Development Management
Real estate projects have grown more complex and the linear and deterministic tools to efficiently manage volatile and randomness become ineffective. The real estate developer is expected to synthesize their …
Due Diligence + Development & Investment Strategy
The Due Diligence + Development & Investment Strategy represents a broad category of services typically performed prior to acquisition. Due diligence is performed to uncover important features or aspects of the …
Learning Excel
Microsoft Excel is a very useful tool for a variety of businesses and applications. Excel can be used as a simple calculator or to analyze complex financial and mathematical models. Upon …
Building your Project Schedule in Excel
Development projects can take years or decades to complete. With the number of uncertainties that can occur during the course of the development, the changing variables, real estate development must …
Using Excel to Prepare & Evaluate the Real Estate Pro forma
Application of the advanced features of Excel will provide the user to analyze real estate and finance functions to solve complex calculations and build dynamic models to enhance decision making. …
Introduction to Commercial Leases & Mathematics of Lease Valuation
A lease is an agreement between two parties, typically the property owner (Lessor) and the user of the property (Lessee). The lease agreement will address the term (period of use) …
Introduction to Residual Land Values
What is the baker to do when the cost of flour exceeds the cost of the bread? What happens when the price of land or the price of developing, the …
Calculating Development Capacity & Determining Development Yields
The purpose of this article is to understand how to quickly assess the development opportunities, building yield or lot yield, and assess various alternatives before moving to the next stage of …
Due Diligence & Underwriting for Real Estate Development & Investments
Development projects can take years or decades to complete. With the number of uncertainties that can occur during the course of the development, the changing variables, real estate development must …
Introduction to Real Estate Investment Analysis
This article provides a concise description of the typology of real estate, real estate as an investment, the macro and micro-economics that will effect the value of the investment, and …