Investing Fundamentals

Leverage, or debt financing, is an important and even necessary part of most real estate deals. However, as the 2008 - 2009 real estate downturn highlighted, there are times when too much leverage on an asset can be a recipe for heavy losses. So, it is ...

Within private equity real estate, assets are typically grouped into four primary strategy categories based on investment strategy and perceived risk.

The cash-on-cash return typically measures operational cash flow by dividing the annual pre-tax cash flow by the total cash invested. Click to learn more.

What is the definition of "sponsor promote?" How do promotes work, how they are justified, and how do they benefit both sponsors and investors?

In this article, the financial experts at CrowdStreet discuss the differences between direct and indirect investments.

Modern Portfolio Theory is the financial version of “don’t put all your eggs in one basket”, and suggests 10-20% be invested into alternative investments.

See why more and more individual investors are turning to commercial real estate to diversify their portfolios.

Private equity real estate is rooted in the underlying concept that there is an inescapable positive linear correlation between risk and reward when it comes to investment returns.

On behalf of Urban Land Institute (ULI), an internationally recognized commercial real estate non-profit, we invite you to review The Investors Guide to Commercial Real Estate. Commercial real estate is recognized as an attractive asset class by ...

Direct investment in real estate represents a great opportunity to build wealth, generate attractive yields, and add to portfolio diversity.