Construction Finance Fundamentals
1h 14mBeginner2025-01-21
Authors
Corporate Finance Institute (CFI)
Course details
This course provides a preliminary understanding of the real estate development process and delves deeper into the construction phase. It provides knowledge on various phases in real estate construction, key market players, construction due diligence checklists, types of construction contracts, different construction forms, and how each form is aligned with particular asset types. Check out this course to gain a strong fundamental knowledge of real estate construction finance.
Learning objectives
Describe the different phases of the real estate development process and identify key players.
Understand how due diligence reports are used and recognize different forms of construction contracts.
Understand the different types of building construction forms.
Learning objectives
Describe the different phases of the real estate development process and identify key players.
Understand how due diligence reports are used and recognize different forms of construction contracts.
Understand the different types of building construction forms.
Skills covered
Accounting SkillsFinance and AccountingOne-Off
Concepts
Construction Finance Fundamentals
- 01 - Introduction
- 02 - Key construction finance terms and definitions
1. Process to Construction Commencement
- 03 - Step-by-step process leading to construction commencement
- 04 - Real estate project timeline - From planning to completion
- 05 - Financing real estate construction
- 06 - Understanding loan-to-cost ratios in construction financing
- 07 - Real estate market assessment and deal sourcing techniques
- 08 - Pre-development phase A
- 09 - Pre-development phase A - Site analysis
- 10 - Pre-development phase A - Go, no-go
- 11 - Pre-development phase B
- 12 - Pre-development - Risks
- 13 - Key players in the pre-development stage
- 14 - Midway course check-in
2. Construction Process
- 15 - Overview of the construction process
- 16 - Construction contract
- 17 - Common forms of construction contracts explained
- 18 - Comparing construction contract types
- 19 - Role of the construction manager in project execution
- 20 - Contractor vs. sub-contractor
- 21 - Types of construction
- 22 - Construction methods
- 23 - Understanding and mitigating risks during construction
3. Post-Construction
- 24 - Post-construction phase - Final steps and handover process
- 25 - Property manager vs. asset manager
- 26 - Post-construction - Managing issues after project completion
Conclusion
- 27 - Construction finance course summary