At the Bisnow DC State of the Market event, he also said there is nothing to prevent another CMBS crash. Human nature and bank power over ratings agencies has not... read more →
Problem: You are modeling the acquisition or development of a property that benefits from a real estate tax abatement, and want to make sure that you are reflecting the eventual... read more →
Whether a commercial real estate senior loan is issued for an acquisition or a development, if it is sized to the the lender's maximum specified threshold (whether Loan To Value--"LTV", or... read more →
REFM's famous free Back Of The Envelope Models, downloaded by thousands around the world, now have 2-way Sensitivity Tables built in! Download the newest versions here. [caption id="attachment_6022" align="alignnone" width="585"... read more →
Modeling development transactions can be tricky if you want to avoid allowing circular references in your spreadsheets. Circular references can distort your calculations dangerously in that they mislead your expectations... read more →
We've collected these over the years, and wanted to share them as a list. Please add to the list in the comment section below if you'd like! 1. Garbage in,... read more →
Problem: You want to merge together two separate text strings, or you want a label in your spreadsheet to be a more customized description of the numeric variables associated with that... read more →
Market Momentum: Apartments And Hotels Continue To Be “Most Investigated” Property Transaction Types
Here's the latest leading indicator data on property transaction investigations as proxied by downloads of REFM's free Back Of The Envelope Models, which are the perfect quick screening tools to... read more →