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Graduate prepared for a career in real estate.
Every new member completes our training program. Speakers, mentorship and events run throughout the year.
Training program
A ten-week course in real estate finance.
Each semester, new members complete a training program that covers the fundamentals of the asset class and the basics of financial modeling. The curriculum spans many of the topics found in introductory real estate finance courses. Materials are written by students and available only to members.
- Length
- Ten weeks
- Who takes it
- Every new member
- Materials
- Student-built, members only
- Capstone
- Five-year development proforma
Curriculum
Selected topics.
- Time value of money
- NOI and cap rates
- Internal rate of return
- Mortgage calculations
- Five-year discounted cash flow proforma
- Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Net asset value
- Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
- Distressed investing
- Careers in real estate
The capstone
Over the program, each member selects a real estate development project, builds a full five-year proforma for the property and presents a recommendation to the club.
Throughout the year
Speaker series
Professionals in development, finance and brokerage visit throughout the year to explain how their corner of the industry works, present case studies and share work from their firms.
Case studies
Members work through real estate case studies with partner firms such as Wells Fargo Commercial Real Estate.
Case competitions
Teams of members compete in real estate case competitions, underwriting a deal and presenting a recommendation.
Alumni mentorship
Through the UVA real estate group on Virginia Alumni Mentoring, members connect directly with alumni across the industry.
Community on Grounds
Members build relationships with fellow students, McIntire faculty and the White Ruffin Byron Center for Real Estate.
