More recently, technology is creating a bridge between the two sides, facilitating more robust property data collection, seamless data sharing between groups, and improved analysis for both risk management and budgeting decisions. This incentivizes acquisition teams to align PCA scopes with long-term asset management goals from the outset. By collecting more robust data during acquisition, organizations can avoid duplicative efforts and spending, speed up onboarding, and create continuity between acquisition and asset management teams.
The savviest CRE investors are looking beyond the deal itself, leveraging their due diligence consultants to gather forward-looking data that supports long-term value creation. Acquisition due diligence increasingly includes reporting around building performance standards compliance, energy and water efficiency, climate resilience, COPE data for insurance underwriting, or even solar feasibility. This reporting provides insights into how a property will perform under future regulations, changing tenant/consumer expectations, and evolving climate risks – key data that positions the asset for success over its entire hold period. As the number of data points collected during the real estate lifecycle grows, so does the need to manage the data in a central, holistic platform that facilitates transparency, decision-making, planning, and implementation across an entire portfolio.
Tech-enabled transactions are no longer a “nice to have” in CRE – they are essential for firms looking to gain an edge in a fast-moving market. Whether it’s real-time dashboards, future-proofed reporting, or improved integration across acquisition and asset management, the benefits of these technologies are clear: faster decisions, lower costs, and smarter investments.