Selling skills. Anyone can change a revenue growth rate assumption in Excel from 2% to 3%. A monkey could do that, too. But while you can't teach a monkey to... read more →
If entrepreneurs create most of the jobs, then we need to create more entrepreneurs. Most will fail, but we need to encourage as many as we can to try, to... read more →
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People often ask me about the "clawback" provision in real estate private equity funds. Note that this is not the same thing as the "catch-up" mechanism, which you can read about... read more →
The other day I came across a fascinating 3-part series of papers from 2001 on the Working Papers page of the Zell-Lurie Center for Real Estate website: The Impact of New Information... read more →
Below I will share my thoughts on how students can DEMONSTRATE their passion for working in the real estate business. First off, future real estate executives, please understand the following... read more →
Here are definitions of two sometimes misunderstood adjustment line items between Gross Potential Rent and Effective Gross Income for apartment/multi-family properties: Loss to Lease: a charge taken against Gross... read more →
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="540" caption="(L to R) Urban Igloo CEO Rick Gersten, Fundrise and Popularise Co-founder Ben Miller, EYA SVP Aakash Thakkar and Goldstar Group CEO Michael Brodsky shared their... read more →
All financial analyses for developments start with understanding the land (site). This Excel file can help you to organize your thoughts on the lot and building profile for a mixed-use... read more →
The financial analysis of this transaction was supported by a custom REFM Excel Model Template.