Real Estate Development: Building Value in Your Community

Real Estate Development: Building Value in Your Community

Instructor: Chase Cantrell

What you'll learn

Describe the roles and responsibilities of a development team and the steps required to push a project forward
Analyze the financial returns and investment potential of a development project using a financial modeling template
Explore the relationship between real estate and community development, focusing on socially responsible practices and equitable approaches
Assess market data, site conditions, and other metrics to ensure that due diligence is met

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There are 5 modules in this course

“Real Estate Development: Building Value in Your Community” provides an introductory understanding of real estate and community development. You will learn the fundamentals of real estate development, including development stages, team building, project feasibility, social impact, and financial modeling.

Through immersive, augmented reality experiences, you will be able to identify and analyze neighborhood-scale real estate development projects to determine feasibility and understand the implementation process. The course's unique focus on the community's history, demography, and culture will equip you with the knowledge to develop projects that center the community you’re building them in. By the end of the course, you will have gained the skills and knowledge to begin working with your community to invest in your area and create a positive impact for years to come.

Welcome to the course! In this module, we will explore the concept of "real estate development." We'll outline the roles and responsibilities of real estate developers and discuss the steps involved in each phase of a development project. Additionally, we'll consider how important it is to manage time effectively throughout a project.

What's included

7 videos6 readings4 assignments3 discussion prompts

7 videosTotal 31 minutes

What to Expect2 minutesPreview module
Program History3 minutes
Real Estate: Defining Concepts5 minutes
Real Estate: The Development Team6 minutes
Defining Development Stages5 minutes
Flow of Development Phases4 minutes
The Price of Time4 minutes

6 readingsTotal 60 minutes

Course Syllabus10 minutes
Impact of the Building Community Value In-Person Course10 minutes
Pre-Course Survey10 minutes
Defining "Real Estate Development"10 minutes
Real Estate Development: Eight-Stage Model10 minutes
Summary of Module 110 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes

Module 1 Quiz30 minutes
Check for Understanding: Defining Concepts5 minutes
Check for Understanding: The Development Team10 minutes
Check for Understanding: Real Estate Key Concepts5 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 40 minutes

Sharing Your "Why"10 minutes
Reacting to "Defining Real Estate Development"15 minutes
Reacting to the Eight-Stage Model15 minutes

In this module, we will discuss strategies developers employ to evaluate which projects to pursue. We'll consider what kinds of goals motivate various developers, and discuss the implications of those motivations on project choices. We’ll close with an exploration of different types of risk, showcasing how to bring together all of the concepts discussed in this module in an authentic scenario where we walk through a project evaluation exercise.

What's included

7 videos4 readings5 assignments3 discussion prompts

7 videosTotal 46 minutes

Understanding the Needs of Your Target Market4 minutesPreview module
Real Estate Development and Community7 minutes
Project Goals & Impact6 minutes
Community Benefits of Real Estate5 minutes
Identifying and Understanding Risk9 minutes
Neighborhood-Scale Evaluation6 minutes
Property-Scale Evaluation6 minutes

4 readingsTotal 60 minutes

The Power of Ten15 minutes
Equitable Development Scorecards15 minutes
The Public Interests20 minutes
Summary of Module 210 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 70 minutes

Module 2 Quiz30 minutes
Check for Understanding: Paths of Growth & Power of Ten10 minutes
Check for Understanding: Community Development & Project Goals10 minutes
Check for Understanding: Community Benefits of Real Estate10 minutes
Check for Understanding: Risk Management10 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 45 minutes

Implementing the Power of Ten15 minutes
Grappling with Public Interests15 minutes
Risk Evaluation15 minutes

In this module, we will explore the importance of conducting due diligence to identify potential risks, liabilities, and obligations before purchasing a property or pursuing a project. We will also discuss strategies to mitigate risk, including analyzing comparative sales, researching market rent data, and developing detailed construction budgets. We’ll conclude by examining how to build a project’s capital stack to ensure that there are enough capital sources to cover all of a project’s intended uses.

What's included

5 videos4 readings4 assignments2 discussion prompts

5 videosTotal 45 minutes

Due Diligence: Site Conditions9 minutesPreview module
Due Diligence: Market Research2 minutes
Comparative Sales and Rental Data13 minutes
Design and Construction Budget10 minutes
Building the Capital Stack9 minutes

4 readingsTotal 55 minutes

Risk Control Through Due Diligence15 minutes
Activity: Examine an Appraisal20 minutes
Activity: Examine a Construction Budget10 minutes
Summary of Module 310 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Module 3 Quiz30 minutes
Check for Understanding: Due Diligence10 minutes
Check for Understanding: Interpret an Appraisal10 minutes
Check for Understanding: Construction Budget10 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 30 minutes

What Should Have Been Done?15 minutes
Importance of Itemized Budgets15 minutes

In this module, we will delve into the financial benefits of real estate and begin to understand how to analyze a project’s financial performance. We will discuss how to approach a lender and how they evaluate real estate projects. We’ll also discuss the difference between using debt in your real estate project versus exclusively using equity, and the impacts of both on a project’s financial returns. We will close by explaining return metrics and the variables needed to calculate such metrics.

What's included

6 videos4 readings2 assignments3 discussion prompts

6 videosTotal 61 minutes

Financial Benefits of Real Estate15 minutesPreview module
Calculating the Net Operating Income8 minutes
Before You Talk to a Lender7 minutes
Using Leverage in Your Deal (Part 1)6 minutes
Using Leverage in Your Deal (Part 2)14 minutes
Understanding Financial Returns9 minutes

4 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Maximize Cash Flows and Grow Your Equity15 minutes
A Closer Look at NOI10 minutes
Capital Stack, Leverage, and the Affordable Housing Shortage15 minutes
Summary of Module 410 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 45 minutes

Module 4 Quiz30 minutes
Check for Understanding: NOI15 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 45 minutes

Considering Cost Saving Implications15 minutes
Reacting to Capital Stack, Leverage, & Affordable Housing Reading15 minutes
Determining Your Ideal Return15 minutes

In this final module, we will explain how to interact with and evaluate a real estate financial modeling tool known as the “pro forma”. We will demonstrate how to input assumptions, market data, and other property information and then evaluate a project’s feasibility and financial performance. By walking through a case study, we will explore the various tabs in the pro forma and how such information functions together. We will close by performing a sensitivity analysis using the pro forma to examine the best, most likely, and worst-case scenarios for the real estate project modeled in the case study.