Real Estate Fundamentals

Name: Real Estate Fundamentals
Rating: 4.81 (48 reviews)

Explore the core concepts of commercial real estate lending.

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Overview

Real Estate Fundamentals Course Overview

This Real Estate Fundamentals course examines the core concepts of real estate lending. We will look at the different commercial real estate loan types, and the factors real estate lenders must consider when lending for different properties. This Real Estate Fundamentals course will also explore the timeline and process of real estate transactions and give you a practical demonstration of real estate credit analysis.

Real Estate Fundamentals Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

Identify differences and similarities between commercial real estate loan types
Interpret key underwriting parameters for commercial real estate lending
Compare equity lending and cash flow lending
Calculate lending ratios and appropriate loan amounts
Explain the timeline and end-to-end process of a commercial real estate transaction

Who should take this course?

This Real Estate Fundamentals course is perfect for any aspiring credit analyst who would like to make a career in the real estate lending sector. This course explores concepts useful for beginner and intermediate-level banking and real estate professionals or business and finance students seeking to understand commercial real estate financing better. The exercises and tools explored in this course will also be helpful for any financial analyst that wishes to work in credit analysis, business banking, commercial banking and lending, and other areas of credit evaluation as well as relationship management and risk management.

What you'll learn

Lesson

Multimedia

Exams

Files

This Course is Part of the Following Programs

Why stop here? Expand your skills and show your expertise with the professional certifications, specializations, and CPE credits you’re already on your way to earning.

Commercial Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA®) Certification

Skills Learned Financial Analysis, Credit Structuring, Risk Management
Career Prep Commercial Banking, Credit Analyst, Private Lending

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Commercial Real Estate Finance Specialization

Skills Learned Real Estate Lending, Real Estate Financial Modeling, Construction Finance, Environmental Analysis and Due Diligence, Lease and Rent Roll Analysis
Career Prep Credit Analysts, Risk Manager & Credit Adjudicator, Private Real Estate Lenders, Real Estate Investors and Advisors, Commercial Mortgage Brokers, Commercial Relationship Managers

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What Our Members Say

Highly recommend.

Francine Fabiola PETATO TEWO

From freshman to Senior in a matter of months!

This type of courses enhances my skills required to be an M&A specialist and build my personal empire made exclusively through transactions and acquisitions.

Christian Torres

The program fully performs what it promises

Great Program that gives deep insight/refreshment. One of the Best Investments you can make for your career.

Muhammad Sajjawal Ali Khan

Topic Relevancy

The topic of relevancy is deemed good where it is understood and logical to apply.

Wong Keat Soon

olajide

the course is very comprehensive and informative. thank you

Sodiq Olajide Olalekan

A very informative refresher.

I totally enjoyed this course and can confidently recommend it as a excellent introduction or revision on real estate financing. Thank you!

Christian Beugre

Real estate

And I learned from this course many information about real state

Ahmed Amin

Great Engaging course.

Nigel Minezes

Best Real Estate Course - 5 stars

The course was very fundamental and covered all the main everyday areas in real estate transactions and investments that are vital to brokers, consultants and investors.

Lee Anselmo Blackman

Great course

Hoping to enter into real estate in the near future. Taking this course is an eye opener

NATHANIEL NARTEY TETTEH

Real Estate Fundamentals

Very good content, exercises and very good presentation.

venugopal rajamanuri

Very nice and short course. Excellent presentation with great examples. I highly recommend it.

CHILESHE KELVIN

Very explanatory course material and great lecturers

It was my first time studying the subject of real estate in such detail. The course material is presented in a very understandable way and I really enjoyed it. I will surely revert to it in the later stages of my business studies, no matter where. It is great that CFI allows two years of access to its course. Now I am eager to start a new real-estate related course within this CBCA Program.

Andrii Vasylchenko

Amazing Course

the scientific material is wonderful

Zaher Atef

A Must Basic Knowledge for Real Estate Professionals

The course provides fundamental knowledge to dealing with real estate transactions. It prepares you with knowledge to proceed with more deeper issues in real estate transactions.

Iswin Hudiarto

Real Estate Fundamentals

Having previously underwritten multiple properties for clients, I took this course to better understand the process behind debt financing risk metrics. This course was excellent for this reason and I am glad I was able to improve my understanding of loan-to-value calculations.

Nicholas Quillan

strongly express the content

need little bit development.

Abbass El HAJJ

Excellent!

An excellent introduction to the commercial real estate industry.

KEITH SPENCER

Exceptionally well presented!

I have taken graduate-level courses that were not as well presented as this course. Clear, succinct, and effective. Highly recommended.

Carlos Jose Villanueva, Jr.

A great introduction to learn more about Property Investment

Clear understanding of Real Estate financing, loan ratio, and modeling

John Wisnu Alwi

Real estate fundamentals

Differences and similarities between commercial real estate loan types, compound equity and cash flow lending and analyzed borrowing scenario and processes involved in commercial real estate

fotaw chambeng vivian

Real Estate Fundamentals

CFI's Real Estate Fundamentals course is very valuable. The course structure makes it easy to follow, and the instructor is clear and concise in the explanation of course concepts. The interactive exercises serve as very helpful knowledge checks to track your learning, and the downloadable documents help provide real-world examples of course applications. This was the first elective course in the Commercial Real Estate Finance Specialization which I purchased in the CFI bundle as a Christmas gift to myself. The bundles includes about 7 specializations which I secured with a 20 percent off holiday promotion for $400. Can't beat that! Check out CFI for yourself. If the reviews aren't convincing, take the free CFI Excel Crash Course. Best investment I've made this year.

Brittian Foster

Real Estate Fundamentals

Very comprehensive course

Joel Johny

interesting as course

Good for finance professionnel to refresh their knowledge about real estate finance fundamentals

Patrice Arnaud SOCPA

Easy to use online format

Love how easy to use the software.

Joshua Smith

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Real Estate Fundamentals

Real Estate Fundamentals Course Overview

Real Estate Fundamentals Learning Objectives

Who should take this course?

Real Estate Fundamentals

What you'll learn

Introduction

Commercial Real Estate

Commercial Real Estate Structure

Commercial Real Estate Analysis

Commercial Real Estate Process

Conclusion

Qualified Assessments

This Course is Part of the Following Programs

Commercial Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA®) Certification

Commercial Real Estate Finance Specialization

What Our Members Say

Francine Fabiola PETATO TEWO

Christian Torres

Muhammad Sajjawal Ali Khan

Wong Keat Soon

Sodiq Olajide Olalekan

Christian Beugre

Ahmed Amin

Nigel Minezes

Lee Anselmo Blackman

NATHANIEL NARTEY TETTEH

venugopal rajamanuri

CHILESHE KELVIN

Andrii Vasylchenko

Zaher Atef

Iswin Hudiarto

Nicholas Quillan

Abbass El HAJJ

KEITH SPENCER

Carlos Jose Villanueva, Jr.

John Wisnu Alwi

fotaw chambeng vivian

Brittian Foster

Joel Johny

Patrice Arnaud SOCPA

Joshua Smith

Frequently Asked Questions