Real Estate Finance & Investment

MIT 11.431J · Prof. David Geltner & Prof. Tod McGrath

An introduction to the fundamental concepts, analytical methods, and tools for commercial real estate investment and finance decisions.

10 Modules

Self-Paced

Certificate

Graduate Level

What You'll Learn

Time value of money applied to real estate cash flows
Net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR)
Cap rates, NOI, and property valuation fundamentals
Mortgage mathematics and loan underwriting
Lease analysis and income property cash flow modeling
Discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis for income properties
Real estate development feasibility analysis
Investment performance measures: IRR, equity multiple, DSCR
Commercial mortgage structures and debt underwriting
Real estate as an asset class: risk and return characteristics

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Academic Attribution

Adapted from MIT OCW 11.431J Real Estate Finance and Investment (Fall 2006). Instructors: Prof. David Geltner & Prof. Tod McGrath. MIT Urban Studies and Planning / Sloan School of Management.

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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