Real estate development is a complex and interactive process that relies on multiple skills, efforts, and knowledge, of different professional disciplines to be successful.

Value-adding and opportunistic property investments are complex both in their initial scope and their cash flow projections. Development of real estate projects requires greater skill and flexibility from Analysts and an ability to work simultaneously with project partners.

In this course you will learn the basic elements of the real estate development process. You will become familiar with the steps and analyses that developers and other professionals engage in during the real estate development process. You will develop an understanding of the development process from building a project budget to valuing raw land before purchase, to finance concepts used by lenders.

For Whom

This program is designed for Real Estate Developers, Surveyors, Real Estate professionals at any level with exposure to real estate financial models frequently, Fund managers, Asset managers, Land managers, Planning managers and Lenders

Learning Objectives

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Learn how to structure a full development cash flow, cost functions and financing sources
• Create development project budgets
• Learn and understand market studies and their purpose
• Explain project valuation methods and residual land value
• Manage project site selection and carry out the due diligence process
• List and explain entitlements and permitting issues
• Manage a basic bidding and reviewing process for construction bids