We apply the analytical rigour of particle physics to real estate — identifying opportunities with the clarity of data, the discipline of science, and the confidence of proven results.
Cernway was founded by a team of physicists, engineers, and data scientists who spent years at CERN — the world's largest particle physics laboratory. When we transitioned into real estate, we brought our methodology with us.
Hypothesis-driven research. Empirical validation. An obsessive focus on getting the numbers right. We believe property investment shouldn't rely on instinct — it should be engineered.
From ATLAS detectors to asset classes, our team has spent careers finding signal in noise. We bring that same discipline to every acquisition, valuation, and portfolio decision we make on your behalf.
Signal through the noise. We cut through market complexity using proprietary scoring models built by minds that once tracked particles at 99.9% the speed of light. Every candidate property is graded against 127 distinct variables.
Start a search →Measured to the decimal. Every acquisition is stress-tested against macroeconomic scenarios, local supply dynamics, and regulatory risk. No guesswork. No gut feel. Just rigorous, independently verifiable analysis delivered in plain language.
Analyse an investment →Sustained precision over time. We don't just place capital — we monitor, rebalance, and optimise your holdings with the methodical consistency of a long-running experiment, reporting performance against benchmarks you can actually verify.
Manage a portfolio →The same principles that locate a Higgs boson in a billion collision events are the ones we use to find value in a saturated property market.
Our team built systems that process petabytes of collision data. We bring that same computational thinking to property market analysis — aggregating public registries, demographic flows, planning records, and macroeconomic indicators into a single coherent signal.
CERN operates at tolerances measured in microns. We hold our investment theses to the same standard — every assumption documented, every risk quantified, every projection traceable to a named source. If we can't defend a number, we don't present it.
The projects we came from were measured in decades, not quarters. We apply that same patient, compounding approach to building your real estate portfolio — optimising for ten-year outcomes, not quarterly optics.
We define precise investment criteria — yield thresholds, holding period, risk tolerance, liquidity requirements — and formalise them as a signed mandate before any search begins.
Our models screen thousands of listings and off-market opportunities against your mandate daily, surfacing only candidates that clear every threshold. You see only qualified options.
Shortlisted properties undergo a 72-point structural, legal, and financial audit. We model three scenarios — base, stress, upside — and present findings with full data provenance.
Acquisition is managed end-to-end. Post-close, you receive a quarterly performance report benchmarked against stated targets — with variance explained, not glossed over.
"The depth of analysis Cernway produces is unlike anything I've encountered from a property advisor. They modelled the Lyon acquisition across seven different rate environments. We closed with absolute conviction."
"I've worked with agencies across Geneva and Zurich. Cernway is categorically different — they flag risks other advisors miss, and they're not afraid to recommend against a deal. That's rare."
"Their quarterly reporting is the standard I now use to evaluate every other manager. P&L attribution by driver, variance analysis, forward scenarios — all in four pages. Rigorous and completely legible."
"We gave them a brief. Within three weeks they had identified two off-market opportunities that fit every criterion precisely. The process felt less like a property search and more like a scientific experiment — with a very satisfying result."
A 30-minute introductory call. We'll establish whether there's a fit — and if not, we'll tell you that too.
No commitment. No sales process. Just a conversation.