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When to Consider an Umbrella Insurance Policy

Get information on what’s covered in an umbrella insurance policy, how much umbrella policies cost and more with this helpful guide.

February 22, 2021
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Insurance Policies for Buildings Under Construction

Learn how best to approach insurance for buildings under construction with this guide. Explore types of available policies and what they cover and make the best decision for your business.

February 15, 2021
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The Importance of Earthquake Insurance

Learn what earthquake insurance coverage includes and what types of plans are typically available.

February 11, 2021
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Wind or Hail Deductibles and Your Insurance

Wind and hail deductibles are a necessity for many homeowner insurance policies. Learn if you need wind and hail coverage and how to choose a policy.

February 1, 2021
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What is Replacement Cost Value Insurance Coverage?

What is replacement cost value? Learn what replacement cost value is, how it may relate to your insurance policy, and how it compares to other insurance options.

January 20, 2021
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Everything You Need to Know About Buying Vacant Buildings

Locate vacant buildings and opportunities to buy vacant properties. Learn what is required in investing in vacant properties.

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Remote Work and Commercial Real Estate Insurance

Get information on how remote work is shaping the future of commercial real estate insurance with this helpful guide.

October 8, 2020
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6 Breakthrough Technologies Impacting Commercial Real Estate

New innovations coming to the forefront are impacting many industries, including commercial real estate. The latest breakthrough technologies are enabling real estate professionals to handle their daily workload more efficiently, using advanced and secure methods for tasks such as analyzing data, marketing properties, and making transactions.

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The Role of Asset Management in Commercial Real Estate

Commercial real estate brokers and others in the market often handle multiple properties at once, which makes it easy to not have everything in one place. Asset management software is key. Here’s what you need to know. Here’s what you need to know.

How to Create An Effective CRE Tour

An effective tour can help sell commercial property. Here’s what you need to know.

May 11, 2020
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2020 CRE Insurance Market Outlook

Learn about what the CRE Insurance industry will look like this year. Here’s what you need to know.

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What You Need to Know When Buying Commercial Property Insurance

Calculating the insurance rates of commercial property is much different than residential property. Here’s what you need to know.

April 3, 2020
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Insurance Costs and Your Proforma

In part one of a series on insurance costs and related topics, Obie founder Ryan Letzeiser walks you through important considerations when exploring commercial real estate insurance.

March 13, 2020
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How CRE Tech Can Make Owners Better Landlords

Landlords are looking to meet high tenant expectations by offering more services and incorporating technology into their office space.

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How to Take Commercial Real Estate Photos

Photos represent the first step in reaching out to potential buyers. The best photos are transparent: They showcase the space, not the personal belongings of the seller. But it’s not as easy as it seems. Here’s a rundown of what you need to know.

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How to Factor In ARV Before Investing in a Distressed Property

Learn how to prioritize repairs and determine costs with a metric known as After Repair Value, one of the most important formulas you’ll leverage when repairing a distressed property.

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CRE Comparative Market Analysis: What to Look For

You’ve identified the property you want to buy. Yet the sales price seems too high or too low. Which is it? A comparative market analysis (CMA) helps you figure that out. Here’s what you need to know.

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Obie Raises $2.8M to Transform Commercial Real Estate Insurance and Portfolio Management

Summary of Obie's launch, as the startup launches publicly as it raises seed funding from Y Combinator, MetaProp, FundersClub and others.

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Understanding Inverted Yield Curves in Commercial Real Estate

Traditionally, an inverted yield curve is a precursor to an economic recession. Great news if you’re planning to purchase commercial real estate, but not so great otherwise. Is this always the case, though? As a commercial real estate investor, how can you tell the difference between an impending recession and financial noise?

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Understanding The Shift From LIBOR to SOFR

Currently, the London Interbank Offered Rate is the world’s leading benchmark interest rate index. Within the next two years, this will change. By 2022, LIOR will be replaced by the Secured Overnight Financing Rate. This has some significant ramifications for commercial real estate. It’s essential that you understand

February 11, 2020
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What To Know About Your Cap Rate

Where commercial real estate is concerned, capitalization rate is a metric frequently used to measure a property’s general return on investment. It’s based on a number of different factors and aspects of the property. It’s also a metric that can be easily misused if you don’t fully understand what it is and how it works. Here’s what you need to know to avoid that.

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Is Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) Worth it?

Plenty of mortgage experts will inform you that private mortgage insurance isn’t worth the money. That the additional costs it adds to your mortgage offset any benefit you gain from signing up. They aren’t wrong. If you can avoid signing up for PMI, you should. At the same time, there are plenty of situations in which PMI is worth the cost.

How to Invest in Commercial Real Estate With Little Money

There’s a great deal of profit to be made in commercial real estate. Shame it’s so prohibitively expensive to get involved, right? Not exactly. You’ll still need to put forward some capital. But it’s not as much as common knowledge would have you believe.

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How to Create Positive Real Estate Cash Flow

If you’re planning on being involved in real estate, the first thing you’ll need to understand is how to generate positive cash flow. That understanding is the foundation of long-term success, and essential both not just for expanding your portfolio, but to break even in the first place.

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The Value of CRE Insurance

Commercial real estate insurance coverage is a way for investors to mitigate the risk that comes along with owning a property.

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How to Find Commercial Real Estate Online

Online real estate listings are one way to easily access a wide audience of buyers who might be interested in the available property. These properties can be for lease or for sale.

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Commercial Real Estate vs. Residential: Where to Invest

Once investors decide to add real estate to their portfolio, part of their decision on how to make a good investment will be choosing whether to seek commercial or residential real estate.

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2020 Commercial Real Estate Trends

The commercial real estate forecast for 2020 is indicating that the industry is heading toward integrating more technology.

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Commercial Real Estate Risk Management Tips

Keeping accurate records is an important part of risk management and there are options, including commercial property management software, that can help organize and manage that information.

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Why You Should Use a CRE Insurance Calculator Before Committing to an Insurance Plan

Sometimes, things are going to go wrong and your business will be involved. It’s an unpleasant inevitability that none of us want to confront. That’s why securing property & casualty insurance for your business is critical. We can help you find the best deal possible.

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What is Real Estate Wholesaling?

Real estate wholesaling is a profitable way to make money. There are several things to know before diving into real estate wholesaling. Here’s how.

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Investing in Mixed-Use Developments

Mixed-use developments have grown in popularity in both the U.S. and abroad. Learn more about investing in mixed-use developments and their benefits.

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Defining Commercial Property Value

Defining commercial property value requires an understanding of average and good returns on commercial real estate. We walk you through how to do it.

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How an Acquisition Loan Calculator Can Help You Make Better Financial Decisions

Business financing is a complicated beast, especially if you’re in the process of acquiring new assets. You need to be efficient when it comes to planning things out, getting approved, and making your purchase. You don’t really have time to search for the best rate. With an acquisition loan calculator, you don’t need to.

December 9, 2019
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