Commercial Real Estate Fundamentals

Commercial Real Estate Fundamentals is a practical introduction to Real Estate concepts for anyone who wants to understand how commercial properties are evaluated, leased, financed, managed, and acquired. This course gives students a structured foundation in property types, valuation, leasing, finance, risk, and investment decision-making so they can analyze opportunities with greater confidence.

Build Practical Commercial Real Estate Investment Skills

• Learn how major commercial Real Estate property types differ in income potential, risk, tenant behavior, and market drivers.
• Understand leasing fundamentals, rent rolls, occupancy, tenant quality, CAM, taxes, insurance, and net operating income.
• Apply valuation, financing, underwriting, due diligence, and return analysis to real-world investment decisions.
• Create a practical investment memo that connects market research, financial analysis, risk assessment, and exit strategy.

Commercial Real Estate Fundamentals provides a clear, practical introduction to property types, valuation, leasing, finance, risk, and investment decision-making.

This course introduces the commercial Real Estate landscape from the ground up, beginning with the key players, incentives, deal flow, and asset class differences that shape the industry. Students will explore office, retail, industrial, multifamily, and other property types while learning how location, demand drivers, market areas, and economic cycles influence performance.

As the course progresses, students learn how commercial leases work, how tenant economics affect value, and how to interpret rent rolls, occupancy trends, and tenant quality. The course also explains operating statements, expense recoveries, CAM, taxes, insurance, and net operating income so students can understand the financial engine behind commercial Real Estate assets.

Commercial Real Estate Fundamentals also covers valuation methods, including cap rates, income-based valuation, comparable sales, and market-based analysis. Students will examine debt financing, lender metrics, equity structures, acquisition underwriting, due diligence, development feasibility, asset management, value creation, risk, cycles, and exit strategy.

By the end of the course, students will be able to evaluate commercial Real Estate opportunities more clearly, connect market conditions to financial outcomes, and communicate investment reasoning through a practical investment memo. They will leave with a stronger framework for analyzing deals, asking better questions, and making more informed Real Estate decisions.