Financial Modeling for Real Estate

Students gain proficiency with best-practice finance software tools used for analyzing real estate development and income-producing projects. The course software is employed throughout the real estate industry by real estate developers, investors, lenders, commercial brokers, appraisers and property managers. Students first learn the use of each software tool through in-class demonstrations and by ror checking, and understanding model limitations is stressed throughout the course individually solving small-scale problems. Next, student groups address real-world-scale modeling projects and prepare in-depth modeling reports. Use of best practices for modeling design are emphasized.