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How Green Bonds Work in Real Estate

While the movement to make commercial real estate more sustainable is already several decades old, a new tool has been steadily taking hold in the marketplace that makes financing costly…

Understanding Arm’s Length Transactions

…agreements between certain related parties could have significant tax implications. These are two examples of non-arm’s length transactions, and a good illustration of why it’s important to understand the concept…

The Income Approach to Real Estate Valuation

…a present value for the property. We then walked through an example of both the income approach using the direct capitalization method and another example using the yield capitalization method….

Understanding Present Value Formulas

…only had one compounding period. Most investments, however, compound interest more frequently than once each year. Monthly or daily compounding of interest is far more common than annual interest compounding….

How to Use the Operating Expense Ratio

…expense ratio for each year in the holding period to spot trends in total operating expenses, relative to potential rental income. Operating Expense Ratio Example Let’s take an example to…

Real Estate Development Budget Template

Do you need a real estate development budget template for a bank loan or to analyze your commercial real estate project?  The PropertyMetrics team has created a free Excel template…