Real Estate
Real Estate Tax, Assurance, Advisory & Outsourced Accounting
From Dirt to Cash
Every project starts as raw ground and ends as realized return. EisnerAmper's real estate specialists are with you at every stage in between — laying the financial foundation, framing the structure, and maximizing the value you take out.
How we support you — from dirt to cash
- Ground: Site, structuring & due diligence
- Build: Development, incentives & cost segregation
- Operate: Property accounting & performance
- Fund: Capital, REITs & fund administration
- Realize: Disposition, tax & return
Built Around You
Tell us who you are, and we'll show you the priorities, resources, and next steps that fit your world.
Developer
Structuring projects, attracting capital, maximizing incentives.
What you're focused on
- Structuring the deal and the entity
- Capturing credits & incentives
- Accelerating depreciation early
- Keeping financing on track
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- Cost Segregation
- Affordable Housing / LIHTC
- Real Estate Tax Planning
Owner / Operator
Running the portfolio, controlling costs, reporting cleanly.
What you're focused on
- Clean, timely property accounting
- Audit readiness across the portfolio
- Cost control and performance
- Multistate tax compliance
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- Property Accounting
- Audit & Assurance
- Outsourced Accounting
Real Estate Private Equity Fund
Raising, deploying, and administering capital across vehicles.
What you're focused on
- NAV, allocations & capital calls
- REIT qualification & compliance
- Investor-ready reporting
- Fund audit & tax
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- Fund Administration (EA RESIG)
- REIT Services
- Real Estate Private Equity
Investor
Weighing risk, tax impact, and returns before committing capital.
What you're focused on
- Evaluating acquisition and investment opportunities
- Understanding tax exposure and after-tax returns
- Monitoring asset and portfolio performance
- Planning for liquidity, succession, or exit
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- Due Diligence
- Valuation Services
- Real Estate Tax Planning
Lender
Monitoring collateral, managing risk, protecting positions.
What you're focused on
- Collateral monitoring & valuation
- Borrower financial review
- Risk & covenant compliance
- Workout & restructuring support
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- Valuation Services
- Due Diligence
- Forensics & Disputes
Family Office & Private Wealth
Preserving and transferring real estate wealth across generations.
What you're focused on
- Generational & succession planning
- Estate & gift strategy
- Consolidated reporting across holdings
- Tax efficiency on the whole portfolio
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- Family Office Solutions
- Private Client Services
- Estate & Gift Planning
What We Do
Services for Every Stage
The full real estate practice, mapped to where you are in the project — from raw ground to realized return, with private wealth planning woven through every stage.
Stage 01
Ground
Start with confidence. Every successful project begins long before the first shovel hits the ground. From acquisition and due diligence to structuring and valuation, we help lay the foundation for smarter investment decisions.
Stage 02
Build
Turn plans into value. As projects take shape, opportunities emerge to maximize incentives, improve tax outcomes, and unlock additional cash flow. We help developers capitalize on them from day one.
Stage 03
Operate
Keep performance moving forward. Once a property is operating, success depends on visibility, efficiency, and control. From accounting and reporting to tax and advisory services, we help keep portfolios performing at their best.
Stage 04
Fund
Raise capital. Deploy it effectively. Real estate investment strategies require more than capital. They require the right infrastructure, reporting, and administration. We support real estate private equity funds and investors throughout the investment lifecycle.
Stage 05
Realize
Capture value and preserve it. Whether preparing for a sale, planning for the next investment, or transferring wealth to future generations, we help owners and families maximize what they've built and protect what comes next.
Across Every Stage
Family Office & Private Wealth
For the individuals and families behind the real estate — planning that follows the asset and the legacy.
Cornerstone Resources
Real Estate Tax & Advisory Resources
Our most-requested guidance for the real estate market — deep, practical, and built around the decisions you're making right now.
Proof in the numbers
Real Estate Case Studies
How our tax, advisory, and outsourcing teams have turned complex real estate challenges into measurable results for clients.
$1.36M
in accelerated cash flow
Cost Segregation
Turning renovations into revenue
A developer's luxury retail-and-restaurant renovation opened during the pandemic. A cost segregation study and qualified improvement property analysis unlocked immediate cash flow when it was needed most.
$2.30M
first-year cash flow
Cost Seg/Private Equity
A multifamily project with a tax-exempt tenant
A Southeast PE firm's 20-building luxury multifamily development included a government tenant, raising tricky depreciation questions. Our engineers navigated the ADS rules and delivered substantial first-year savings.
4 Weeks
to a live, scalable system
Outsourced Accounting
From the ground up: software for a start-up developer
A growing real estate developer needed accounting software that could track land, construction, and leasing as it scaled. We implemented Sage Intacct fast — and grew the system alongside the business.
EisnerAmper has helped simplify our business operations so that we can focus on what we need to focus on every day to improve our business model and do more with less.
What's on Your Mind?
Lisa Knee
Lisa Knee is the Managing Partner and national leader of the Real Estate practice and the National Real Estate Private Equity Group with expertise in the hotel, real estate, financial services, aviation and restaurant sectors and is a member of AICPA, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Bar Association.
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- Real Estate Private Equity Services
- EA RESIG – Real Estate Fund Administration Services
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- Affordable Housing
- Common Interest Realty Associations
- Cost Segregation
- Distressed Collateral Monitoring for Real Estate Lenders
- Hospitality
- Privately Owned Real Estate
- Property Accounting Services
- Public Real Estate Companies
- Real Estate Advisory Services
- Real Estate Alliance
- Real Estate and Construction Forensics
- Real Estate Debt Advisory Services
- Real Estate Due Diligence Services
- Real Estate Valuation Services