Analyzing Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

Learn how to analyze the financial performance of a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT), to calculate various valuation metrics, and to make investment decisions based on your results. This class focuses on both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Learn how to determine strategy, to interpret portfolio statistics, to understand the income statement and the REIT-specific metric funds from operation (FFO), to discern balance sheet strength, and to assess dividend-paying ability. The course also covers management teams and demonstrates how to access and approach publicly available documents.


For general information about this course, please call 212-992-3336 or email sps.realestate@nyu.edu.

If you are registered for an online course and are not able to access/view your course in NYU Classes, please note the following:

• It may take at least 24 hours from the time you registered for your information to be transferred into NYU Classes.
• New students registering two days or LESS before the start date of the course may experience delayed access.

For additional technical support, contact the IT Service Desk (available 24/7/365) at 212-998-3333 or AskITS@nyu.edu.
Continuing Education Units (CEU) : 2

You'll walk away with

• Knowledge of REIT valuation metrics
• The ability to analyze REIT performance

Ideal for

• Real estate investors
• Real estate analysts