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When you’re involved in property investment, it’s essential to understand what real estate portfolio management is and why it’s important for your business. It’s a strategic approach that ensures all assets within your portfolio are managed efficient…

Excel has long been a staple in the world of real estate investment. It’s used for budgeting, forecasting, and keeping track of assets and liabilities. While Excel may seem like a convenient tool, it falls short in handling the complex and dyna…

The need to calculate valuations for real estate is fundamental if you are in the commercial real estate industry anywhere in the world. Whether you are an owner/operator who needs to understand the value of your portfolio, or a prospective buyer, ap…

Capital planning for real estate is more than a series of tasks to check off your list. It’s a value-generating workflow involving multiple inputs and resources that help you ensure efficiency and maximize asset performance. Financial teams must be w…

For commercial real estate investors and owners, mitigating risk requires making informed decisions based not only on accurate data, but also on the projected return on investment and rate of return. One such tool asset managers can use to assess the…

This article was written by Joseph Ferguson, Industry Principal for MRI Investment Solutions. At the dawn of the new decade, there was still a bright outlook towards 2020 investing potential. Although new twists and turns were expected, none were as …

Ah, 2019, you wily rascal you. You strung us along with your record-breaking rental growth and transaction volume. The people I met in 2019 were either giddy with celebration of another year of strong performance, or eyeing the situation with utter s…

The real estate cycle is the biggest driver of investment activity, and if historical precedent and expert opinions are any indication, then we may be reaching the end and eventual restart of the cycle within the next few years. This potential downtu…