Corporate Finance Institute

Commercial Real Estate Modeling Specialization

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Corporate Finance Institute

Commercial Real Estate Modeling Specialization

Build Real Estate Analysis and Modeling Skills.

Build skills to analyze real estate deals, assess risk, and model investment performance in Excel

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Analyze real estate deals using leases, appraisals, and risk factors. Build Excel models to evaluate cash flow and returns

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Specialization - 5 course series

Real Estate Fundamentals

Real Estate Fundamentals

Course 1, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Learn CRE loan types, underwriting metrics, equity vs cash flow lending, calculate ratios, and understand deal timelines end to end for smart insight

Skills you'll gain

Category: Commercial Lending
Category: Loans
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Lending and Underwriting
Category: Credit Risk
Category: Loan Documentation
Category: Underwriting
Category: Commercial Real Estate
Category: Property and Real Estate
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: General Lending
Category: Real Estate
Category: Real Estate Transactions
How to Read a Commercial Real Estate Appraisal

How to Read a Commercial Real Estate Appraisal

Course 2, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Learn appraisal importance, key report sections, complete checklists, analyze valuation methods, and assess comparable properties effectively.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Property and Real Estate
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Lending and Underwriting
Category: Analysis
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Commercial Real Estate
Category: Risking
Category: Credit Risk
Category: Commercial Lending
Category: Real Estate
Category: Due Diligence
Category: Real Estate Transactions
How to Read a Lease and Analyze a Rent Roll

How to Read a Lease and Analyze a Rent Roll

Course 3, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Outline lease contents, analyze key components, explore lease types, identify red flags, and read and evaluate rent rolls for informed decisions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Lease Contracts
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Property Management
Category: Commercial Real Estate
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Analysis
Category: Legal Risk
Category: Property and Real Estate
Category: Contract Compliance
Category: Contract Review
Category: Real Estate
Category: Credit Risk
Category: Loans
Category: Lending and Underwriting
Category: Loan Documentation
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Commercial Lending
Environmental Due Diligence for Credit

Environmental Due Diligence for Credit

Course 4, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Explain environmental due diligence, identify risks, conduct site visit, understand ESA, and interpret Phase I reports for informed credit decisions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Due Diligence
Category: Environmental Regulations
Category: Environmental Issue
Category: Credit Risk
Category: Research Reports
Category: Environment
Category: General Lending
Category: Risk Mitigation
Category: Property Inspection
Category: Environment Health And Safety
Category: Lending and Underwriting
Category: Regulatory Compliance
Category: Environmental Laws
Category: Risk Analysis
Real Estate Financial Modeling

Real Estate Financial Modeling

Course 5, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Understand real estate basics, build Excel models, analyze cash flows, financing, sensitivities, and calculate NOI, cap rate, IRR, and returns.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Feasibility Studies
Category: Project Finance
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Cash Flow Forecasting
Category: Property and Real Estate
Category: Real Estate
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Return On Investment
Category: Waterfall Methodology
Category: Financial Modeling

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Corporate Finance Institute
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