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LSE: Real Estate Economics and Finance Online Certificate Course

Make more informed real estate investment decisions with an in-depth understanding of markets, economics, and finance.

Make more informed real estate investment decisions with an in-depth understanding of markets, economics, and finance.

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8 weeks
7–10 hours per week
Starts Mar 27, 2024
Enroll by Apr 2, 2024
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule
8 weeks
7–10 hours per week
Starts Mar 27, 2024
Enroll by Apr 2, 2024
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule

About this Course

The Real Estate Economics and Finance online certificate course prepares you to critically evaluate property investment options and make informed decisions based on sound economic and financial theories and research. Through these lenses, you’ll explore the functioning of urban real estate markets with guidance from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) faculty and industry experts. You’ll also learn how to use different techniques to value property and how those valuations and portfolio considerations are used to make informed real estate investment decisions.

Over eight weeks, you’ll explore sustainable real estate practices and their value, as well as how best to fund the purchase of a property. At the end of the course, you will have completed a capstone project, demonstrating your ability to apply the theoretical frameworks you develop during the course to inform your assessment of property development and real estate opportunities.

This course is aimed at those interested in estate and property management, property investment, and property development. It has wide, international application and will be valuable to professionals from a range of backgrounds who wish to better understand the real estate market.

There are no formal prerequisites for this course, and no prior knowledge of real estate is required. However, good numeracy skills will be needed, as well as basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel. A financial calculator is not needed.

Course curriculum

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Learn to assess a property based on its income-generating potential as you work through the weekly modules of this online certificate course.

Orientation module: Welcome to your Online Campus

Module 1: The economies of cities

Module 2: Understanding the supply and demand for real estate markets

Module 3: Real estate cycles

Module 4: Pricing characteristics of properties

Module 5: Fundamentals of finance and property valuation

Module 6: Mortgages

Module 7: Real estate investments

Module 8: Sustainable real estate

About the certificate

Acquire the skills to make practical decisions in real estate investment and earn an official certificate of competence from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.

Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you digitally upon successful completion of the program, as per the stipulated requirements.

Some facts about the subject

“Great content, very well structured.”

“[The] online learning experience, materials, and support were great”

– Ana Olivares, Director, The Instant Group

“An enormous advantage”

“I revised and learned new topics regarding real estate, and believe the content will help me to perform better in my work.”

– Andre Francisco Gomes Ribeiro, Portfolio Manager/Civil Engineer

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