Feature |
Benefit |
Automatic area measure conversions for global portfolios |
Individual properties and global portfolios can be modeled using local area measure conventions and automatically converted to a uniform area measure standard, including square feet, meters, tsubo, pyong and ping |
Configurable default settings by country |
Default settings for various units of measure can be assigned on a country by country basis in order to streamline the data entry process and match the user experience with local market conventions for describing rents, leasing costs, expense recoveries and other market rates |
Fractional space absorption |
Quickly absorb vacant space, including fractional areas (i.e. 10.5 tsubo) |
Semi-annual report frequency and property level annual report totals |
In addition to monthly, quarterly and annual reporting options, users can generate common property and portfolio level reports and schedules with semi-annual reporting periods and annual report totals |
Enhanced direct capitalization options |
Greater flexibility for calculating direct capitalization values |
Redesigned executive dashboard interface |
Redesigned dashboard interface for improved print and on-screen formatting; 3-column dashboard optimized for 1024 by 768 screen resolutions |
Centralized tenant registry and tenant exposure reporting |
Standardize primary and secondary tenant names across a portfolio in order to accurately and quickly measure tenant exposure; auto-completion of tenant names for rapid rent roll data entry; unique color coding of primary and secondary tenant names; full import and export support with OpenARGUS, Excel and Property Library import capabilities |
New expense groups and flexible expense reimbursements |
New expense groups to define recoverable expense pools and simplify the process of creating complex reimbursement categories |
Detailed property depreciation and capital gains recaptures |
Apply unique depreciation methods and rates to various components of the property purchase price, as well as account for capital gains recaptures on property resale |
Enhanced support for NCREIF valuation data, including new mark-to-market calculations |
Expanded reXML results including NCREIF valuation database related performance ratios and mark-to-market calculations |
Multi-purpose task pane interface |
Getting Started task pane resources including recent files, create a new file from scratch, template or wizard or access to the ARGUS Zone portal |
ARGUS Zone alerts |
Quick and immediate access to the industry’s first global data exchange and integrated ARGUS collaboration and document sharing portal |
ARGUS Zone shared workspace integration |
Create collaborative online workspaces to centrally house and manage ARGUS models, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, CAD drawings, photographs or other project related files. Create, modify and monitor project related tasks. Upload, download or checkout documents, including ARGUS models directly from the ARGUS 2006 interface. Invite business partners, clients, investors, lenders or third party service providers to participate in a truly collaborative and secure online workspace. |
Enhanced ARGUS Wizards |
Easily create new, edit or review existing ARGUS models. Completely bypass the traditional learning curve to model complex commercial real estate assets, including detailed property, revenue, expense, rent roll, market and financial return information |
UK valuation techniques |
Perform complex valuations using traditional UK methods, including term and reversion and hardcore techniques from a freeholder, headlease or occupational tenant perspective within the context of same DCF model using the same tenant, lease and property data. |
