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4 Alternative Capital Sources for Multifamily Development
Capital drives commercial real estate development. It fuels the years-long endeavor—taken without cash flow or revenue—until the project is complete. For the last decade, capital has been readily available at a historically low cost, but now, the tide has turned. With widespread economic uncertainty, rising interest rates and a banking crisis earlier this year, banks…
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The Real Estate Developer’s Guide to Yield on Cost
Yield on Cost (YOC) is a financial metric you can use to evaluate the performance and profitability of a real estate investment. By determining your project’s yield on cost, you can measure risk against potential return and compare the asset to other potential opportunities. The yield on cost is unique from other financial metrics in…
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Real Estate Due Diligence: Essential Checklist for Commercial Properties
Real estate due diligence is the process that encompasses all the actions that go into investigating and analyzing a site’s potential risks and opportunities before a transaction is finalized. By conducting a thorough diligence process, you can mitigate risk over the lifecycle of a project, get an accurate picture of the project’s financial health, and…
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A Functional Guide to Cap Rates in Commercial Real Estate
In commercial real estate investment, there is no metric more prevalent than the cap rate. For transactional real estate investors, it’s a powerful tool used to vet prospective acquisitions, track income gains, and calculate returns. In essence, a commercial cap rate is a measure of return and risk on an investment asset. While we’ve said…
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NOI Meaning in Real Estate: Unpacking Net Operating Income
Financial metrics are vital for your development team to track, helping you demonstrate a project is financially viable and will deliver high returns. From the Internal Rate of Returns (IRR), cap rates, and Return on Investment (ROI), your team is likely to use key data metrics to show a project’s profitability to potential investors. Net…
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How Project Managers Can Address New Supply Chain Disruptions
After almost a year of relative stability, the global supply chain faces new disruptions again. Recently, a severe drought affecting Central America and labor disputes affecting multiple West Coast ports have caused increases in import costs, shipping delays, and freight processing times. These new challenges represent the most significant supply chain challenges for commercial real…
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Dodging Pitfalls: How to Secure Your Next Real Estate Development Deal
Market uncertainty and obstacles in the development process posed by COVID-19 have made securing a real estate development deal more challenging than ever. From high inflation and unstable cap rates to unpredictable costs in the construction process, many factors can derail an important deal. Successful real estate developers need to be able to dodge pitfalls…
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Real Estate Exit Strategy: 5 Tools for Developers Post-Stabilization
Real estate developers talk a lot about the pre-construction phase, from land purchases to environmental site inspections and pre-construction planning. But soon after, laying foundations, tilting walls and topping off rightfully occupy a developer’s attention and budget. While the ensuing construction phase of a new property is complicated—it’s why Northspyre has created tools to help…
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Know Your CRE ABCs – A Guide to Real Estate Property Classes
One of commercial real estate’s most complicated and contentious issues is the differences between property classes. Building classification can be confusing despite being a crucial aspect of urban development.