Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) on-demand courses are designed for finance professionals and industry practitioners who want to master the art of corporate finance and supporting skillsets. 

After registering for a CFI On Demand Course, CPA Saskatchewan will send you information on how to access the course within 2 business days.

On completion of the CFI courses, CFI will issue a certificate as supporting documentation for CPD audit purposes.

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OBJECTIVE:
In the course, participants learn step-by-step how to build a dynamic real estate financial model in Excel to evaluate the investment return of a development project. The model incorporates sensitivity analysis of development costs, sales prices, and other aspects. An overview of the real estate industry, JV structures, and cash flow waterfalls are also provided. Blank and completed financial models to download are included.

WHO WILL BENEFIT:
Development professionals, lending / banking analysts, surveyors, and anyone interested in mastering the art of building a real estate development models from scratch. Those seeking to develop intermediate to advanced financial modelling skills and become an expert in financial modeling for real estate development.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: 
Participants will learn how to:

• calculate Cap Rate and Net Operating Income (NOI),.
• build an interactive financial model to assess a project’s financial viability,
• understand how to project real estate financing (both debt and equity) flow in and out depending on stage of development,
• design and structure of an Excel-based project finance model,
• modeling cash flows for a real estate development project.
• build in “triggers” and sensitivities to understand a project’s exposure to key drivers,
• build in ownership and financial structures (debt & equity),
• calculate Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return on Sales, Return on Cost, and
• produce a one-page investment summary memo.

PREREQUISITES:
The Excel Crash Course and Building a Financial Model in Excel or equivalent learning.