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Guides, comparisons and practical notes on real estate software, development, sales and management.

Overview

What asset managers need from portfolio software that developers don't

2026-07-18

A developer's software has to be good at one asset in depth. An asset manager's has to aggregate many at once, quarter after quarter, without a rebuild each time.

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Comparisons

The best tenant rep software in 2026: from market survey to signature

2026-07-17

Tenant rep software compared: AscendixRE, Occupier, LeaseUp, RealNex, AnthemIQ, Gravitate and REPM. What occupier-side tools must do - requirement, market survey, proposal comparison, commission - and how to choose.

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Syndication

Immowelt, Kleinanzeigen and the long tail: what OpenImmo actually covers

2026-07-17

Most German portal traffic runs through a handful of names, and most of it speaks OpenImmo. What that covers, what still needs a fixed connector, and where inquiries end up.

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Investment

What is a GP catch-up? The distribution-waterfall tier, explained

2026-07-16

What a GP catch-up is, where it sits in the distribution waterfall, and how a 100% vs partial catch-up changes carried interest. With worked examples for private equity and real estate funds.

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Management

Modernisierungsumlage: rent increases after modernization, and the 8% rule

2026-07-16

How much rent a landlord can add after modernization work, what costs actually count, the per-square-metre cap that applies regardless, and the notice requirement.

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Comparisons

Portfolio analysis for corporate real estate teams: which tools fit

2026-07-16

A corporate real estate team needs different portfolio analysis than an investor: cost per site, lease versus own, ESG and space. The tool categories, compared honestly.

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Platform

What happens to your portfolio data if a vendor shuts down

2026-07-15

Your GoBD retention duty does not belong to your software vendor. What a typical SaaS export window actually promises, and why the contract term matters before any of it is tested.

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Investment

Debt yield and DSCR covenants: what a lender actually checks

2026-07-14

Why lenders test debt yield alongside DSCR, how a longer amortization schedule can flatter one and not the other, and what happens when a covenant trips.

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Comparisons

Best onOffice Alternatives: 5 Options Compared

2026-07-13

Compare the best onOffice alternatives for 2026: five options for developers, owner-operators and landlords, with honest pricing.

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Management

Kaution basics: the cap, the account, and getting it back

2026-07-13

How the German security deposit actually works: the three-month cap on cold rent, the escrow and interest rule, paying in installments, and a realistic return timeline.

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Comparisons

Landlord Software vs Excel: When the Spreadsheet Breaks

2026-07-12

Landlord software or a spreadsheet? A practical tipping point by unit count: index rents, prepayments and the annual statement, and what to test for free.

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Investment

Real estate investment software: what matters

2026-07-12

A buyer's guide to real estate investment software: deal calculators vs portfolio suites vs a lifecycle system of record, the return metrics, and an FAQ.

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Management

Nebenkostenabrechnung Explained: A Step-by-Step Guide

2026-07-11

How the German Nebenkostenabrechnung works: deadlines, the 17 recoverable cost types, allocation keys and required content, step by step from one record.

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Comparisons

Best Real Estate Portfolio Management Software 2026

2026-07-11

Compare the best real estate portfolio management software for 2026 by fit, features and price, from developer cost control to landlord tools.

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Platform

GoBD-compliant archiving for real estate records

2026-07-09

What the GoBD require of German real estate firms: revisionssicher archiving, immutability, the Verfahrensdokumentation and retention periods.

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Platform

Real estate software on Microsoft Dataverse: IT view

2026-07-02

How REPM runs on Microsoft Dataverse: role-based security, field-level access, auditing, EU data residency, Power BI, Web API and your own tenant.

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Overview

What is real estate portfolio management software?

2026-06-30

A plain explanation of real estate portfolio management software, what it covers, and how development and property management belong in one system.

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Syndication

How listing syndication to ImmobilienScout24 works

2026-06-30

How a property system publishes, updates and withdraws listings on ImmobilienScout24, and why one source of truth beats re-keying.

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Syndication

OpenImmo vs the ImmoScout24 API: which to use

2026-06-25

OpenImmo XML reaches most German portals via transfer folders; the ImmoScout24 API is real-time but IS24-only. Coverage, media and effort compared.

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Management

WEG management basics: duties, resolutions, deadlines

2026-06-18

What the 2020 WEG reform changed: the administrator's duties, how owners pass resolutions, Hausgeld, the Wirtschaftsplan, and key deadlines.

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Management

Index-linked rent: how Indexmiete is calculated

2026-06-11

How to calculate an index-linked rent under section 557b BGB: the VPI formula, a worked example, the text-form notice rules, and common mistakes.

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Investment

GP/LP distribution waterfall, explained

2026-06-04

How a real-estate fund or JV splits cash between GP and LP: return of capital, 8 percent preferred return, GP catch-up, then the 80/20 promote.

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Investment

NOI, cap rate, IRR and DSCR explained

2026-05-21

NOI, cap rate, DSCR and IRR defined with worked numbers, how they relate, and why they belong on one asset record not a spreadsheet.

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Development

DIN 276 cost groups explained: KG 100 to KG 800

2026-05-07

The eight DIN 276 cost groups (KG 100 to KG 800), the three detail levels and six cost stages, plus how REPM turns them into a live cost cockpit.

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