On-demand: Feasibility 101 vCourse 2023

Overview

Do you want to learn how to build a residential feasibility and structure a deal?

The Urban Developer and Altus Group present a comprehensive online masterclass that delves into the numbers and shapes behind the project.

Attendees will learn how to build a detailed feasibility and structure a potential external investment by combining financial analysis techniques with fundamental property due diligence and scenario analysis.

This workshop focuses on practical case studies supported by an interactive Q&A where the real-world examples can be discussed and analysed with the session host Adam Di Marco, founder and CEO of The Urban Developer.

For any participant in the property industry, this masterclass is a must-attend event to enhance your understanding of residential property development.

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What will be covered

Module One

Introduction to the property development lifecycle

• • The fundamental drivers of property markets

  • The different types of property development

  • Key milestones in a residential development

  • Essential principles - Risk/return and time/cost/quality

Module Two

Identifying opportunities and acquiring sites

• • What to look for in a residential site

  • Due diligence - Legal, planning, design and engineering

  • The different types of contracts and structures

  • Strategies for acquiring new opportunities

Module Three

"FEASO" essentials

• • What is a project feasibility?

  • What is the role of the project feasibility and who is responsible?

  • What assumptions underpin it and where do you source them?

  • Case study 1 - The Garden Terraces (26 units)

  • Reviewing due diligence information

  • Building the feasibility to develop the project

  • Analysing the risk and opportunity via the feasibility

  • Making a call about whether to proceed with the project

Module Four

Advanced feasibility concepts

• • Assessing a new DA-approved site opportunity

  • Deal structuring to optimise capital constraints

  • Case study 2 - St Lucia site (11 townhouses)

  • Reviewing due diligence information

  • Building the feasibility with limited information

  • Structuring an offer-to-purchase (OTP)

  • Structuring the deal for an external equity investor

  • Optimising the deal for debt financing

  • Optimising the deal for a return-on-equity (ROE)

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