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Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated August 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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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),…
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How the Chain Began to Rot: 2008 Crisis, Part 2

Part 2 of my series working through the 2008 financial crisis from a real estate perspective. In Part 1, I looked at why the mortgage was trusted for so long. Here I want to trace how mortgage securitization worked in the years leading up to…
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Episodio 4 de Multiplicadores: La IA Cruzó el Umbral

La IA no está reemplazando la experiencia, está revelando quién la tiene de verdad. Los profesionales que han pasado años construyendo criterio real, metodología real y conocimiento profundo están descubriendo algo inesperado: la IA no…