Due Diligence

Would you invest in real estate in today’s market? There are people who tense up at this question, their thoughts focused on a looming housing crisis. Investors know better. They know that portfolios are not built overnight. They have a strategic long-term plan in constant action, one that dictates what to do and how to […]

Alisha Hill Koontz, Executive Vice President at A10 Capital, joined us on the podcast to discuss real estate through the eyes of a balance sheet lender.

Sponsors work hard to source, acquire, and manage real estate investments, acting as fiduciary to investors and taking on more risk when forming a syndication. For these efforts, investors compensate sponsors through various fees, detailed in a Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) that can be difficult to navigate. Michael Episcope is Co-founder and Principal at Origin […]

  In part one of this two-part series, Paul Kaseburg, head of acquisitions at MG Properties introduced us to how sponsors evaluate real estate deals — the tools they use, the assumptions they make, and the metrics that investors should pay attention to. Now we go deeper into what Kaseburg considers the real value of […]

  In previous articles, we’ve discussed the pivotal role real estate sponsors play in the success of an investment project. This week, we take a closer look at how sponsors evaluate real estate deals in order to give you a better understanding of what to look for when presented with an opportunity.  Because there’s a lot […]