CRE transaction volume hit $185.8 billion in Q4 2025—a 30% jump from the same period last year—bringing full-year volume to $545.3 billion and marking a second consecutive year of growth.A $23 billion data center forward sale grabbed headlines, but the recovery extends well beyond that single trade.

Unfortunately far too many folks try to create Excel (or generic spreadsheets) to store, manipulate, and generate forms for word data, which, at least in the context of PM, is very much different from number data.

Value is driven by NOI, not retail comps.

Fit with long-term maintenance and management standards.I’ve seen investors design beautiful renovations that simply didn’t belong where they were placed.

It’s much easier to build a dependable, numbers-driven team there versus forcing a thinner market.

Hey I’ve been working on something big and starting to bring the right people around it early.It’s a high-end experience-driven project, and I’m connecting with a few business-minded people to share the vision and get their thoughts before we take the next step.

You already rehabbed two single family rentals which tells me you can execute, but on apartments the value is driven by net operating income so small rent bumps matter more than buying cheap.

Warmest Regards,Alyssa LundvallFounder & Principal Designer, House of Hartley Interiors

I spoke to a Psychiatrist on the data, asking her to explain why I was seeing all this in the data.

If your goal is long-term financial independence, rent growth has to beat inflation—otherwise your income slowly loses buying power.Here’s the key point: rent growth is driven by the city, not the property.