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Real Estate Development

Understanding How Real Estate Opportunities Are Evaluated, Planned and Delivered

Urban Construction Scene

Course Overview and Delivery Format

  • ​Course Code - CRE 101
  • Applicable For - Professionals working in or alongside the real estate, construction and design industry
  • Competency Level - Foundational
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INTRODUCTION
Learn to understand how real estate opportunities are identified, evaluated, planned, financed, developed, and brought to market.
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This course provides a practical foundation in real estate development and the development process. Through real-world examples, project scenarios, feasibility exercises, and industry practices, participants will develop a stronger understanding of how market opportunity, land, planning, design, finance, construction, and commercial decisions come together to shape a successful development project.

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

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  • Understand the real estate development process and the role of the developer

  • Understand major real estate asset classes and development strategies

  • Identify the key participants, relationships, and responsibilities within a development project

  • Understand how development opportunities and sites are identified and evaluated

  • Explore market analysis, due diligence, planning, approvals, and development feasibility

  • Understand the fundamentals of development costs, revenues, financing, and financial performance

  • Understand how design, procurement, construction, marketing, and commercialization are coordinated during development

  • Gain awareness of risk, sustainability, technology, and emerging trends shaping real estate development

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COURSE FORMAT

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  • Duration: 15 instructional hours

  • Sessions: 5 sessions × 3 hours

  • Delivery: Live, Online, Instructor-led | 6:30 PM - 9:30PM EST

  • Instructor: Industry professional with real estate development and project delivery experience

  • Includes: Project examples, case discussions, feasibility exercises, practical activities, and course materials

  • Completion: ABCD Campus Certificate of Completion

Curriculum Details and Participant Information

​COURSE OUTLINE
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  • ​Module 1:  Real Estate Development Foundations - Understand what real estate development is, the role of the developer, major asset classes, key industry participants, and how value is created through the development process.
  • Module 2: Development Lifecycle & Opportunity Identification - Explore how development opportunities are identified and how projects progress from initial concept and site identification through acquisition, planning, design, construction, commercialization, occupancy, and eventual disposition or long-term operation.
  • Module 3: Due Diligence, Feasibility & Development Planning - Understand site and market analysis, planning and zoning considerations, development approvals, physical and environmental due diligence, development costs, revenue assumptions, financial feasibility, risk assessment, and the decisions that determine whether a project should proceed.
  • Module 4: Development Execution & Project Delivery - Explore how a development moves from an approved business case into execution, including design management, consultant coordination, procurement, financing, construction, cost and schedule oversight, marketing, leasing or sales, and management of development risk.
  • Module 5: Completion, Asset Strategy & Emerging Industry Practice - Understand project completion, occupancy, stabilization, asset operations, disposition and lessons learned, while exploring emerging trends affecting real estate development, including sustainability, technology, changing market conditions, housing needs, alternative development models, and evolving investment strategies.
  • Assessment & Certification - Participants who attend at least 3 of the 5 classes will receive an ABCD Campus Certificate of Completion. The certificate recognizes completion of industry training and does not constitute a professional licence or authorization to practise.

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

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  • Construction and design professionals seeking a broader understanding of construction management

  • Project coordinators, assistant project managers, site personnel, and construction administrators

  • Architects, engineers, technologists, estimators, and other AEC professionals seeking greater project delivery knowledge

  • Real estate and development professionals seeking to better understand the construction process

  • Newcomers to the Canadian construction industry seeking familiarity with Canadian construction management practices

  • Real estate, construction and design professionals seeking a broader understanding of the development process

  • Project coordinators, project managers, development coordinators, and other professionals supporting development projects

  • Architects, engineers, planners, construction professionals, and other AEC professionals seeking greater development knowledge

  • Real estate professionals and aspiring developers seeking to understand how projects move from opportunity to delivery

  • Newcomers to the Canadian real estate and construction industry seeking familiarity with development practices

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REGISTRATION & TUITION

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