Certified Course in Property Valuation and Property Analysis.

This certification course in property valuation gives you in-depth theoretical knowledge and practical experience of carrying out property valuations and property analyses using different valuation methods. We also take a deep dive into how to carry out market analyses and building condition assessments, the impact of the Planning and Building Act and the significance of architecture. The course runs for 3.5 days and includes a site visit to carry out a property inspection. The course ends with an exam. After completing and passing the course you receive a certificate.

Property Valuation and Property Analysis is a course that runs for 3.5 days. A first round of three consecutive full days (in person at the course venue) and a second round of half a day (online) about three weeks after the first round. Unlike the course "Fastighetsvärdering i praktiken" (Property Valuation in Practice), more topics are covered and at a more detailed level. COURSE MODULES: 1. Valuation methods and valuation models The course gives you theoretical and practical knowledge of different valuation methods and models: - The sales comparison method: how to assess the property's qualities, choose comparable properties and assess them. - The income method: the direct capitalisation method and the cash flow method and what they involve. 2. Project work: a practical exercise in valuing a commercial property The course includes using your theoretical knowledge to value a property in practice, from inspecting the property to valuing it using the available valuation methods. The valuation should result in a written report of no more than ten pages and the result is presented orally. 3. How to carry out a market analysis in connection with a valuation Assessment of the required yield, future rents, operation and maintenance, and assessment of future vacancies. 4. Building condition assessment in connection with property valuation Which parts a building consists of, where damage is most likely to occur and how to assess the cost of such possible future damage. 5. The Planning and Building Act in connection with property valuation We go through how the Planning and Building Act is relevant in connection with property valuation. 6. The significance of architecture The significance of architectural quality in connection with property valuation. COURSE OBJECTIVES: The course has a number of specific objectives. After completing the course you should be able to: - Carry out a valuation using the sales comparison and cash flow methods - Explain how a market analysis is carried out - Explain which factors create economic value (so-called value theory) and analyse how changes in these factors affect the value of the property - Describe the difficulties and possible solutions when valuing in connection with environmental damage - Describe what the property market means by good valuation practice - Describe how uncertainty should be taken into account in a property valuation CERTIFICATION: On the last day of the course there is a web-based exam based on the lectures and the literature. If the exam is not passed, a supplementary assignment will need to be completed. During the course you will also work on a project that is presented orally. After completing and passing the exam and the project, the participant receives a certificate. Course literature The course literature is the book Fastighetsvärdering och marknadsanalys together with articles and lecture material handed out during the course.