Series of Book Reviews Important to Commercial Real Estate - Adventures in CRE https://www.adventuresincre.com/re-education/book-reviews/ Real Estate: AI, Financial Modeling, Careers, Education Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.adventuresincre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/green-background-36x36.png Series of Book Reviews Important to Commercial Real Estate - Adventures in CRE https://www.adventuresincre.com/re-education/book-reviews/ 32 32 Superforecasting in Commercial Real Estate: Key Disciplines to Master https://www.adventuresincre.com/superforecasting-in-cre/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 07:00:42 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=780127 In commercial real estate investing, the ability to forecast an asset’s potential cash flows, anticipate market trends and make accurate predictions is essential – especially in an environment of flat or rising rates. This skill, sometimes referred to as ‘superforecasting,’ is something I’ve been actively working to master in my own career. One of my […]

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]]> Book Review: The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life https://www.adventuresincre.com/snowball-warren-buffett/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:00:49 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/shoe-dog-phil-knight-nike-copy/ The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life “The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life” offers an unprecedented look into the life and investment philosophy of Warren Buffett, one of the world’s most respected and successful investors. Written by Alice Schroeder, who gained unparalleled access to Buffett and his inner circle, this […]

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]]> Book Review: Shoe Dog – A Memoir by the Creator of Nike https://www.adventuresincre.com/shoe-dog-phil-knight-nike/ Fri, 18 Aug 2023 18:36:30 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/am-i-being-too-subtle-copy/ Shoe Dog: Key Takeaways for the Real Estate Entrepreneur During a recent 12-hour car trip, I found myself immersed in the world of Phil Knight, founder of Nike, through his audiobook memoir: “Shoe Dog.” As the miles rolled by, I was inspired by Knight’s relentless persistence in the early years of what was then Blue […]

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]]> Book Review: The Birth of a Building https://www.adventuresincre.com/the-birth-of-a-building/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:00:43 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/am-i-being-too-subtle-copy/ Who “The Birth of a Building” Is For If you’re a beginner to the real estate development process, this book is for you. In The Birth of a Building, Ben Stevens provides a high level guide to the building process from idea to completion using the metaphor of birth to walk the reader through each […]

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]]> Book Review: Am I Being Too Subtle by Sam Zell https://www.adventuresincre.com/am-i-being-too-subtle/ Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:33:10 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=7994 Why I liked “Am I Being Too Subtle” This is a real estate book through and through and I had a great time reading it. Sam Zell had a long list of stories ranging from his trip to the spectacular Tepuis mountains (Google them if you’re unfamiliar) to evading the Polish police on one of […]

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]]> Book Review: Triumph of The City https://www.adventuresincre.com/book-review-triumph-city/ Wed, 16 Aug 2017 00:23:23 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=7774 Why I liked “Triumph of The City” The central theme of this book focuses on cities and their ability to improve the way we live. Although the author made numerous interesting and compelling arguments, I found his writing style a little too academic for my liking. Be that as it may, the author’s methodical approach […]

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]]> Book Review: Superforecasting – The Art and Science of Prediction https://www.adventuresincre.com/book-review-superforecasting/ Sat, 05 Aug 2017 15:43:16 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=7705 Why I liked “Superforecasting – The Art and Science of Prediction” I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it to everyone in the real estate industry (particularly developers who would benefit significantly from being able to better predict the future). Whether we realize it or not, we make dozens of forecasts every day ranging […]

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]]> Book Review: The Big Short https://www.adventuresincre.com/book-review-big-short/ Fri, 23 Jun 2017 03:55:56 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=7164 Why I liked “The Big Short” Having first watched The Big Short (the film) I was curious to explore the book in search of any insights I may have initially missed. The book did not disappoint and provided an easy-to-read narrative which added depth to the characters and succinctly explained some of the tougher concepts […]

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]]> Book Review: The Liar’s Ball https://www.adventuresincre.com/book-review-liars-ball/ Fri, 19 May 2017 23:15:32 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=6344 Why I liked “The Liar’s Ball” Although the book was slightly gossipy in places, I found it did a great job of detailing the fascinating history of the GM (General Motors) Building, really giving the reader a behind the scenes look into how these billion dollar transactions were concluded. The author also provides numerous anecdotes […]

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]]> Book Review: The Real Estate Game https://www.adventuresincre.com/book-review-real-estate-game/ Tue, 11 Apr 2017 12:31:09 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=5481 Why I Liked Poorvu’s, The Real Estate Game Whilst certain real estate technocrats may argue this book is overly simplistic, I politely disagree. I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting some of the more basic real estate fundamentals explored in the book, and appreciated Poorvu’s case study approach towards explaining these principles. He uses numerous real life examples […]

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