Nils Kok, Author at GeoPhy

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What Lessons Can Commercial Real Estate Learn from Credit Scores?

November 21, 2019 | by Steve Albert

Imagine it’s 1955, and you’re a loan officer at a local bank. When someone comes in for a new loan or line of credit, you sit down and get to...

November 19, 2019 | by Nils Kok

Building a Real Estate ETF, Bottom-Up

Last week, the investment management behemoth BNP Paribas launched a “green” real estate ETF—a mutual fund that invests in listed property companies (aka REITs), passively, while taking environmental considerations into...

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October 31, 2019 | by Nils Kok

Industrial Real Estate Is Red Hot. But Where to Invest?

The demise of retail real estate, mostly at the hands of e-commerce, has had one positive side-effect for the industry: it’s been a boon for owners and developers of warehousing...

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June 20, 2019 | by Nils Kok

The GeoPhy AVM: From Theory to Practice

[This article is the 3rd part of a series on the GeoPhy AVM, and follows the articles “Location Location Location” and “Accurate Assessments of Value”]. Obtaining an independent assessment of...

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June 6, 2019 | by Nils Kok

The GeoPhy AVM: Accurate Assessments of Value

[This article is the 2nd part of a series on the GeoPhy AVM, and follows the article ‘Location, Location, Location‘]. Though perhaps not top of mind for real estate professionals...

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