Certificate in Commercial Valuation Methodology (2025)

Identify and gather all relevant information to conduct a commercial property valuation

Recognise the complexities of the commercial property markets

Produce complex analysis of comparable rental valuation

Familiarize with key valuation methods theories and techniques

Select and implement the appropriate methodology for a given property scenario

Write valuations reports that are compliant with professional, technical and performance standards

Commercial real estate valuation can be opaque and difficult to decipher and yet is a crucial element of today’s investment and development. Valuations are vital to a healthy property/asset market and a stable economy, forming the basis of performance analysis, financing decisions, transactional or development advice, dispute resolution, taxation and various statutory applications. Professionals who have the skillset to value commercial properties will always be in demand.

The Certificate in Commercial Valuation Methodology will advance your skills in the core valuation methods used for commercial real estate, such as the investment method and the residual method. Through interactive online learning, realistic case studies and forum interaction with our expert tutor, will help you apply the correct process and calculation for each method.

We will start by introduction to common valuation approaches, how to identify the key drivers of real estate value, and how to fit these together with skills of inspection and measurement. Building on the initial theories, more sophisticated methodology and practice will be covered that combine in the production of high-quality valuation reports.

As one of the leading international professional body in real estate, RICS promotes and enforces the highest professional qualifications and standards. Throughout the course study, we will get familiar with the international valuation standards of IVS compliance RICS Red Book, IPMS (International Property Measurement Standard), as well as RICS latest guidance (Discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation, etc.) and learn how to apply this to your work.

This course will benefit you if you already have some foundational knowledge of valuation but are looking to increase your knowledge and competence to take your career development to the next level.

Note: this course is student led with no live tutor support. Content has been designed to enable you to complete this course autonomously.

Course Structure

• Module 1 – Context and Information Gathering for Valuation
• Module 2 – Comparable Method and the Market
• Module 3 – Investment Method with four techniques
• Module 4 – Residual method with two techniques
• Module 5 – DRC and profits method
• Module 6 – Valuation Standards and the Clients
• Module 7 – Getting Qualified

Please be aware that this is a professional training course designed to provide you with the practical knowledge you need to succeed in your career. It is not an accreditation and does not lead directly to RICS membership. If you are interested in becoming RICS qualified, please visit this page to find out more.

Enrollment duration: 245 Days

Languages: English

Category: Real Estate

Price: 2078.01 USD

Member price: 1538.82 USD

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