This two-day program focuses on the application of “nuts and bolts” real estate finance fundamentals to develop varied real estate asset types and/or acquire both performing and distressed assets. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how real estate value is created and recognized. The program will present critical real estate finance and development principles and practices in a simple, understandable, and interactive manner that will demystify the real estate financing and development process, regardless of participants’ prior real estate experience. The program is intended for developers, architects, engineers, contractors, lenders, brokers, investors, and any other participants in the real estate development, investment, or entitlement process, including private, public, and NGO-sector players. The basic principles discussed in this program will be applicable to both domestic and global real estate.