CPD 101: Business Enterprise Valuation
Business Enterprise Valuation (101): Real estate and business value are often intertwined. After completing this course, professionals can confidently work alongside business valuators and understand how to read and analyze business valuations.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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CPD 102: Valuation of Property Impairments and Contamination
Develop the skills needed to analyze property value impacts from a variety of impaired conditions.
3 lessons | 10 AIC credits | Self-study: $130 |  |
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CPD 104: Hotel Valuation
Explore the advanced skillset required to value these unique properties towards offering a specialized service to clients.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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CPD 105: Highest and Best Use Analysis
Learn more about this crucial preliminary step in appraisal, required in all valuation scenarios for all property types. A refresher for professional appraisers.
1 lesson | 4 AIC credits | Self-study: $60 |  |
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CPD 106: Multi-Family Property Valuation
A detailed overview of design, construction, inspection, and appraisal considerations for condominiums and multi-family investment properties.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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CPD 107: Office Property Valuation
Explore the value-influencing elements for multi-tenanted office properties.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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CPD 108: Seniors Housing
Gain a competitive edge in this emerging specialization by understanding the context and the challenges in the provision of market-based seniors housing.
1 lesson | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $60 | 
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CPD 109: Lease Analysis
A detailed exploration of residential and commercial leases, beginning with the basics and building to advanced leasing strategy.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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CPD 110: Creative Critical Thinking: Advancing Appraisal to Strategic Advising
Expand your business to include real estate consulting or advisory services. Hone your research and analysis skills to help your clients make informed real estate decisions.
3 lessons | 10 AIC credits | Self-study: $130 |  |
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CPD 111: Decision Analysis: Making Better Real Property Decisions
Learn how structured decision analysis tools can help clients make better-informed real estate decisions.
3 lessons | 10 AIC credits | Self-study: $130 |  |
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CPD 113: Request for Proposals (RFPs) - Winning Strategies
Learn how to prepare responses to RFPs, to increase your chances for success.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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CPD 114: Valuation for Financial Reporting - Real Property Appraisal and IFRS
Learn how changes in accounting standards have opened up opportunities in real estate valuation.
1 lesson | 4 AIC credits | Self-study: $60 |  |
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CPD 115: Appraisal Review
Learn how to review reports for appropriateness and reasonableness, testing if the report achieved the client’s purpose.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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CPD 116: Land Valuation
Explore fundamental skills for valuing various types of land. Methods range from simple to highly complex and are applicable to many different real estate specializations, from investment to recreational and beyond.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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CPD 117: Exposure & Marketing Time: Valuation Impacts
Explores the obligations of appraisers related to time estimates, including how to justify and support opinions of exposure time and marketing time.
1 lesson | 4 AIC credits | Self-study: $60 | |
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CPD 118: Machinery and Equipment Valuation
Learn more about this specialized field, in how to analyze and appraise non-realty assets.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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CPD 121: Submerged Land Valuation
Learn how waterfront land use can extend into the water itself, making the submerged water lot a valuable commercial property asset.
3 lessons | 10 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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CPD 122: Expropriation Valuation
Learn the legal basis and valuation techniques involved in this specialty field of appraisal practice.
1 lesson | 4 AIC credits | Self-study: $60 |  |
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CPD 123: Adjustment Support in the Direct Comparison Approach
Learn how to reach defensible, credible value conclusions through applying both qualitative and quantitative analysis; applies to residential and commercial specialists alike.
1 lesson | 4 AIC credits | Self-study: $60 |  |
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CPD 125: Green Value – Valuing Sustainable Commercial Buildings
Discover how energy efficiency and sustainability impact the value of commercial properties, from interpreting the meaning of rating systems to evaluating the return on investment of sustainability projects.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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CPD 127: More Than Just Assessment Appeals - The Business of Property Tax Consulting
Learn the fundamentals of property taxes and how they are determined, and develop the tools to help guide clients through property tax assessment appeals.
3 lessons | 10 AIC credits | Self-study: $130 |  |
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CPD 128: Retail Property Valuation
Explore retail property design and construction, as well as valuation and analysis techniques that can be used to determine defendable and credible values for various types of retail properties.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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CPD 129: Industrial Property Valuation
Gain an understanding of industrial property design and construction, as well as the valuation and analysis of various types of industrial properties.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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CPD 135: Buy Smart: Commercial Property Acquisition
Analyzing investment properties is both an art and a science; this course provides the tools needed to identify value-driven investment opportunities in commercial real estate, tailored around a client’s investing goals.
1 lesson | 4 AIC credits | Self-study: $60 |  |
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CPD 144: Geographic Information Systems and Real Estate
Discover how digital mapping can broaden your real estate service offerings. This course illustrates how geographic data can help analyze and value properties.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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CPD 150: Real Property Law Basics
A refresher for real estate professionals on the essential legal underpinnings of Canadian real property law.
4 lessons | 10 AIC credits | Self-study: $130 | |
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CPD 151: Real Estate Finance Basics
A refresher for real estate professionals on the financial aspects of purchasing and selling a property, including examples of the use of advanced mortgage applications in sales scenarios.
3 lessons | 10 AIC credits | Self-study: $130 | |
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CPD 152: Financial Analysis with Excel
Real estate professionals working with commercial and investment properties will benefit from learning how to use Excel to structure and solve cash flow problems. Learn how to build custom models that can be tailored to clients’ unique needs.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 | |
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CPD 153: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
Build using the tools introduced in this course. Learn how to develop a business plan for a successful and sustainable real estate business.
1 lesson | 4 AIC credits | Self-study: $60 |  |
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CPD 154: Business Strategy: Managing a Profitable Real Estate Business
Client-focused decision making is critical to the success of your business. Learn how to develop and communicate your competitive advantage to build both short- and long-term successful client relationships.
1 lessons | 4 AIC credits | Self-study: $60 |  |
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CPD 155: Succession Planning for Real Estate Professionals
Learn how to develop long term plans for your business – whether nearing retirement or just getting started, all real estate professionals will benefit from preparing for the future and having a sound exit plan in place.
1 lessons | 4 AIC credits | Self-study: $60 |  |
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CPD 156: Organizing and Financing a Real Estate Business
Gain confidence in making complex decisions for establishing and building a successful real estate business.
1 lesson | 4 AIC credits | Self-study: $60 | |
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CPD 157: Accounting and Taxation Considerations for a Real Estate Business
Lessen the “intimidation factor” of the accounting aspects of your business by learning about the tools needed to manage bookkeeping and understand taxation responsibilities.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 | |
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CPD 158: Marketing and Technology Considerations for a Real Estate Business
Explore how to grow your business through building a professional brand, innovative marketing approaches, and applying technology to work faster and smarter.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 | |
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CPD 159: Human Resources Management Considerations in Real Estate
Finding – and retaining – star employees and contractors is not an easy feat. This course discusses key elements to manage the employer-employee relationship. Professionals who employ an assistant, analyst, or other employees will benefit from this course.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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CPD 160: Law and Ethical Considerations in Real Estate Business
Help ensure your business abides by legal requirements with this refresher of Canadian business law. The course also reviews the importance of professional ethics for all real estate professionals.
2 lessons | 7 AIC credits | Self-study: $95 |  |
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Additional Course Topics: the Real Estate Division welcomes your suggestions for future professional development courses. Please email us at info@realestate.sauder.ubc.ca with topics of interest.
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