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The CT Group (CTG) provides quality asset and property management services for owners of affordable/moderate income rental housing, as well as long term management contracts for both conventionally financed and subsidized housing. With a wide-ranging…

Charter Hall is a leading Australian property group that has grown from a boutique investment management firm into a full-blown real estate investment trust (REIT). Today, the firm manages nearly $23B AUM across three different sectors and uses MRI I…

People are living longer now than ever before, and while that should be celebrated, the real estate side of pensions funds recognizes that this creates a unique challenge for their pension fund management. These pension funds need to determine the op…

As the real estate investment industry evolves, financial modeling will remain a key factor in allowing real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other organizations that invest in real estate to make informed decisions and gain competitive advantage…

REIT Industry Lagging In Technology Adoption Over the last 20 years, the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) industry has seen meteoric growth. REIT market capitalizations grew from around $7 billion in 1993 to $700 billion in 2013, and surpassed $1 …

Commercial real estate (CRE) firms tend to rely heavily on spreadsheet tools such as Excel to perform complex analysis and financial modeling tasks. The time-consuming process of integrating data from disparate sources, such as an accounting system, …

Retail property management is as much to do with people as it is with bricks and mortar. That’s why understanding customer buying habits in detail is needed for retail property investors and their tenants to remain profitable.