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Description

Real Estate Development Finance: Analysing, Structuring and Securing the Transaction

Read a developer's feasibility budget and take a financing decision with full sight of where the project can break

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Expert
  • Up to 6 participants

A property development is financed against future cash flows and against assumptions. The developer's feasibility budget shows a comfortable margin for as long as the sales pace holds, construction costs do not drift and the permit is not challenged. A financier who cannot stress-test those assumptions discovers the risk only at the drawdown request or when the site comes to a halt.

This seven-hour programme is designed for experienced practitioners. Participants analyse a developer's feasibility budget and cash flow plan, structure the development facility and its security package, and put in place monitoring of the project through to handover and repayment.

Learning objectives

  • Analyse a developer's feasibility budget and identify the decisive assumptions
  • Assess the robustness of the legal structure and of the project schedule
  • Structure the development facility and the drawdown plan
  • Define an appropriate security package and the conditions for putting it in place
  • Set drawdown conditions linked to sales performance and construction progress
  • Organise monitoring of the project through to handover and repayment

What makes this programme different

A complete developer's feasibility budget is analysed in session and then run through downside scenarios
Drawdown conditions are negotiated in pairs, one side representing the bank and the other the developer
Warning signals arising during construction are identified from real project situations

Programme

1Analysing the project

Testing the assumptions before committing

  • Reading the developer's feasibility budget and its cost structure
  • Sales price assumptions and absorption pace
  • Construction costs, contingencies and price revisions
  • Security of land tenure and robustness of the planning and building approvals
  • Assessment of the developer, its equity and its track record

2Structuring the financing

Building the development facility

  • Interaction between equity, debt and sales proceeds
  • Drawdown schedule and project cash flow plan
  • Completion guarantee and the role of the guarantor
  • Security over the land and over the project receivables
  • Drawdown conditions linked to pre-sales and to construction progress

3Monitoring and securing through to completion

Staying in control during construction

  • Monitoring construction progress and drawdown requests
  • Tracking the sales pace and cancellation rates
  • Handling delays, cost overruns and variation orders
  • Warning signals and available corrective measures
  • Handover, release of guarantees and repayment of the facility

Who is it for

Real estate relationship managers and structured finance analysts, together with corporate branch directors, in-house banking counsel and risk managers.

Prerequisites

Demonstrated hands-on experience in commercial real estate financing.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.