Is Your Real Estate Firm Just a Commodity to Investors?
Is real estate a commodity? With information more accessible than ever, investors can compare offerings from a wide variety of sponsors. And thanks to the tech-enabled industry environment, they’re no longer limited to investing within their personal networks or geographic…
The Key to Greatness: 1% Improvements
“Take your 10-year life plan and ask yourself, ‘Why can’t I do this in six months?’” – Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal. Thiel’s quote reflects a common narrative in business psychology that says, ‘if you don’t think big, you won’t…
Is ‘Disruptive Innovation’ Really Disrupting Commercial Real Estate?
‘Disruptive innovation’ is pervasive across many business sectors. Yet more important than creating your own disruptive innovation in commercial real estate is to pay attention to the ways in which existing innovation methods and ideas are evolving. In other words,…
Raising Capital in CRE: Standing Out in the Eyes of Investors
As a commercial real estate operator, you may get the impression that return above market, or alpha, is all that’s needed to capture an investor’s attention. However, most savvy investors understand that every aspect of commercial real estate is unique,…
7 Ways to Leverage CRE Tech and Data to Create Better-Than-Market Returns
Data is a language. Understanding and interpreting it is about better decisions and building your portfolio with intelligent data management and analytics. Without organized data and analysis, making decisions is like shooting an air rifle in the dark at 30…
3 Critical Questions Commercial Real Estate Operators Must Ask When Seeking to Grow
Being different is the largest determinant of success. There are minimal barriers to entry to become a commercial real estate operator. Some startup cash and a smart strategy go a long way. The lack of barriers creates a crowd of…
Bitcoin vs Commercial Real Estate: What Should You Do with $1M?
Bitcoin vs Commercial Real Estate: What Should You Do with $1M? If I gave you $1 million, would you invest in Bitcoin or commercial real estate? Bitcoin has been on a tear recently. If you bought $1K worth of bitcoin…