Saint Louis University's real estate finance post-baccalaureate certificate is designed for professionals looking for career advancement and those who plan to get real estate occupations. The certificate will allow students to gain an understanding of three aspects of real estate decisions:
- Real estate decision-making environment. Real estate decisions are made in a complex web of interactions. These interactions involve laws and contracts, decisions of different levels of government, and the urban matrix. Students will be able to identify how these interactions affect property values and real estate decisions.
- Analysis of real estate decisions. Students will be able to evaluate real estate decisions from property acquisitions, development, renovation and disposition to corporate real estate.
- Financing of real estate transactions. The topics on financing include traditional financing sources (equity and mortgage), securitization as well as syndication and crowdfunding of real estate transactions.
The certificate emphasizes practical applications through projects based on actual data. These projects will involve the analysis of pending real estate projects, property acquisitions, property developments and financing decisions. The main driver of analyses is the impact of real estate decisions on property values.