Introduction to Real Estate Development Financial Modelling
This introductory course offers a comprehensive foundation in financial modelling for Real Estate Development, using Excel as a primary tool. Designed for beginners, the course will cover essential principles and techniques needed to build financial models for evaluating Real Estate Development projects. Participants will learn to build project appraisals and cash flows from scratch, calculate key investment metrics such as IRR (Internal Rate of Return) and NPV (Net Present Value) whilst understanding the impact of timing and other model assumptions on these returns.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills to create and interpret basic financial models for real estate development projects, enabling informed decision-making in property investment.
This is an excellent starter/refresher course, whether you’re a recent graduate or a mid/senior professional.
On this course, you will…
- Learn spreadsheet modelling best practice
- Look over excel tips for general day to day use in MS Excel
- Recognise spreadsheet navigation and presentation tricks
- Understand financial mathematics & profit appraisal techniques
- Learn how to build a basic development unlevered cash flow model
Who will benefit from this course?
- Graduate Real Estate professionals
- Real Estate professionals at any level with exposure to Real Estate financial models on a frequent basis
- APC candidates
- Mid-Senior professionals looking for a refresher on core model building skills and best practice
- Any professionals looking to learn how to build a development Real Estate focused model from scratch.
Course Outline
Morning
Spreadsheet Modelling best practice
- General formatting, data entry, manipulation and creating formulas
- Goal Seek Function
- Scenarios
- Customise spreadsheet
- Navigation Shortcuts
Financial Mathematics
- Compound growth
- Present values
- Net present values
Conventional Appraisals
- Residuals Appraisals
- Profit Appraisals
- Proof of Profit Calculation
- Switching between with and without interest appraisals.
Afternoon
Basic Development Cash flow Models
- Date series and timing
- IF Formulas and Switches to create cashflows
- Dealing with incidental and distributed cost items
- Impact of Timing
- Unlevered Development Returns
Included With Course
- Post-Course Support
- Two months of Questions and Answers.
- One year of support is available for an additional fee – Request for more information.*
- Certificate & LinkedIn Proficiency Badge
- Online Learning Platform access
- Course Manual – Digital
- Course Files
- Further Learning Resources (Reading, Files, Videos)
- Hard-copy Course Manual* If purchased separately
* Included with In-Person Booking.
Course Testimonials
Course Details
Pricing – Public Course
In-Person: £600 +VAT
Virtual: £500 +VAT*
* Hard copy course manual can be bought for an additional fee.
Upcoming Dates – Public Course Dates
Number of days: One day
Course type: Financial Modelling
Course level:
Pre-requisite: None
CPD Hours: 7 Hours
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How to Book
Course Bookings:
Jacob Noble
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Course Delivery & Administration:
Emma Wilson
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