Commercial Real Estate Certificate

Overview

In commercial real estate, your role is just one piece of a much larger puzzle. You work with developers, lawyers, lenders, and planners. When you understand their thinking, deals succeed.

The Commercial Real Estate Certificate helps you understand how the industry fits together. Developed with the Jonathan Wener Centre for Real Estate and the Urban Planning Institute of Quebec, it covers finance, law, development, urban planning, lending, valuation, and ESG, giving you the knowledge and language to work with any stakeholder at every stage of a transaction.

Details

Format	In person
Fee	$9,590 + tax
In-person location	1450 Guy St., Montreal
Language	English and French
Accreditation	E-certificate
Next start date	October 2, 2026

Corporate training

This course or program can be customized to meet your organization’s specific needs.

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Who should attend

Early-career real estate professionals (3+ years) looking to build a broader understanding of the industry
Private investors looking to sharpen their analytical skills and knowledge of key areas of real estate
Experienced professionals looking to expand their industry knowledge, including those working in brokerage, executive and senior management, investment and development, operations, leasing, property management, finance, legal, compliance, business development, urban planning, and administration

Key takeaways

Communicate more effectively with key stakeholders by understanding their roles and motivations
Understand the principles of real estate law to reduce risk in your transactions and investments
Apply core analytical techniques to make more informed investment decisions
Apply environmental, social, and ethical considerations in real estate to support responsible decision-making
Anticipate challenges and concerns in real estate development projects to improve project outcomes
Draft a real estate investment or development analysis using core concepts from the program

Certification

Program pathways

Full certificate: Complete all six core courses and the integrated project (a mentor-guided, real-world project reviewed by industry experts). The Introduction to Commercial Real Estate course is optional but recommended for those with limited experience or needing a refresher.
Individual courses: Register for the courses that fit your interests or professional development needs.

Courses

Core courses

Participants who complete the full certificate will apply their learning in a full-day integrated project on February 26, 2027. Attendance is required for full certificate participants.