Planning entails regular use of qualitative and quantitative data. Planetizen Courses offer instruction on everything from working with Census data to urban informatics and crowdsourcing. Broaden your research skills and learn how to collect and analyze publicly available and original data to make informed, equitable, and effective policy decisions.
All Research Methods Courses
Real Estate Debt for Planners
Instructor: Menka Sethi
This course introduces planners to basic concepts of real estate debt, including metrics used in obtaining a mortgage and other concepts like borrowing capacity, and amortization analysis.
Property Valuation for Planners
Instructor: Menka Sethi
This course builds on topics covered in the previous two courses from this series, time value of money and property cash flow, to undertake a discounted cash flow analysis of property value.
Property Cash Flow Analysis for Planners
Instructor: Menka Sethi
This course will introduce planners to property cash flow analysis, which provides the foundation for real estate pro forma analysis.
Time Value of Money for Planners
Instructor: Menka Sethi
This course will introduce planners to the concept of time value of money that will provide the foundation for real estate pro forma analysis.