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Development spreads, cost overruns, lease-up risk and construction draws. 4 questions
A basic construction budgeting question for analyst interviews.
Define hard costs and soft costs in a development budget. Why do they matter differently?
A first-round development question that tests whether you distinguish owning land from having the right to pursue a deal.
A developer says it has a site "under control" but has not bought it. What does that usually mean, why is it valuable, and what would you negotiate in the agreement?
A numerical land-basis question for development interviews.
A project will produce $6m of stabilised NOI. Market cap rate is 5.0%, hard and soft costs excluding land are $85m, and the developer requires $15m of profit. What is the maximum land value?
A development asset-management case after an unexpected field condition threatens a project's budget and delivery date.
During construction, the general contractor submits a $3m change order for subsurface remediation and says it will delay delivery by two months. The project has $2m of contingency remaining. How would…
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