The Top Five by Oak City CRE
Investor Due Diligence Report
substackReal Estate
A weekly email digest of the top five pieces of commercial real estate (CRE) content you can use to stay up to speed. Exclusively focused on Raleigh, North Carolina.
1K
100 paid
N/A
Pricing
$5/mo
$60/yr annual option
$450
100 paid subs
$450/mo – $450/mo(±0%)
Previously Bi-weekly
0.5 posts/week
Score based on available components only.
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zillow Gone Wild 🏡 | 135K | N/A | Free | substack |
| CalculatedRisk Newsletter | 40K | N/A | $25/mo | substack |
| The Skeptical Investor Newsletter | 39K | +1.7% | $5/mo | substack |
| House of Green | 37K | N/A | $8/mo | substack |
| Month | Subscribers | Est. Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 1K | $450 | — |
| Mar 2026 | 1K | $450 | ~0% |
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Revenue Model
Active paid subscription tier
Subscriber threshold
1K subscribers — above the 1K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
Active paid subscription offering
Peer monetization
100% of 58 similar-size peers in Real Estate have paid tiers
Pricing position
$5/mo vs $5/mo category median (90 newsletters)
| Date | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | $5 | $60 |
Disclaimer: This report is generated automatically based on publicly available data and proprietary estimation models. Estimated subscriber counts are derived from engagement patterns and should be verified through direct disclosure. Revenue estimates are based on known pricing and estimated paid subscriber counts. This report is for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for investment decisions.
| Paid Subscriber Ratio |
| 90/100 |
| 25% |
| Everything Coliving |
| 36K |
| N/A |
| Free |
| substack |