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Asset valuation for today’s fast-moving private capital
Opportunities for private capital are growing faster than ever in today’s more constrained financing environment. To help smaller and mid-sized private equity firms and debt funds take advantage of emerging opportunities, CREModels provides informed, holistic and pragmatic liquidation-value assessments of all assets in play. On the real estate front, we rely on our decades of…
Read MoreWhat is a Private Equity Waterfall?
Private Equity Waterfall is the preferred method for distributing the profits from a real estate investment. The goal is to align the interests of the various parties who invest in an individual deal or fund.
Read MoreWhere’s the rent? Maybe Look to the Security Deposit
Landlords and tenants need to perform complex scenario analysis as they structure lease workouts that include using security deposits applied to current rent obligations. Decisions may impact other leases in the same property as well as entire portfolios.
Read MoreStress-Testing Real Estate Developments
After a construction loan is funded, the ink begins to dry on development pro forma models as the market assumptions become less reliable. When major market disruptions strike, stakeholders on all sides quickly demand answers. Developers can be prepared by stress-testing scenarios in advance.
Read MoreReal Estate Portfolio Stress Testing: Core 4 Indicators and Other Considerations
Real estate portfolio stress testing is one method we use to assess an investor’s ability to weather upcoming (or ongoing) economic turmoil. There are four primary factors we like to start with when doing a stress test on a real estate portfolio.
Read MoreMoves by the NY Fed, GSEs could accelerate transition away from LIBOR
It’s official: Regulators are retiring LIBOR by the end of 2021. The transition away from LIBOR to SOFR is trudging along, and government agencies are digging their spurs into the commercial real estate industry.
Read MoreFinal Opportunity Zone Rules Pave the Way for OZ Funds in 2020
Opportunity Zones may garner fresh momentum now that investors and fund sponsors have long-awaited answers from Treasury and the IRS.
Read MoreMultifamily Apartment Trends to Watch in 2020
Apartment investors are closing the books on an incredible decade of strong performance. Yet some are wondering just how long those good times will last.
Read MoreStore Closures Ahead? Holidays Could Bring Harsh Reality for Some Retailers
Holiday shoppers started hitting stores well ahead of the official Black Friday kick-off to the 2019 holiday season. Commercial real estate investors want to know which retailers are going to be left standing when the dust settles this holiday season.
Read MoreCREModels Quoted on New Retail Metrics in ICSC Cover Story
Given the growing consensus that sales per square foot is losing its luster as the end-all-be-all in retail real estate, could data-sharing be the path forward?
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