Real Estate Finance and Investment

The programme’s main objective is to give a thorough understanding of the most popular financing and investing structures, as well as the latest thinking in analytical techniques, in a changing capital markets context.

CONTENT

• Property performance measurement and analysis
• Evidence of cycles in property markets
• Developing cash flow models
• Investors’ approach to different types of property vehicle
• Core vs. developing vs. emerging markets
• Sector analysis: office vs. retail vs. leisure
• Calculating EVA and residual income
• Corporate finance decisions and real estate
• Lease/buy leaseback/structured leaseback decisions
• Single asset returns in a portfolio context
• Tactical and strategic asset allocation
• Impact of gearing and debt finance

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.