DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Beginner
CPD HOURS: 12.0


DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Beginner
CPD HOURS: 12.0
Financial modelling tests have become one of the most common ways employers assess candidates for real estate analyst, investment, and development roles. Technical ability alone is rarely enough - employers also want to see commercial thinking, clear presentation, and the ability to work effectively under time pressure.
This course is designed to help you prepare for real estate financial modelling tests and technical interviews with confidence using practical, real-world case studies and modelling exercises.
You’ll learn how to structure a modelling test efficiently, manage your time, build a clear investment case, and avoid the common mistakes that cause candidates to underperform in interviews.
The course also explores investment cash flow modelling, tenancy schedules, model review techniques, investment committee papers, and presentation skills - helping you improve both your technical modelling ability and your commercial communication skills.
Using realistic mock assessments and case studies throughout, this course provides practical preparation for analyst and associate recruitment processes across commercial real estate investment, development, and advisory firms.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
Approach real estate financial modelling tests with greater confidence and structure
Build practical investment models under realistic time pressure
Structure clear and commercially focused investment cases
Improve Excel modelling speed, organisation, and presentation standards
Avoid common modelling mistakes that weaken interview performance
Build and review investment cash flow models effectively
Understand how to structure tenancy schedules and key modelling assumptions
Improve model auditing and review techniques before submission
Present modelling outputs clearly within investment committee papers and presentations
Develop stronger commercial reasoning and communication skills for interviews
Practise using realistic commercial real estate modelling case studies and assessments
This course is designed for anyone preparing for real estate analyst, investment, development, or financial modelling interviews.
It is particularly valuable for:
Graduate and aspiring real estate analysts
Students preparing for commercial real estate recruitment processes
Candidates interviewing for acquisitions, investment, or development roles
Early-career professionals looking to strengthen technical interview skills
Professionals transitioning into real estate investment or financial modelling roles
Anyone looking to improve modelling confidence and interview performance
No advanced modelling experience is required, although a basic understanding of Excel is helpful.
A financial modelling test is a technical assessment commonly used during real estate recruitment processes to evaluate Excel modelling ability, investment analysis skills, and commercial reasoning.
Yes. The course includes practical mock assessments, investment case studies, and real estate modelling exercises designed to reflect real interview scenarios.
Yes. The course explores how to structure investment committee papers, present modelling outputs clearly, and communicate investment conclusions professionally.
Yes. The course is designed to help beginners and early-career professionals prepare for analyst and associate recruitment processes within commercial real estate.
The course includes optional opportunities to upgrade for personalised feedback and 1:1 coaching support on mock assessments.
The training is relevant for analyst, acquisitions, investment, development, valuation, and real estate finance roles that involve financial modelling and investment analysis.