A Day in the Life of a Managing Director With and Without Dealpath
Leading real estate investment management teams is no simple task, especially when you depend on team members for reports with valuable market intelligence. When your data is fragmented across siloed systems, obtaining the information you need to make decisions about investment strategies, forecast transactions, and report to stakeholders can be a lengthy process–which may not […]
Understanding the Real Estate Development Process (& 4 Ways to Scale)
Between the early stages of finding a qualified property and the relief that comes with signing tenants, the real estate development process is jam-packed with detail-oriented and deadline-driven work involving numerous parties. Often spanning several years, development teams must work towards and track countless milestones; missing even one can delay completion. According to a NAR […]
What is a Real Estate Mezzanine Loan or Financing? (Definition)
To fund the purchase of a new building acquisition or a development project, real estate investment management firms often utilize several sources of capital within their capital stacks. One of those sources of capital is a real estate mezzanine loan, also called mezzanine financing. Mezzanine loans provide investors, or borrowers, with capital in the form […]
Cost Approach Appraisal: How to Value CRE Properties
To effectively gauge the potential return on an investment property, understanding its value is a crucial first step. There are several different approaches that appraisers follow to value commercial real estate properties, and cost approach appraisal is among the most popular. Unlike other methods, the cost approach assigns a value based on the costs an […]