Commercial Real Estate
Whether you are looking to transition to a career in real estate or take your existing career to the next level, these foundational courses will equip you with the skills and knowledge you need. Each course can be taken independently or combined to earn a certificate of completion.
In taking these courses, you will gain:
- An invaluable set of skills to fast-track your professional advancement in real estate
- A forward-looking perspective to equip you for the emerging challenges facing real estate professionals
- Graduate-level education with resources and information to help you be successful
- Live interaction with faculty and your peers to grow your local network
- CEU credits for those in the state of Colorado
Through interactive coursework and rigorous discussion with your peers, you will build your network of emerging business professionals and established real estate leaders.
Contact LeedsExecEd@colorado.edu for any questions you may have.
DATES
- Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate | July 23 - August 27
- Intro to Real Estate Investing | September 3 - October 8
- Intro to Real Estate Law | October 15 - November 19
- Online
DURATION
6 weeks per course
- Wednesday evenings online from 6:30 - 8 p.m. MST
PROGRAM FEE
US$750 per course
US $1,900 bundled price for all 3 courses
- Contact ExecEdLeeds@colorado.edu for details on discounts and bulk registrations
Courses
Each course is delivered online and your classes will run for 1.5 hours in the evening. Each course can be taken separately or, you can take them together to earn an executive certificate in Commercial Real Estate. Our programs offer live instruction with prestigious University of Colorado Boulder faculty, presenting an unmatched opportunity for you to build your peer network.
Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate
Course details and instructor
Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
July 23, 2025 - August 27, 2025
The Commercial Real Estate Industry touches on every aspect in business. Every corporation and company, no matter how large or small, needs expertise in real estate to grow, whether it is through acquiring additional land, building or space. Commercial real estate also connects with every aspect of our daily lives: where we shop, where we work, and where we live, and encompasses all aspects of development, sales, leasing, management, investment in or improvement of property, investment property, agriculture, hospitality, business, industry, and myriad of other types of property.
Participants in the course will study ground-up development, fundamental real estate finance, the ins-and-outs of the real estate contract, deeds and how to differentiate covenants within those deeds, and valuation of real property using traditional methods of appraisal.
Intro to Real Estate Investing
Course details and instructor
Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
September 3, 2025 - October 8, 2025
This course will help create success for you in residential and commercial real estate while providing you the tools and knowledge that will help future personal real estate and mortgage market decisions. In the course, you will learn how to describe, analyze and compare mortgage loans and leases, conduct income property investment analysis in transactions, and understand operations and valuations of private equity funds and real estate investment trusts (REITs) and how real estate is securitized to everyday investors. Topics include calculating mortgage payments, real estate valuation, investment analysis, leverage and risk analysis, secondary mortgage markets and REITs, and institutional real estate investment.
Intro to Real Estate Law
Course details and instructor
Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
October 15, 2025 - November 19, 2025
The six-week course covers a range of topics in law as it relates to commercial real estate. In the course, you will gain a general understanding of legal concepts in real estate, a clearer picture of rights for both tenants and landlords, contract analysis and key court cases and the impact it has on commercial real estate development. The following subjects will be covered in depth: Basics of the U.S. Legal System; Record Searches and Deeds, Land Interests, Mortgages and Foreclosures, Contract Law, Title and Closings, and Leases.
