CCIM 101 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
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⩥ Compounding and Discounting. Answer: Compounding: The process
of calculating the future value of an investment made today (or a series
of equal payments) by reinvesting earned interest. Discounting: The
process of determining the present value of future money, reflecting the
loss of potential earnings while waiting to receive it.
⩥ DCF Components. Answer: N: Number of periods; I/Y: Periodic
interest rate; PV: Present value (single sum today); PMT: Equal periodic
payments; FV: Future value (lump sum at a future date).
⩥ Cash Flow Model (Overview). Answer: A framework that combines
financial analysis techniques with RE market forecasts, incorporating
judgments and research to quantify both the amounts and timing of cash
flows (CFs). It addresses four key questions: 1. How many dollars go
into the investment? 2. When do the dollars go in? 3. How many dollars
come out? 4. When do they come out? It includes four components:
initial investment, periodic CFs from operations, CFs from disposition,
and the holding period. Analyses can be done without/with financing and
before/after tax.
, ⩥ Without Financing/Before Tax Analysis. Answer: The most basic RE
CF analysis where: Initial Investment: Purchase price plus acquisition
costs.
⩥ Annual CFs. Answer: Equal to Net Operating Income (NOI), which is
derived from gross operating income (GOI) minus operating expenses
(OpEx).
⩥ Sale Proceeds (BT). Answer: Sale price minus cost of sale.
⩥ Holding Period. Answer: The time the investment is held.
⩥ Net Operating Income (NOI). Answer: The annual income generated
by an income-producing property after all operating expenses are
deducted from gross operating income. It is calculated as: 1. Potential
Rental Income (PRI) minus Vacancy and Credit Losses = Effective
Rental Income. 2. Effective Rental Income plus Other Income = Gross
Operating Income (GOI). 3. GOI minus OpEx = NOI. NOI is used by
lenders, investors, and appraisers to gauge property performance.
⩥ Potential Rental Income (PRI). Answer: The total rent a property
could generate if 100% occupied under the lease terms or, if vacant,
based on comparable market rents.
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SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Compounding and Discounting. Answer: Compounding: The process
of calculating the future value of an investment made today (or a series
of equal payments) by reinvesting earned interest. Discounting: The
process of determining the present value of future money, reflecting the
loss of potential earnings while waiting to receive it.
⩥ DCF Components. Answer: N: Number of periods; I/Y: Periodic
interest rate; PV: Present value (single sum today); PMT: Equal periodic
payments; FV: Future value (lump sum at a future date).
⩥ Cash Flow Model (Overview). Answer: A framework that combines
financial analysis techniques with RE market forecasts, incorporating
judgments and research to quantify both the amounts and timing of cash
flows (CFs). It addresses four key questions: 1. How many dollars go
into the investment? 2. When do the dollars go in? 3. How many dollars
come out? 4. When do they come out? It includes four components:
initial investment, periodic CFs from operations, CFs from disposition,
and the holding period. Analyses can be done without/with financing and
before/after tax.
, ⩥ Without Financing/Before Tax Analysis. Answer: The most basic RE
CF analysis where: Initial Investment: Purchase price plus acquisition
costs.
⩥ Annual CFs. Answer: Equal to Net Operating Income (NOI), which is
derived from gross operating income (GOI) minus operating expenses
(OpEx).
⩥ Sale Proceeds (BT). Answer: Sale price minus cost of sale.
⩥ Holding Period. Answer: The time the investment is held.
⩥ Net Operating Income (NOI). Answer: The annual income generated
by an income-producing property after all operating expenses are
deducted from gross operating income. It is calculated as: 1. Potential
Rental Income (PRI) minus Vacancy and Credit Losses = Effective
Rental Income. 2. Effective Rental Income plus Other Income = Gross
Operating Income (GOI). 3. GOI minus OpEx = NOI. NOI is used by
lenders, investors, and appraisers to gauge property performance.
⩥ Potential Rental Income (PRI). Answer: The total rent a property
could generate if 100% occupied under the lease terms or, if vacant,
based on comparable market rents.
