
Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated July 2026)
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…

The AI.Edge Q2 2026 Build Competition: Winners Announced!
The AI.Edge Q2 2026 Build Competition has wrapped up, and the results are in. This quarter's submissions reflected a meaningful step forward in sophistication. Builders didn't just experiment, they shipped production-ready tools that solve…

An AI Skill for the A.CRE Hotel Valuation Model
We've been working on a project to make our library of Excel models AI-ready. The idea is straightforward, pair every A.CRE Excel model with an AI Skill, a packaged set of instructions and reference files that teaches an AI assistant how to…

Cómo la Cadena Empezó a Desmoronarse: Crisis Financiera del 2008, Parte 2
Parte 2 de mi serie recorriendo la crisis financiera de 2008 desde la óptica de los bienes raíces. En la Parte 1, miré por qué se confió en la hipoteca durante tanto tiempo. Aquí quiero rastrear cómo funcionaba la titularización hipotecaria…

List of A.CRE Accelerator Graduates (Updated Jul 2026)
This certifies that the following individuals have successfully completed the 17-course, A.CRE real estate financial modeling Accelerator. Having shown a proficiency in all aspects of real estate financial modeling and having demonstrated an…

Pro Forma For Multifamily Renovation (Updated July 2026)
I'm excited to share the Pro Forma for Multifamily Renovation model with all of you. This multifamily renovation model is made to analyze value add apartment acquisition opportunities and has a lot of functionality that is meant to provide you…

A.CRE Hotel Valuation Model in Excel (Updated July 2026)
I am excited to introduce our new Hotel Valuation (Acquisition) Model to underwrite both stabilized and value-add hotel opportunities. This hotel pro forma is designed to allow users to do everything from a quick back of the envelope exercise…

Nuevo Contenido en Español (Actualizado Julio 2026)
Ver y leer nuevo contenido en español. Este contenido ha sido creado por el equipo A.CRE para profesionales en la inversion inmobiliaria. Tutoriales, modelos financieros, educación, y mucho más.

A.CRE Jobs of the Week (Updated 7.13.2026)
We regularly post commercial real estate job openings to our A.CRE Job site section of Adventures in CRE. These jobs are largely openings at top commercial real estate companies, although some hiring professionals at smaller CRE firms also post…

Ask Me Anything with A.CRE (Next Host – James Nelson)
James Nelson is back for another A.CRE Ask Me Anything, and if you missed the last one, this is your chance to make up for it.
James is a Principal at Avison Young, where he leads the firm's U.S. Investment Sales practice in New York City.…

Best Practices in Real Estate Financial Modeling (Updated July 2026)
Before you use one of our real estate financial models (i.e. Excel templates), or before you set out to build your own real estate analysis tool in Excel, it's important to keep in mind a few real estate financial modeling best practices. This…

Episode 13 of Multipliers: How Mentors Change Your Trajectory
The fastest careers in commercial real estate are rarely built on raw talent alone. They are often built through CRE mentorship. They are built on proximity to people who have already been where you are trying to go, who have made the mistakes…

La Crisis Financiera de 2008, Desde los Cimientos: Por Qué Creíamos que las Casas Eran Seguras
El primero de una serie que examina la crisis financiera de 2008 desde la óptica de los bienes raíces: dónde nació, cómo se propagó y qué le dejó a los profesionales que hoy analizan y financian propiedades.
Si te dedicas a los bienes…

An AI Skill for the A.CRE Advanced Mortgage Amortization Module
I've been working on a project to make our library of Excel models AI-ready. The idea is straightforward: pair every A.CRE Excel model with an AI Skill, a packaged set of instructions and reference files that teaches an AI assistant how to operate…

Advanced Mortgage Amortization Module (Updated July 2026)
In recent months, I've been working on an advanced real estate investment amortization table with interest-only capability, fixed and variable interest rates, multiple interest calculation methods (i.e. 30/360, Actual/Actual, Actual/365, Actual/360),…
