Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated July 2025)
Before launching the Accelerator program, Michael and I received countless emails requesting a more structured, step-by-step real estate financial modeling training program.
Over the years, we've covered hundreds of real estate modeling…
Software 3.0 and What it Means for Real Estate Professionals
A couple of months ago, I shared a blog post detailing how I built a DCF Web App using an AI coding tool. What once would have required either deep technical skills or a developer's help took less than 10 minutes to build, with ChatGPT and Lovable…
AI Tools for Commercial Real Estate (Summer 2025 Edition)
If you haven't noticed, we've been exploring use cases, training, and tools related to AI in commercial real estate a lot lately! The reason is that Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize the commercial real estate industry…
¿Rendimiento de la Deuda Estático? o ¿Rendimiento de la Deuda Dinámico? (Actualizado Julio 2025)
En una oportunidad, recibimos una pregunta muy interesante en el “Q&A (Question&Answer)” del Acelerador de Modelos Financieros Inmobiliarios de A.CRE, dicha pregunta estaba relacionada con el cálculo del “Rendimiento de la Deuda”…
All-in-One (Ai1) Model for Underwriting Development and Acquisitions (Updated July 2025)
As many of you recall, in 2015 I set out to build an Excel alternative to the widely-used (and now discontinued) ARGUS DCF. With career moves and a lot of other A.CRE-related side projects, this undertaking has been slow going. Alas, in 2016…
Single Family Home Construction Pro Forma for Home Builders (Updated July 2025)
I'm often asked to share models centered around residential development and home building. This is an area of real estate I'm completely comfortable in, since I spent the first 10 years of my career in new residential development.
Not surprisingly,…
Deep Dive: One Company’s Bold Bet on Solving the Housing Crisis
Back in 2022, we sat down with Aleks Gampel for an episode of the A.CRE Audio Series to talk about an audacious new venture he was co-founding called Cuby Technologies. A long-time follower of A.CRE, Aleks laid out a bold vision for a world…
A.CRE 101: Como Elaborar Tablas de Datos para Análisis de Sensibilidad Inmobiliario (Actualizado Junio 2025)
Si tuviese en su poder un método que pueda utilizar para predecir cómo diferentes cambios en los factores que afectan a un proyecto o inversión (como costos, ingresos, tasas de interés) podrían impactar en los resultados finales, ¿no querría…
A.CRE Value-Add Apartment Acquisition Model (Updated Jun 2025)
We've shared a handful of apartment models over the years. Several of those are capable of analyzing apartment acquisitions but none was built for the express purpose of modeling value-add apartment deals. As a result, each has its limitations…
Modelo de Análisis Para una Inversión Residencial Unifamiliar (Actualizado Junio 2025)
Cuando hablamos de incursionar en el mundo de las inversiones inmobiliarias, muchas personas se decantan por la opción que se perfila como más “simple”, hablo de propiedades residenciales o propiedades unifamiliares, este tipo de propiedades…
Condominium Development Model (Updated Jun 2025)
After posting the construction draw module that demonstrates how to calculate the true LTC of a development loan, I decided that since we have yet to publish a condo development model, to build upon that module to create one.
This condominium…
Office Real Estate Development Model (Updated Jun 2025)
I'm excited to share my Office Development Model in Excel. This pro forma analysis tool comes as I've continued to build and share specialty real estate models, tailor-made for specific investment scenarios and property types.
This model…
Land Development Model – Multi-Scenario (Updated Jun 2025)
Over the years, we've shared eight development-focused real estate financial models and numerous development-specific tools to the A.CRE Library of Excel Models. Nevertheless, there's been a hole in the development offerings in our library.…
Caso De Estudio: Desarrollo Campestre Cerros De Altavista – Solución
El presente caso de estudio detalla el desarrollo del proyecto residencial campestre Cerros de Altavista, con un enfoque centrado en la construcción de un modelo financiero inmobiliario integral. Puedes consultar el caso completo aquí: Caso…
Why I Chose a Masters in Real Estate over an MBA (Updated 2025)
Going back to graduate school is a huge commitment. First there's the admissions process, which means spending hours and hours studying for the GMAT or GRE, filling out lengthy admissions applications, writing dozens of mindless essays, preparing…
Explorando los mercados inmobiliarios de América Latina: Chile
El mercado inmobiliario en América Latina continúa ofreciendo un mosaico de realidades económicas y urbanas que invitan al análisis estratégico. En nuestra entrega anterior, exploramos el caso de Argentina, un mercado complejo pero lleno…