Save time before you switch on Agent mode. Sceptical? See in video how an average Analyst can build an institutional DCF model in 3 minutes. Excel modelling has changed—permanently and office colleagues remain unaware. Since the 2020–2022 Excel upgrades, most institutional Analysts are not equipped with game-changing benefits available to your business today. Following aContinue reading “Structured AI Excel Modelling”
Category Archives: Discounted Cash Flows
Simplifying IRR Verification for CRE Professionals
Columbia University’s new research method vs. Dashflow’s user-friendly solution Let’s cut through the jargon for a moment. If you’re a UK Chartered Surveyor or American Capital Markets broker who’s more at home interacting with institutional clients than wrestling with complex financial spreadsheets, you’re not alone. The rabbit hole of financial modelling and crunching IRRs isn’tContinue reading “Simplifying IRR Verification for CRE Professionals”
Blackrock MD speaks: the game-changing trick to automate Tenancy Schedule imports
When a leading player in the commercial real estate (CRE) industry like Blackrock speaks, the industry tends to listen. Recently, a BlackRock MD highlighted the game-changing potential of the Microsoft Excel ‘Data From Picture’ feature. His enthusiasm and the positive reactions from fellow investors, brokers (e.g. CBRE et al.) and advisors underscores a significant shiftContinue reading “Blackrock MD speaks: the game-changing trick to automate Tenancy Schedule imports”
Cheat Sheet for Commercial Real Estate IRRs & Fund Management Metrics
It’s time to put IRRs in a more positive light. And we’re delighted to provide this real estate guide which parallels the thrill of F1 Racing with the strategic nuances of institutional real estate investment, ensuring you’re equipped to navigate the full twists and turns of the market and deal scenarios. Download to turbocharge yourContinue reading “Cheat Sheet for Commercial Real Estate IRRs & Fund Management Metrics”
Refinancing Ahead? Get faster & smarter at DSCR negotiations
The fastest and easiest way to prepare for negotiations is to rapidly visualise the DSCR narrative. A compelling story of what can unfold going forwards is essential for a CRE lender. As the landscape of Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment continues to evolve, one metric has surged back into the spotlight: the Debt Service CoverageContinue reading “Refinancing Ahead? Get faster & smarter at DSCR negotiations”
Bridging the Gap: how to overcome AI Excel Modelling fears in Commercial Real Estate
Managers that understand Validation vs. Verification are more likely to lead and benefit from AI adoption to generate rapid and safer client cashflows. Given today’s pace of change, it’s crucial to keep up with emerging technologies, especially in the realm of AI and automated modelling. Team labour required to put deals together is at theContinue reading “Bridging the Gap: how to overcome AI Excel Modelling fears in Commercial Real Estate”
Deal Narratives & Cashflow Tales
In Commercial Real Estate (CRE), the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) method is more than a valuation tool; it’s a storyteller. Institutional clients, investors, financiers and governance officers, seek clarity and comprehension. To this end they are drawn to the narrative strength of DCFs. Story structures are naturally accessible, highly memorable and can be communicated toContinue reading “Deal Narratives & Cashflow Tales”
NEW: FindIRR Deal Emails
The first Commercial Real Estate IRRs geared for emails. FindIRR.com, the free-to-access community tool for Commercial Real Estate professionals, is reimagining the use of your deal emails and sharing of IRRs. Instead of sifting through spreadsheet files or Argus/MRI files or even Forbury-styled Excel-oriented cash flow software, what if you could simply open your email,Continue reading “NEW: FindIRR Deal Emails”
ChatGPT and real estate cash flows
Is the explosion of ChatGPT about to disrupt the livelihoods of real estate investment analysts any time soon? And will opportunities at entry level be at risk? Who, how and what will be produced to satisfy the ongoing institutional needs for discounted cash flow modelling and demands of acquisition, asset management and client reporting dueContinue reading “ChatGPT and real estate cash flows”
What is IRR?
What is the Internal Rate of Return? This article is not intended to be a recital of academic articles of which there are many on the internet. This is intended as a practical guide to use IRR in the everyday office workplace, particularly, in the Commercial Real Estate investment management industry. The Theory The IRR,Continue reading “What is IRR?”