A.CRE Accelerator and AI.Edge: What’s the Difference
At A.CRE, we offer two flagship programs for CRE professionals: The A.CRE Accelerator and the AI.Edge. Both give you a real advantage in real estate, but they solve different problems.
Use this FAQ to choose the right fit or pair them for maximum impact.
What is the Accelerator?
The Accelerator is an on-demand, case-based, highly curated curriculum launched in 2019 that teaches you to model real estate cash flows at an institutional level. It is built to teach the right things in the right order so you can underwrite with confidence.
Accelerator Core (Entry-Level)
- 17 case-based financial modeling courses with on-demand video lessons and real-world case studies.
- Active student-instructor Q&A forum for ongoing support.
- One-year access to all course materials, with option to extend.
- Endorsement: Mastering MS Excel for Real Estate included.
Accelerator Advanced & Advanced Plus+
Built on Core. Both advanced tiers add capabilities:
- All Core features, plus six Specialty Endorsement Curricula:
- Advanced Waterfall Modeling
- Advanced Development Cash Flows
- Advanced Property & Portfolio Cash Flows
- Advanced Real Estate Debt
- Career Advancement in Real Estate
- Advanced Plus+ only: AMA session recordings
- Artificial Intelligence in CRE bonus included.
- 36 institutional models included in Plus+.
Accelerator 3.0 Platform Released 2025
- Redesigned platform with AI integration, gamified learning, and enhanced navigation.
- Enhanced networking: member profiles, direct messaging.
- Improved Q&A search, plus AI Tutor access to program content via conversational interface.
- Live AMA events: Recordings availability depends on tier.
Primary Audience
- Early-career professionals who want standout technical modeling skills.
- Mid-career switchers moving into acquisitions, development, asset management, or capital markets.
- Graduate and undergraduate students preparing for internships and full-time roles.
Use Cases
- Analysts who need to build institutional-quality models from scratch.
- Career switchers who want practical, deal-tested skills to break into CRE.
- Students who want case-based practice beyond classroom theory.
- Professionals targeting promotions, competitive interviews, or new roles.
What is the AI.Edge?
AI.Edge is a monthly or annual membership built exclusively for the 10% of CRE professionals who will lead the AI transformation in real estate. It is designed for those determined to protect against obsolescence, cut through the noise, reduce confusion and anxiety, and seize the new opportunities AI is creating in a world moving at exponential speed.
- Monthly Skill Drop: Hands-on, CRE-focused tutorials each month that keep your AI capabilities sharp and immediately actionable.
- Monthly Intelligence Brief: Curated AI news and insights released monthly so you save hours while staying strategically informed.
- AI Multipliers: Exclusive CRE-specific tools, workflows, and templates that instantly multiply output and spark new build ideas.
- Foundations in AI Course: On-demand lessons with essential frameworks that give you lasting AI fluency and credibility in CRE.
- Build Showcase: Public stage to share your AI creations, gain recognition, and see what peers are building.
- AI Tools Library: Curated directory of vetted AI tools relevant to CRE, matched to real business needs.
- Vibrant Community of AI Leaders: Connect with ambitious CRE professionals leading the AI shift, share builds, ideas, wins, and feedback.
Primary Audience
Any CRE professional, analyst through principal, who wants to avoid becoming obsolete, stay relevant in an AI-native industry, and become the go-to AI expert in their firm or network.
How is the format different?
- Accelerator: One-year access with option to extend. On-demand, case-based curriculum, Excel models, forums, networking, and structured learning paths.
- AI.Edge: Ongoing membership with a monthly cadence: Skill Drops (21st), Intelligence Briefs (4th Sunday), AI Multipliers (regularly added), plus always-on Foundations in AI course, tools, community, and showcases.
What skills will I walk away with?
- Accelerator: Technical financial modeling and underwriting expertise to excel in acquisitions, development, asset management, or capital markets.
- AI.Edge: AI-native fluency, practical workflows, and cutting-edge tools that multiply your output, sharpen your advantage, and position you as indispensable.
Do the programs complement each other?
Yes. The Accelerator builds your foundation in financial modeling. AI.Edge gives you the strategic edge to thrive in an AI-native industry. Together, they future-proof your career.
Quick Summary Comparison
| Accelerator | AI.Edge | |
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| Focus | Financial modeling mastery for CRE underwriting and analysis | AI leadership in CRE with practical skills, tools, and strategy |
| Ideal For | Analysts, associates, students, and career switchers building technical modeling skills | Any CRE professional who wants to lead AI adoption, stay relevant, and avoid obsolescence |
| Format | On demand, case based, highly curated curriculum | Ongoing membership, monthly or annual |
| Cadence | Self paced learning paths | Monthly Skill Drop on the 21st, Intelligence Brief on the 4th Sunday, AI Multipliers on the 2nd Saturday, plus always available Foundations in AI |
| Core Content |
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| Access | One year access with option to extend | Monthly or annual membership |
| Support and Community | Instructor Q&A, networking features, AMAs, AI Tutor in the 3.0 platform | Private community for sharing builds, ideas, wins, and feedback, public Build Showcase |
| What You Walk Away With | Institutional quality underwriting skills across equity, debt, development, portfolio, and waterfalls | AI native fluency, repeatable workflows, and tools that multiply output and position you as the go to expert |
| Typical Use Cases | Build models from scratch, speed underwriting, prepare for interviews and promotions | Deploy AI workflows, brief leadership on AI, prototype tools, drive firm wide adoption |
| Why Choose | Master the numbers and elevate technical credibility | Lead the transformation and secure a durable edge |
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In short
The Accelerator is your launchpad for mastering real estate financial modeling. AI.Edge is your ongoing edge for leading AI in CRE.
Join one or both, the goal is to stay indispensable.
