Professional Certificate in Institutional Real Estate
certificate PROGRAM
Professional Certificate in Institutional Real Estate
The NCREIF Certificate Program offers a unique and exciting opportunity for professionals pursuing a career in institutional real estate investment.
NCREIF member firms include leading investment management firms with well over $500 billion of capital invested in apartments, office, retail, industrial and other property types of Class A commercial properties. This certificate program has been designed specifically to cover the concepts and techniques needed to be successful in a career in institutional real estate investment, including investments managed either directly or by investment management firms, on behalf of pension funds, endowments, foundations, and high-net worth individuals.
The curriculum combines the research and expertise of university professors and instructors with the practical knowledge and experience of industry leaders from among NCREIF’s member organizations. Our line-up of faculty are globally-renowned thought leaders, practitioners, and sought-after consultants in these topics and are great instructors. The program blends the vast experience of NCREIF with the technical prowess of faculty from universities whose academic careers have also involved working with institutional real estate investors.
Students will be exposed to case studies, hands on analysis of investments, and the use of NCREIF’s, and other databases, to evaluate markets and funds, and construct indices. Students will also find this to be an excellent networking opportunity with their industry peers.
Courses are offered at various universities, virtually, and also periodically taught in conjunction with NCREIF’s conferences.
NCREIF member firms include leading investment management firms with well over $500 billion of capital invested in apartments, office, retail, industrial and other property types of Class A commercial properties. This certificate program has been designed specifically to cover the concepts and techniques needed to be successful in a career in institutional real estate investment, including investments managed either directly or by investment management firms, on behalf of pension funds, endowments, foundations, and high-net worth individuals.
The curriculum combines the research and expertise of university professors and instructors with the practical knowledge and experience of industry leaders from among NCREIF’s member organizations. Our line-up of faculty are globally-renowned thought leaders, practitioners, and sought-after consultants in these topics and are great instructors. The program blends the vast experience of NCREIF with the technical prowess of faculty from universities whose academic careers have also involved working with institutional real estate investors.
Students will be exposed to case studies, hands on analysis of investments, and the use of NCREIF’s, and other databases, to evaluate markets and funds, and construct indices. Students will also find this to be an excellent networking opportunity with their industry peers.
Courses are offered at various universities, virtually, and also periodically taught in conjunction with NCREIF’s conferences.
certificate REQUIREMENTS
Certificate Requirements
Anyone may take NCREIF Academy courses. If you wish to pursue the Professional Certificate in Institutional Real Estate, below are the course requirements. Students will have 5 years to complete required courses for the Certificate.
- REQUIRED COURSES
- Essentials of Institutional Real Estate
- Asset and Debt Valuation
- Institutional Portfolio Construction & Strategy
- Investment Analysis & Due Diligence
- Performance Reporting & Manager Evaluation
CALCULATION-INTENSIVE COURSES - Must take one:Attribution and Risk Analysis OR Performance Measurement and Benchmarking
STRUCTURING COURSES - Must take one:Real Estate Fund Formation ORInvestment Vehicles: Key Terms and Fee Structures
ELECTIVE COURSES - Must take one:
- Digging into Reporting Standards
- Market and Sector Analysis (fka Space Markets Analysis)
- Sustainability: Risk Management, Regulations and Outcomes
ACADEMy FEES
Course Fees
Note: All courses are One-Day with the exception of the Essentials of Institutional Real Estate, which is a Two-Day course.
One Day Course FeesInvestor Members $425Non-Investor Members $675Non-NCREIF Members $800
Two-Day Course FeesInvestor Members $850Non-Investor Members $1,350Non-NCREIF Members $1,600 Virtual Course Fees Investor Members $375Non-Investor Members $570Non-NCREIF Members $630
Two-Day Course FeesInvestor Members $850Non-Investor Members $1,350Non-NCREIF Members $1,600 Virtual Course Fees Investor Members $375Non-Investor Members $570Non-NCREIF Members $630