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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…
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AI and the Future of Commercial Real Estate: A Conversation with Ron Rohde

Our very own Spencer Burton recently joined Ron Rohde - CRE attorney, investor, and longtime guest contributor to A.CRE - for a forward-looking discussion about how artificial intelligence is transforming commercial real estate. Why now?…
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Mixed-Use Development Model: Condo and Retail (Updated July 2025)

In this post, I walk you through the A.CRE Mixed Use Development Model for Condo and Retail projects. The model is basically a reworked and expanded version of the Condo Development Model, so if you are familiar with that, this should feel and…
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Modelo De Desarrollo De Condominio en Excel (Actualizado Julio 2025)

Después de la publicación del “Módulo de Efectivo en Cascada”, Kyle Holmberg me comentó que mi próximo reto sería construir un modelo diseñado para analizar la viabilidad financiera de un proyecto de condominio en venta, se trataba…
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Can AI Act Like a Negotiator, a Partner, or a Shark? A New Study Says Yes.

A new paper from researchers at the University of Oxford and Kings College London suggests that large language models like GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini don’t just spit out language, but rather develop strategic personalities. One plays nice.…
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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…
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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…
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¿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”…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…