vital in building a competitive advantage in a fast-paced market. To react to new opportunities with speed and precision, industry leaders rely on centralized, vetted data from one command center. The ability to instantly surface data or commercial real estate underwriting models based on various scenarios creates meaningful […]
Navigating The CRE Labor Shortage: How to Make Tech a Hiring Tool
Despite two consecutive quarters of negative growth in 2022, experts are split on whether the economy is technically in a recession. Rising prices, tightening monetary policy, and supply chain disruptions are sounding alarms. However, businesses are also faced with another challenge typically uncharacteristic of an economic slowdown: labor shortages. September estimates pointed to 11 million […]
Single Family Home Rentals: Why Investors Are Chasing Suburbia
Single family home rentals represent the fastest-growing sector of the American housing market. Once dominated by small “mom-and-pop” shops and individuals, the single family rental space has now garnered the attention of large-scale institutional investors, which have traditionally been focused on core asset classes like retail, office, and multifamily. In recent years, these giants have […]
2023 Commercial Real Estate Outlook: Inflation & Opportunity
The CRE market typically follows the broader market’s lead when it comes to health and opportunity, but early signs show things may not be that simple for the 2023 commercial real estate outlook. Investors will remain cautious, yet determined to succeed, even as rampant inflation, interest rate spikes, work-from-home, and ongoing global economic volatility force […]
