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Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated April 2024)

Prior to launching the Accelerator program, Michael and I fielded email after email requesting a more structured real estate financial modeling training program on the site. Over the years, we've covered hundreds of real estate modeling…
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Best Practices in Real Estate Financial Modeling (Updated Mar 2023)

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…
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Top 5 Practical CRE Skills not Taught in a Classroom

Hello everyone! My name is Mike Riopel and this is my first opportunity to bring my story and insights to the incredible A.CRE community. I am beyond excited to be here and share what I know about important CRE skills. A very special thanks…
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University Real Estate Club Best Practices (Updated Mar 2023)

Building a successful real estate club at a university is crucial for students looking to enter the commercial real estate industry. Many students come into college unsure of what career path they want to take, and a real estate club can…
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A.CRE on the Road – University Speaking Schedule (Updated Mar 2023)

Michael and Spencer continue to take time every semester to engage with top real estate programs across the country to share their experience with students pursuing careers in commercial real estate. The Spring 2023 university speaking schedule…
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Guide to Using ChatGPT for Commercial Real Estate Professionals

As someone who has worked in the commercial real estate industry going on 22 years, I've come to appreciate how important it is to stay on top of the latest trends and technologies. As I've shared my own personal experience using ChatGPT in…
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7 Tips To Prepare You for your Next Real Estate Interview

Feeling scared and anxious when approaching the job search process is normal. When it comes to preparing for a real estate interview, our team recommends a few tips that have proven to be helpful. Read below to find out. Social Media During…
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Two Recruiting Tips to Stand Out in the Current Real Estate Job Market

As the current real estate job market shifts from an employee-driven market to an employer-driven market, candidates looking to break into the industry must find creative solutions to set themselves apart. I have found that reading industry…
Ohio State University Real Estate Undergraduate
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Ohio State University – Undergraduate Real Estate Profile

Ohio State University Student Interview Deep Dive In this video, Spencer Burton interviews current students of Ohio State, Grace Donaldson and Jacob Kavesteen, about their undergraduate real estate program. These vice presidents of the Fisher…
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What should you be reading for real estate?

Reading real estate-related news is one of the easiest ways you can start to separate yourself from others. Not to mention, it’s super practical and you can start doing it today. My guess is, if you are reading this, you are already someone…
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Virginia Tech Blackwood Department of Real Estate – Undergraduate Real Estate Profile

Virginia Tech Real Estate The Blackwood Department of Real Estate at Virginia Tech allows students to find their interest in real estate and expand in a concentration, with two major options and a minor. The Department offers a major in Commercial…
University of Denver Real Estate
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Graduate Real Estate Series: University of Denver’s Master of Science in Real Estate and the Built Environment

My path to pursuing a graduate degree at the Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management at the University of Denver (DU) started when I realized that I wanted more freedom than my 40-hour-a-week career would allow me.…
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We Need Your Help – Survey for A.CRE Events (2023)

We need your help to improve our event programming! Last year the A.CRE team organized a combined 43 events, including virtual webinars, in-person meetings, conference keynotes, student speaker events, an A.CRE retreat to Mexico, and various…
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The A.CRE Method for Doing Cap Rate Math in Your Head

In this post, I'd like to share a method that, with a little practice, will enable you to quickly do cap rate math in your head; whether it’s quickly figuring out what the sale or purchase price would be of a property based on the NOI and…
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) – Undergraduate Real Estate Profile

I chose to attend UNLV and its real estate program because as a long-time resident of Las Vegas I understood, witnessed firsthand, and directly benefited from what it meant to be a REBEL. It was never a debate, there wasn’t an alternative…
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The Elephant in the Room – Recession and the Real Estate Job Market

The impacts of a potential recession have certainly already affected the real estate job market. You may have already been a part of the nationwide layoffs. Or you may be a part of the upcoming nationwide layoffs that have already plagued many…