Construction & Real Estate Project Financial Model — Excel template with real formulas
Budget, cost estimation, cash flow tracking, schedule and performance in one view
Finance · model · CC0 · Public domain · Built by Sheetly AI
About this template
This finance model structures indicators like "Total Budgeted Cost", "Actual Cost to Date" and "Average Cost Variance" in a professional way. Fill in the data in the Data tab and the spreadsheet is ready to use — no need to build the spreadsheet from scratch.
This template helps construction and real estate teams plan budgets, estimate costs, and monitor project cash flow and execution progress. Enter each project activity with its dates, planned and actual costs, and completion percentage to keep financials aligned with the work schedule. Use the KPIs and comparison bars to review overall performance, spot overruns early, and adjust timelines or spending as needed. Update the data regularly to maintain an accurate dashboard for stakeholders and decision-makers.
Released under the CC0 license (public domain): you can download, edit and use it freely — including in commercial projects — with no attribution required.
Use cases
- Track indicators like "Total Budgeted Cost" and "Actual Cost to Date"
- Make faster decisions based on "Average Cost Variance"
- Structure your finances without building the spreadsheet from scratch
- Edit the entries in the Data tab and watch the dashboard recalculate automatically
Key features
- Total Budgeted Cost
- Actual Cost to Date
- Average Cost Variance
- Structured dashboard with 3 automatic indicators
- Editable formulas in the Data tab
- In-cell mini charts (sparklines)
What's inside the file
- 3 tabs: Dashboard, Data, Instructions
- 40 working formulas — including SUM, AVERAGE, COUNTA. They recalculate as you edit, so the sheet stays yours after download.
- Sized for real data: up to 37 rows × 18 columns already laid out and formatted.
- Built-in chart that updates with your numbers.
Everything is a normal .xlsx: it opens in Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice and Numbers, with no add-ons, no macros and no locked cells.
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