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Entries by Spencer Burton
Episode 2 of Multipliers – Cuby: Building More With Less (Plus Sourcing Construction Materials)
The housing problem is not a mystery. It is a math problem. Not enough homes. Not enough skilled labor to build them. Not enough affordable construction materials to make deals pencil. And yet, very few people are attacking the root of the problem. In this episode of the Multipliers podcast, we’re joined by Aleks Gampel, […]
Student Housing Acquisition Model (Updated Feb 2026)
I’ve spent a fair amount of my career analyzing privately-owned student housing investments. Nevertheless, I’ve yet to share a purpose-built, institutional-quality student housing acquisition model. So, I thought I’d take some time and build a model for this very purpose. To do this, I took my Value-Add Apartment Acquisition model, which has been used by […]
Commercial Real Estate Lease Analysis Tool (Updated Feb 2026)
The topic of analyzing commercial real estate leases from the perspective of the landlord and/or tenant has come up several times over the years. And while I generally respond to requests for new models or tools at A.CRE, I’ve been hesitant to build this particular tool. The reason is that my experience is heavily landlord […]
Introducing Multipliers: An A.CRE Podcast + Episode 1: Mario Kart Speed Boosts
Some people compound. Others stall. Same hours. Same markets. Same access to information. Very different outcomes. For years, I’ve been quietly fascinated by that gap. At A.CRE, we’ve spent more than a decade helping people build technical skills that help them grow their career in CRE. To that end, over the years, we’ve built the […]
AI Tools for Commercial Real Estate (Winter 2026 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 by transforming the way acquisitions, development, management, advisory, and marketing teams in the industry operate. AI tools […]
Create Your First Excel Macro with AI
Most people in commercial real estate still think Excel macros are for “the IT guy down the hall.” You underwrite, you manage rent rolls, you crank out lender packages in Excel all day… but the moment someone says “VBA,” you are out. That used to make sense. Writing macros meant learning a programming language on […]
The Multiplier Framework Workshop #2: Double Underwriting Speed with AI
On a recent live follow-up workshop, we took the Multiplier Framework out of “high level theory” and applied it to the most requested target in commercial real estate: Underwriting, the number one task CRE professionals said they want to automate. The goal was simple. Show exactly how AI overlaps cleanly with your existing underwriting workflow, […]
Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated January 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 topics in our blog, published hours of video, and shared 70+ real estate Excel models in our Library. Nonetheless, no matter how many posts […]
Double Your Output with AI in 2026 Workshop: The Multiplier Framework for CRE (Updated Jan 2026)
On January 15, over 700 commercial real estate professionals joined me live (nearly 1,400 registered) to learn a simple idea: Any CRE professional, regardless of technical skill or AI knowledge, can multiply their output. Not by working longer hours. Not by hiring a bigger team. But by taking a disciplined, systematic approach to the work […]
All-in-One (Ai1) Model for Underwriting Development and Acquisitions (Updated Jan 2026)
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 I released the first beta-version of the model – my All-in-One (Ai1) […]
Self Storage Acquisition Model (Updated Jan 2026)
I’ve spent the past few weekends working on a purpose-built Self Storage Acquisition Model, and I’m now happy to share the result of that work with you. This is a model that’s been requested by quite a few A.CRE readers over the past few years. I released a Self Storage Development Model last year, and […]
Applying Elon Musk’s Five Automation Principles to The Multiplier Framework
AI is finally good enough that you can now leverage it to realistically multiply your output in CRE. The AI Multiplier Framework is our method for doing just that. It gives you a structured way to find, rank, and execute automation opportunities so you can actually hit a meaningful multiplier in 12 months. This post […]
AI Is Closing the Gap on Complex Work Faster Than You Think
If you work in acquisitions, asset management, brokerage, development, portfolio management, or valuation, you probably feel the tension already. On one hand, today’s AI tools for real estate can draft emails, summarize leases, and pull market stats with ease. On the other hand, you would not trust them to run a full underwriting, manage a […]
Supercharge Excel with the ‘Excel 4 CRE’ Add-In – Now with AI (Updated Jan 2026)
Today, we’re thrilled to share with the A.CRE community a new timesaving (and free) Excel tool: the ‘Excel 4 CRE’ Add-in! Over the past few years, we at A.CRE (together with various AI coding tools) have been developing and sharing this Excel add-in. The goal? To make real estate financial modeling faster and more efficient […]