Certificate in Real Estate Finance for Investment & Development (REFID)

Overview

This course draws on global experience and is designed to provide you with a full background of the financial aspects of commercial and residential real estate investment and development. Important methodologies – including how to calculate returns, how they are financed, and how to successfully analyse development cashflows, leases and risk – all aimed at understanding how to invest and sell profitably will be explored within this course.

You will gain a thorough understanding of the valuation process, as well as explore the principles behind financing a project. This will include a review of the different financial instruments, how they can be used and their impact on the overall performance of the real estate project.

To maximise this learning opportunity, practical simulation exercises have been included throughout the course. Please be sure to bring your own laptop to ensure you can take part in these exercises to help link theory with practical systems and reinforce the understanding of the material presented.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for:

• Real Estate Managers
• Real Estate Analysts and Investors
• Real Estate Planners and Developers
• Property Owners and Managers
• Government Officials and Regulators
• Lawyers
• Accountants
• Valuers
• Mortgage Brokers, Bankers and Lenders
• Investment Bankers/Managers, Venture Capitalists, and Private Equity Specialists
• Finance Managers and Analysts

It will also benefit non-finance and finance professionals from both real estate and private equity companies.

Real estate evaluation experience is not required, but delegates are expected to possess a basic understanding of principles of real estate finance and investment such as present value. Investors, lenders, borrowers, valuers, property developers, government agents involved in real estate planning and financing decisions, and financial analysts of all types will greatly benefit from attending this course.

Benefits of Attending

• Learn the key financial concepts, calculations and ratios needed to analyse investment and development proposals for real estate
• Discover the most widely-practised property income and capital valuation techniques
• Understand the differences between real estate, corporate and project finance models and applications
• Appreciate how leases work and how they influence real estate valuation
• Analyse risks for real estate development and investment, and apply them to spreadsheets and other real estate software