Program Overview

Real Estate Property Management Program

The Real Estate Property Management program at Fordham University is designed to provide students with the core competencies and specialized skills necessary to manage and optimize day-to-day operations, perform long-term planning consistent with ownership goals, and ultimately maximize the value of income-producing multifamily, office, and mixed-use properties.

Program Overview

Through the study of established management practices with real-world applications, this program supports career advancement for both current and up-and-coming property and facility managers. Subject areas include management proposals and plans, market analysis, leases, operating and capital budgets, financial management, building systems, health and safety issues, insurance considerations, local laws and codes, capital improvement projects, and more.

Professional Certificate

The Professional Certificate in Real Estate Property Management credential is issued to students who successfully complete four courses. Students choose between REPM-0130 and REPM-0030 for their fourth course. Students may enroll in individual courses at the Fordham Real Estate Institute without pursuing a certificate.

Course Offerings

• Principles of Real Estate Property Management (REPM-0110): A comprehensive introduction to the principles, practices, and skills needed to manage multifamily, office, and mixed-used properties.
• Property Budgets and Financial Management (REPM-0120): Learn how to effectively develop and manage budgets for commercial and multifamily properties using standard accounting principles and practices.
• Residential Property Marketing, Leasing and Tenant Relations (REPM-0130): Learn how to perform regional, neighborhood, and subject property analysis for the purposes of developing a marketing and leasing program for a residential property management plan.
• Commercial Real Estate Leases (REPM-0030): Improve your ability to review, understand, and evaluate the terms and conditions of commercial real estate leases from a landlord and a tenant perspective.
• Fundamentals of Building Systems (REPM-0040): Provides a technical baseline - a working knowledge - of the building systems and infrastructure commonly found in commercial office and large residential buildings.

Course Details

• Each course is $675 and consists of 6 sessions.
• Courses are offered online (self-paced) during specific periods in the spring semester.
• Instructors for each course are experienced professionals in their respective fields.

Administration

The Real Estate Institute at Fordham University is located at 45 Columbus Avenue, Room 106, New York, NY 10023. The director is Bob Morgenstern, and the assistant director is Sal Gulino.