CREBA, La Salle open real estate finance course on May 11

The Chamber of Real Estate & Builders’ Associations, Inc. (CREBA), in consortium with the De La Salle College of Saint Benilde School of Professional and Continuing Education (DLS-CSB SPACE), will open its certificate course, “Real Estate Financial Planning and Management” on May 11.

The course is the fifth of six modules under the Executive Diploma Program in Real Estate Management (EDPREM) offered by the two leading institutions since 2002.

Classes will be held at the ninth floor of the CSB School of Design and Arts Campus located at Pablo Ocampo Street, Malate, Manila from 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will run for four consecutive Saturdays until June 1. CREBA, headed by National President Noel Toti M. Cariño, is the Philippine umbrella organization of the real estate and housing industry composed of property developers, builders, contractors, suppliers and manufacturers of construction materials, real estate service practitioners and other professionals and entities engaged in over 70 allied fields.

Course Director is CREBA VP for Chapter Affairs and Director Jocelyn V. Yumul.

According to CREBA national chairman Charlie A.V. Gorayeb, the first two Saturdays will cover: Real Estate Finance: Economics, Planning and Forecasting; Real Estate Accounting; Development and Buyers Financing through Banks and Other Private Institutions; Development and Buyers Financing through PagIBIG and other GFIs; Credit and Collection Management; and AssetBacked Securitization.

For the third and fourth week: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs); Investment Planning and Analysis; BOI Incentives for Housing and Real Estate Development Projects; Preparation and Analysis of Financial Statements; and Taxation on Real Estate Transactions.

Program Director Avelina P. Acuña said that the other five courses tackle effective tools for real estate marketing; land laws and property titling; planning and development; highest and best uses for real estate; and project feasibility studies.

Participants are awarded certificates for each course module attended, while a diploma is earned by successfully completing all six EDPREM modules.