Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate
Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate
July 23, 2025 - August 27, 2025

The commercial real estate industry touches every aspect of business throughout the United States. Every corporation and company, no matter how large or small, needs expertise in real estate to grow, whether it is through acquiring additional land, building or space.ÌýCommercial real estate touches every aspect of our daily lives: where we shop, work, and live. Commercial real estate encompasses all aspects of development, sales, leasing, management, investment in or improvement of retail property, investment property, agriculture, hospitality, business, industry, and many other property types.Ìý
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Participants in the University of Colorado's Michael A. Klump Center forÌýReal Estate's, six-week evening online Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate course will study ground-up development, fundamental real estate finance, the ins and outs of the real estate contract, deeds and how to differentiate covenants within those deeds, and appraisal of real property using traditional methods of valuation.
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Taught by University of Colorado’s Prof. Joel Starbuck, a 25-year industry veteran in commercial real estate, this course is ideal for students and real estate professionals who are looking for a well-rounded course encompassing aspects of the commercial real estate industry not readily available or affordable, for study. Ìý