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The Sales Comparison Approach in Commercial Real Estate: Comps, Adjustments, and Limits

The sales comparison approach works differently in commercial real estate than most explanations suggest. Comp data comes from CoStar, not the MLS. Adjustments cover six categories specific to lease terms, clear height, and submarket quality. And for several property types, the method is the wrong tool entirely.

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Seva Eremkin June 29, 2026
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The Cost Approach to Commercial Real Estate Valuation: When It Applies and How It Works

The cost approach to value does not appear in most CRE appraisals by accident. It appears because income data is missing, comparable sales do not exist, or the building was just delivered. Understanding which situation triggered it, and what the replacement cost conclusion actually means, changes how a developer or investor reads the appraisal in front of them.

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Seva Eremkin June 24, 2026
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The Income Approach to Commercial Real Estate Valuation: Direct Cap vs. DCF

The income approach formula has three variables, but only one can be verified from the rent roll. Cap rate selection and NOI construction both require judgment, and that judgment is where appraisals diverge and lenders push back. This guide covers both direct capitalization and DCF at working depth.

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Seva Eremkin June 23, 2026
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How to Value Commercial Real Estate: The 3 Approaches Explained

A commercial property can produce three legitimately different appraised values at the same time, and all three can be defensible. The method that drives the final concluded value depends on the asset type, and no current appraisal guide explains which method appraisers actually lead with and why.

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Seva Eremkin June 22, 2026
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NOI in Real Estate: The Number Behind Every Deal, and the Number Sponsors Bend First

Ask a seller, a buyer, and a lender for the same property net operating income, and expect three different answers. The gap usually concentrates in five specific assumptions, and most of them never show up in a glossary definition. Reconciling them is the actual skill behind every commercial underwriting decision.

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Seva Eremkin June 17, 2026
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Development Pro Forma: Structure, Mechanics, and Lender Tests

A development pro forma is built backwards from a property that does not yet exist. The mechanics that govern it, specifically how construction costs draw down over time, how interest accrues on the loan balance, and why development IRR is a less reliable primary metric than return on cost, are not covered in any comprehensive way by the content that currently ranks for this keyword. This article covers them.

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Seva Eremkin June 10, 2026
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Real Estate Investment Analysis: The Framework for Smarter Decisions

Most real estate investment analyses tell you whether a deal looks good. The framework that actually protects capital answers a different question: which assumptions have to hold, which scenarios expose real downside risk, and whether the analysis would survive an investment committee’s scrutiny. Those are not the same exercises.

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Seva Eremkin June 4, 2026
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Real Estate Financial Modeling: What Your Spreadsheet Should Actually Do

Most real estate financial models are built to confirm a decision already made. A model structured to actually inform the decision identifies which assumptions have to hold and how sensitive returns are to the inputs most likely to shift. The difference between those two versions of the same spreadsheet determines whether a developer presents a defensible analysis or an optimistic narrative.

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Seva Eremkin June 1, 2026
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Real Estate Underwriting Explained: How Lenders and Investors Decide If a Deal Works

Real estate underwriting is the process every deal must survive before money moves. This guide explains how lenders and investors each approach the same transaction differently, what six metrics drive every decision, and how stress testing separates a deal that works from one that only looks like it does.

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Erica Maxwell June 1, 2026
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Real Estate Feasibility Study: The Developer’s Guide

A feasibility study’s conclusions are only as reliable as the assumptions that produced them. Most project failures trace back not to flawed methodology but to financial models calibrated around a desired outcome rather than real market conditions. Understanding what a credible study covers, and how to read it critically, changes the analysis before capital is committed.

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Seva Eremkin May 27, 2026
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Three Little Letters. Big Consequences. A Guide to Triple Net Leases.

Triple net leases shift property taxes, insurance, and maintenance directly to the tenant, leaving the landlord with nothing but rent. This guide covers what NNN really means in practice: how the structure works, how tenants and investors are affected differently, and what the fine print can hide.

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Erica Maxwell May 27, 2026
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What is a Good Cap Rate?

What is a good cap rate in commercial real estate? The answer depends on risk, asset type, location, and market conditions. This guide explains how cap rates work, why higher is not always better, and how investors use cap rates to evaluate deals, compare properties, and estimate value.

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Erica Maxwell May 13, 2026
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Comparative Market Analysis in Real Estate: Residential and Commercial

Learn how a Comparative Market Analysis works in residential and commercial real estate, how comps are selected, adjusted, and where CMA methodology can go wrong.

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Erica Maxwell May 12, 2026
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What Is IRR — And How Do You Use It to Measure a Property’s Potential?

Learn how real estate IRR is calculated, what benchmarks apply by investment strategy, and where the metric falls short — even when the number looks strong.

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Erica Maxwell March 3, 2026
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