TFA Blogs
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Top Metrics for Spotting Underserved CRE Segments
Nine CRE metrics that reveal submarkets where tenant demand outpaces supply, highlighting redevelopment and investment opportunities.
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Ultimate Guide to Title and Survey Review
Review title commitments and ALTA surveys to detect liens, easements, encroachments, and boundary errors, and resolve issues before closing.
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ALTA 17.0 vs. 17.1: Choosing the Right Access Endorsement
ALTA 17.0 vs 17.1 explained: choose 17.0 for direct street frontage or 17.1 for easement-based access; fees are often similar—confirm with your title professional.
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Debt Due Diligence: Loan Covenant Checklist
A step-by-step loan covenant checklist for commercial real estate: identify financial, operational, and negative covenants, monitor DSCR/LTV, and avoid technical defaults.
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Checklist for Advanced DCF Modeling
Five-step checklist to build audit-ready DCF models for commercial real estate: setup, cash flow projections, WACC, terminal value, and sensitivity testing.
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Escrow Agreements in CRE Transactions
Clear escrow agreements protect buyers and sellers in commercial real estate by setting objective release conditions, timelines, and neutral fund management.
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AML Compliance Checklist for CRE Professionals
Guide to FinCEN’s March 1, 2026 AML rules for real estate: risk assessment, CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, BOI reporting and five-year recordkeeping.
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Yield Maintenance: How to Estimate Costs
Step-by-step guide to estimating yield maintenance penalties with PV formulas, Treasury yield matching, an example, and practical ways to reduce costs.
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How Projection Horizons Impact Valuations
How 5–15 year projection horizons alter DCF valuations, boost terminal value weight, and shift risk and discount-rate sensitivity.
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How to Estimate Defeasance Costs
Estimate defeasance costs by pricing replacement Treasuries, adding third-party fees and taxes, and modeling Treasury-yield scenarios to manage timing risk.