Real Estate Finance
Graduate Certificate
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This certificate focuses on the fundamentals of real estate implementation through an in-depth analysis of development projects from start to finish. Gain exposure to project management and development, and the tools and methods utilized in the public and private sectors.
*Residents of some U.S. Territories may not be eligible. Please see our Eligibility & State Authorization page for more information.
The curriculum for this program includes:
Analyze capital formation in commercial real estate and learn the tools real estate investors use to make investment decisions. Examine capital sources, investor concerns and hurdles, data sources, investment fundamentals and tools, discounted cash flow modeling, and pre-tax equity distributions for a range of partnerships. Evaluate decisions made by real estate developers and investors and communicate clearly about risk and return. Students should have a general familiarity with the property development process, urban policy issues, and the basics of both finance and Microsoft Excel.
Discover industry leading data and software required to succeed in real estate development and finance. Drawing on tools from CoStar, Real Capital Analytics, ARGUS, and Site To Do Business, this course illustrates use of the programs in the context of solving real estate development and finance problems.
This is a core course focused on economic approaches that broaden planners’ and developers’ ability to make informed economic decisions from the perspective of the public sector.
