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Revenue
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenue REVENUE
The Company’s revenues consist primarily of
•Asset Management;
•Property Management;
•Capital Markets;
•Leasing;
•Project & Development Services; and
•Environmental Consulting and Engineering Services.
Asset Management
Asset Management primarily provides comprehensive real estate asset management services to the CDS Portfolio (defined below), representing a series of daily performance obligations delivered over time. Pricing includes a cost-plus management fee or a market-rate fee form of variable consideration. The Company earns whichever is higher. See Note 15 – Related Party Transactions.
The amount of revenue recognized is presented on a gross basis for any services provided by our employees, as we control the services provided by the employees. This is evidenced by our obligation for their performance and our ability to direct and redirect their work and negotiate the value of such services. In the instances where we do not control third-party services delivered to the client, we report revenues net of the third-party reimbursements. Consistent with the transfer of control for distinct, daily services to the customer, revenue is typically recognized at the end of each period for the fees associated with the services performed.
Property Management
We provide on-site day-to-day management services for owners of office, industrial, retail, multifamily residential and various other types of properties, representing a series of daily performance obligations delivered over time. Pricing is generally in the form of a monthly management fee based upon property-level cash receipts, square footage under management or some other variable metric. Revenues from project management may also include reimbursement of payroll and related costs for personnel providing the services and subcontracted vendor costs. Project management services represent a series of distinct daily services rendered over time. Consistent with the transfer of control for distinct, daily services to the customer, revenue is typically recognized at the end of each period for the fees associated with the services performed. The amount of revenue recognized is
presented on a gross basis for any services provided by our employees, as we control the services provided by the employees. This is evidenced by our obligation for their performance and our ability to direct and redirect their work and negotiate the value of such services. In the instances where we do not control third-party services delivered to the client, we report revenues net of the third-party reimbursements.
Capital Markets
We offer clients commercial mortgage and structured financing services. We are compensated for our services via a fee paid upon successful commercial financing from third party lenders. The fee earned is contingent upon the funding of the loan, which represents the transfer of control for services to the customer. Therefore, we typically satisfy our performance obligation at the point in time of the funding of the loan, when there is a present right to payment.
Leasing
We provide strategic advice and execution services for owners, investors, and occupiers of real estate in connection with the leasing of office, industrial and retail space. We are compensated for our services in the form of a commission. Our commission is paid upon signing of the lease by the tenant. We satisfy our performance obligation at a point in time; generally, at the time of the contractual event where there is a present right to payment.
Project and Construction Management
We provide project and construction management services for owners and occupiers of real estate in connection with the management and leasing of office, industrial and retail space. The fees that we earn are typically variable based upon a percentage of project cost. We are compensated for our services in the form of management fees. Project and construction management services represent a series of performance obligations delivered over time and revenue is recognized over time.
Environmental Consulting and Engineering
We provide environmental consulting and engineering services for owners of real estate. Remediation services are generally contracted and performed by Comstock Environmental. We are compensated for our services as well as for the services of subcontractors used to perform remediation services. Fees earned are generally based upon employee time spent as well as a cost-plus arrangement for subcontractors used. Generally, environmental consulting and engineering services represent a series of performance obligations delivered over time and revenue is recognized over time.
Contract Costs
Expenses, primarily employee commissions, incurred on leasing and capital markets transactions represent substantially all of our incremental costs to obtain revenue contracts. We apply the applicable practical expedient offered by ASC Topic 606 "Revenue", when the amortization period is one year or less and, therefore, recognize these costs as an operating expense as they are incurred.
The following table presents the Company’s sales from contracts with customers disaggregated by categories which best represents how the nature, amount and timing and uncertainty of sales are affected by economic factors.
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Revenue by customer
Related party
$5,957 $4,673 $16,030 $13,469 
Commercial
1,373 1,007 4,730 2,430 
Total Revenue by customer
$7,330 $5,680 $20,760 $15,899 
Revenue by contract type
Fixed-price
$1,771 $1,103 $3,797 $2,077 
Cost-plus
3,779 2,800 10,867 10,686 
Time and Material
1,780 1,777 6,096 3,136 
Total Revenue by contract type
$7,330 $5,680 $20,760 $15,899 
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, $7.3 million and $20.2 million, respectively, of our revenues were earned for contracts where revenue is recognized over time. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, $5.6 million and $15.6 million, respectively, of our revenues were earned for contracts where revenue is recognized over time.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, $0.6 million of our revenues were earned for contracts where revenue is recognized at a point in time. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, in revenues were earned for contracts where revenue is recognized at a point in time.