Empowering Real Estate Success
Cambridge Finance’s mission is to empower you to master the business of real estate. We will give you the tools and inspiration to learn, lead and achieve your own success.
Let’s build the built environment.
Bespoke Financial Models & Consultancy
Structure your real estate deals based on bespoke financial models in Microsoft Excel. Our team has an enormous amount of cross-sector experience and we have been at the forefront of many investment decisions.
Diverse Real Estate Investment Training
Our training programmes encompass office, retail, hotels, logistics, student housing, residential, healthcare, mixed-use, shopping centres; listed and non-listed funds; development and income-producing assets.
Training Courses
As a boutique real estate firm with many experts in our network, we can come up with solutions in all areas of real estate finance and research. Our specialist team will structure a new (bespoke) or streamline an existing (legacy) financial model making it easier to use and implement across your teams, and thereby allowing you to make more reliable investment decisions. Our aim is to develop models that are simple, elegant, understandable and easy to use.
Cambridge Finance’s training courses aim to demystify property as a financial asset to both finance and real estate professionals.Our financial modelling expertise spans across mandates in the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain.
Consultancy Services
Our financial modelling expertise spans across mandates in the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain. As a boutique real estate firm with many experts in our network, we can come up with solutions in all areas of real estate finance and research.
Our specialist team will structure a new (bespoke) or streamline an existing (legacy) financial model making it easier to use and implement across your teams, and thereby allowing you to make more reliable investment decisions. Our aim is to develop models that are simple, elegant, understandable and easy to use.
Our Services
Our Expertise
- Real Structured Finance and Investments including Developments
- Financial Modelling
- Credit Risk Management
- Asset and Portfolio Management
Debt Advisory
Does a transaction require new funding or does an existing transaction need to be refinanced? Cambridge Finance can give advice regarding the analysis and structure of your commercial real estate debt in order to attract domestic and/ or international lenders or debt investors. Within this context Cambridge Finance can assist with the:
- Production of debt analysis memoranda.
- Market soundings.
- Finance requests.
- Production of bank/ debt investor presentations as well as negotiations with these market participants.
Risk Management Practice Review
Cambridge Finance can provide independent assessments of the major business controls as part of the real estate project end-to-end analysis. Cambridge Finance can also analyse your outstanding debt and advise on how to optimise the debt financially.
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Risk Management Practice Review
Cambridge Finance can provide independent assessments of the major business controls as part of the real estate project end-to-end analysis. Cambridge Finance can also analyse your outstanding debt and advise on how to optimise the debt financially.
A clear understanding of the underlying risks, as well as strong and effective initial underwriting and continuous risk management practices, is essential for the healthy development and growth of your business.This is a placeholder tab content. It is important to have the necessary information in the block, but at this stage, it is just a placeholder to help you visualise how the content is displayed. Feel free to edit this with your actual content.
Debt Reporting
To meet your contractual information obligation to lenders, Cambridge Finance can assist in the preparation of debt reports and provide support in bank and investor negotiations.
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Equity Advisory
Cambridge Finance can provide advice regarding the financing structure of your project.
How much equity is needed? Can mezzanine capital be obtained? Cambridge Finance can help to analyse and structure the equity side of your project.Cambridge Finance can provide independent assessments of the major business controls as part of the real estate project end-to-end analysis. Cambridge Finance can also analyse your outstanding debt and advise on how to optimise the debt financially.A clear understanding of the underlying risks, as well as strong and effective initial underwriting and continuous risk management practices, is essential for the healthy development and growth of your business.This is a placeholder tab content. It is important to have the necessary information in the block, but at this stage, it is just a placeholder to help you visualise how the content is displayed. Feel free to edit this with your actual content.
Support
At Cambridge Finance we care and value the impact our models make to the growth of our clients’ businesses so in addition to teaching you how the model works, we will provide you with continuous model support and learning resources.
DCF Valuation Tool
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Companies we work with
Client Testimonials
Fraser Ramage
What I liked most is the course’s ability to explain everything from basic property financial principles through to development finance appraisals in a very logical step by step process.
Fraser Ramage
Andrew Nwashili, Homes England
I attended the RICS Real Estate Finance & Investment course delivered by Maria. Being new to the real estate sector, I was looking for a course that will provide me with the tools, skills and
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I attended the RICS Real Estate Finance & Investment course delivered by Maria. Being new to the real estate sector, I was looking for a course that will provide me with the tools, skills and insight I need to get me up to speed with my responsibilities. This course met my objectives and Maria’s delivery method aided it. I enjoyed her method of delivery, using illustrations you can relate to and then relating these to the topics discussed. She made the course very engaging and interactive, which made it one of the best courses I have attended to date. Thank you Maria, Cambridge Finance and RICS for putting this course together and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in the world of Real Estate Finance & Investment as it provides you with the tools, skills and insight regardless of your background and experience in the sector.
Andrew Nwashili
Homes England
Jamie Harris MRICS, HOH Capital Partners
The set up of the course was brilliantly done. Maria is fun and engaging in herself and makes real estate financial modelling as fun as it can be. The way the course is structured is
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The set up of the course was brilliantly done. Maria is fun and engaging in herself and makes real estate financial modelling as fun as it can be. The way the course is structured is logical and builds from the basics.
Jamie Harris MRICS
Fahad Al Tamimi
The examples and case studies in the course and being able to interact with different experienced professionals attending the course was very helpful. Also the new excel functions were very interesting.”
Fahad Al Tamimi
Aaron Vagarwal, Bridges Fund Management
Maria’s teaching style is engaging and easy to follow along. I also like the fact Maria shares her past experience of the investment world, where relevant to the course. That was invaluable and wouldn’t be
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Maria’s teaching style is engaging and easy to follow along. I also like the fact Maria shares her past experience of the investment world, where relevant to the course. That was invaluable and wouldn’t be learned in a book.
Aaron Vagarwal
Francy Chavez, Mace Group
Attending the Real Estate Development Financial Modelling Course was the best decision I’ve ever made. Maria was very helpful and super thorough. Every single thing I learned on the course I am applying to my
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Attending the Real Estate Development Financial Modelling Course was the best decision I’ve ever made. Maria was very helpful and super thorough. Every single thing I learned on the course I am applying to my job everyday.
Francy Chavez
Firas Al-Ayyoubi, Gatehouse Capital
I really like the structured approach Maria has to financial modelling which helped demystify the modelling practices that I was introduced to on the job. And with this course it was building on the complexities
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I really like the structured approach Maria has to financial modelling which helped demystify the modelling practices that I was introduced to on the job. And with this course it was building on the complexities especially in the Value Add Strategies course where you able to successfully model complex scenarios.
Firas Al-Ayyoubi
Gatehouse Capital
Estee Tan, Finance Student
The content was excellent…very on point in terms of what I wanted to learn. The course gives you an overall view of property development and investments so that you’re able to look at things in
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The content was excellent…very on point in terms of what I wanted to learn. The course gives you an overall view of property development and investments so that you’re able to look at things in the round, I am now due to develop my own line of boutique hotels and this course really helped gain a better understanding around commercial Real Estate.
Estee Tan
Jason Boyce, Investment Management
I would recommend this course to anybody as it was well structured and extremely logical. We covered a lot of information over the two days but the handout accompanying the course is a great refresher.
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I would recommend this course to anybody as it was well structured and extremely logical. We covered a lot of information over the two days but the handout accompanying the course is a great refresher. Being able to work our equivalent yields quickly and efficiently “has changed my life”
Jason Boyce
Investment Management
Andrew Nwashili, Homes England
I attended the RICS Real Estate Finance & Investment course delivered by Maria. Being new to the real estate sector, I was looking for a course that will provide me with the tools, skills and
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I attended the RICS Real Estate Finance & Investment course delivered by Maria. Being new to the real estate sector, I was looking for a course that will provide me with the tools, skills and insight I need to get me up to speed with my responsibilities. This course met my objectives and Maria’s delivery method aided it. I enjoyed her method of delivery, using illustrations you can relate to and then relating these to the topics discussed. She made the course very engaging and interactive, which made it one of the best courses I have attended to date. Thank you Maria, Cambridge Finance and RICS for putting this course together and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in the world of Real Estate Finance & Investment as it provides you with the tools, skills and insight regardless of your background and experience in the sector.
Andrew Nwashili
Andreas Trumpp, Colliers
The course is excellently structured and has taken me to the next level in terms of content. The examples discussed are very practical and can be easily applied to my daily tasks. Well worth it!
Andreas Trumpp
Paul Popescu, ACCUMULATA
Thanks for the great introduction and inspiring use cases. The course really broadened my perspective on AI and the tasks it can level. I appreciated the high-level approach, unlike other courses that focus on flashy
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Thanks for the great introduction and inspiring use cases. The course really broadened my perspective on AI and the tasks it can level. I appreciated the high-level approach, unlike other courses that focus on flashy tricks. The deep dive into LLM capabilities and, even more importantly, limitations was especially valuable. It was also great to see prompt engineering get the attention it deserves.
Paul Popescu
Tom Kynaston, M&G Real Estate
This insightful course provided me with a comprehensive understanding of how AI will transform research and analysis within the commercial real estate industry. Niko and his team effectively demonstrated practical applications of AI that were
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This insightful course provided me with a comprehensive understanding of how AI will transform research and analysis within the commercial real estate industry. Niko and his team effectively demonstrated practical applications of AI that were easy to follow and which I have been able to immediately integrate into my working practices.
Tom Kynaston
M&G Real Estate
Ben Brandon-King, Ferguson Partners
Thank you for the excellent and enjoyable course. Despite the time zone difference in Singapore, the sessions flew by (a good sign!). There are many applications for my work, and I’m excited to put the
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Thank you for the excellent and enjoyable course. Despite the time zone difference in Singapore, the sessions flew by (a good sign!). There are many applications for my work, and I’m excited to put the lessons into practice.
Ben Brandon-King
Oxford Economics
I highly recommend this thoroughly enjoyable short course. Through engaging examples of everyday tasks the instructors demonstrate the ‹practical application of generative Al for real estate. A must attend course for any professional who wants
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I highly recommend this thoroughly enjoyable short course. Through engaging examples of everyday tasks the instructors demonstrate the ‹practical application of generative Al for real estate. A must attend course for any professional who wants to harness this technology for their business.
Head of Commercial Insight, Knight Frank
The course was an invaluable primer on Al, tailored very specifically to the needs of real estate professionals and researchers. The instructors delivered the course in a clear, approachable style that is highly conducive to
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The course was an invaluable primer on Al, tailored very specifically to the needs of real estate professionals and researchers. The instructors delivered the course in a clear, approachable style that is highly conducive to learning in teams with where a wide spectrum of existing skills and understanding exists. It is a thoroughly enjoyable and insightful programme.
William Matthews
Sarah Kelly, JLL
A fascinating and practical course for anyone in a real estate role looking to accelerate their work using generative AI.
Sarah Kelly
John Wanamaker, Clarion Partners
I absolutely enjoyed the class. Very useful information and I particularly enjoyed the items you were excited to demonstrate. That was super helpful. I would have loved to see more of your examples. Your explanation
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I absolutely enjoyed the class. Very useful information and I particularly enjoyed the items you were excited to demonstrate. That was super helpful. I would have loved to see more of your examples. Your explanation and approach to prompting was excellent!! Really useful.
John Wanamaker
Martin Griffin, NEOM
I took the Cambridge Finance Modelling Courses in 2020 and completed the RICS Certificate in Financial Modelling. I found the course material, lecture content and quality of lecturing to be of high quality. In particular,
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I took the Cambridge Finance Modelling Courses in 2020 and completed the RICS Certificate in Financial Modelling. I found the course material, lecture content and quality of lecturing to be of high quality. In particular, I was impressed by the extensive industry knowledge in the lectures.
Martin Griffin
Ewa Cowling, Homes England
Maria is very professional and incredibly patient to work with. Her teaching approach is based on extensive technical knowledge and practical experience. I admire her willingness to try out new ways of course delivery (incl.
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Maria is very professional and incredibly patient to work with. Her teaching approach is based on extensive technical knowledge and practical experience. I admire her willingness to try out new ways of course delivery (incl. inviting industry experts; hands on case studies) which is very innovative and has proven very successful too. Her interpersonal skills in particular encouraged me to progress in areas that other real estate sector professionals may not have been so successful with. Maria is personable and passionate which is evident in her approach, as is her commitment to her clients and client confidentiality.I am very happy to recommend Maria to anyone who is keen to explore real estate finance training and would encourage them to invest in their professional development with Cambridge Real Estate Finance.
Ewa Cowling
Kirandeep Benning, Green Street
Yesterday I took part in the first online Cambridge Finance’s – Real Estate Finance & Investment Course which was a great to be involved in. The course was a good introduction to the real estate
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Yesterday I took part in the first online Cambridge Finance’s – Real Estate Finance & Investment Course which was a great to be involved in. The course was a good introduction to the real estate industry, as well as a refresher if you already have CRE experience. From an experienced real estate background, the course was a great recap. The powerpoint presentation was very clear and easy to understand. Maria was engaging with all participants and we were able to have discussion like we were in a conference room and all questions answered. There was insight from Maria’s experience and professional participate that put the theories into real life scenarios. I would definitely recommend the course for anyone that wants to learn more about the industry. Thanks Maria!
Kirandeep Benning
Jacqueline Bleicher, Global Urban Design
Maria Wiedner is a specialist real estate finance advisor and financial modelling expert. She has considerable experience working with investors, developers and the public sector advising on financial viability, investment underwriting and financial due diligence.
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Maria Wiedner is a specialist real estate finance advisor and financial modelling expert. She has considerable experience working with investors, developers and the public sector advising on financial viability, investment underwriting and financial due diligence. Maria is a uniquely qualified trainer and instructor, given her expertise in the highly quantitative fields of property derivatives, renewable energy and listed Real Estate Investment Trusts analysis. She also has a phenomenal academic grounding in real estate finance from University of Cambridge and she has a professional qualification as a CFA Charterholder and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Maria is an internationally recognised authority, speaker and thought-leader on the organisational benefits of best practice financial modelling and diversity in real estate. Having attended Cambridge Finance real estate modelling courses, I can personally attest to Maria’s vast knowledge and expertise. As a tutor she focuses on teaching you the principles so you understand the fundamental concepts required to solve financial formulas before going on to build truly impressive formulas in excel. There is a solver for any scenario you may wish to explore, when assessing development viability and financing. Maria also manages to inject a little humour into the weighty world of real estate modelling and finance. She also provides post course support to her current and past students with the Mastermind Club. Real life case studios are discussed and spreadsheets created in real time. An excellent way to continue to hone skills, recall, use formulas and apply logic and problem solving. I highly recommend Maria and Cambridge Finance Financial Modelling Courses to you. Her courses leave students better equipped and are well worth the investment and time.
Jacqueline Bleicher
Amy Davis, Dorrington PLC
In January 2024, I attended the 7-day Certificate Course on Real Estate Development and Value Add Investments Financial Modelling. Despite having a background in Real Estate, and over 11 years in the industry, the course
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In January 2024, I attended the 7-day Certificate Course on Real Estate Development and Value Add Investments Financial Modelling. Despite having a background in Real Estate, and over 11 years in the industry, the course proved to be exceptionally valuable. In addition to the refresher on real estate as an asset class, the course delved into the principles of real estate investment and development, with a particular emphasis on financial modelling. As someone who is self-taught in excel, I feel far more confident to run more complex cashflows and model various debt and equity structures whilst ensuring my spreadsheets remain “simple and elegant”. The model templates have proven to be useful only a few days after finishing the course! Maria demonstrates an impressive breadth of knowledge and experience in the financial sector, with the theoretical principles enhanced by her practical insight which brought the class to life. Attending the in-person sessions was a highlight as the diverse mix of the group brought together individuals with varied experiences across the financial sectors, providing a collaborative learning environment which enhanced the experience. P.S. just used my new skills to run a development cashflow for a couple of houses I am looking to build! So much better than the cashflows I have presented in the past.
Amy Davis
Asset Manager, The Crown Estate
Maria was extremely knowledgeable, skilled and patient. She delivered the course with enthusiasm which made the experience highly enjoyable, as well as informative. Maria made me feel relaxed and created a comfortable environment for the
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Maria was extremely knowledgeable, skilled and patient. She delivered the course with enthusiasm which made the experience highly enjoyable, as well as informative. Maria made me feel relaxed and created a comfortable environment for the students to freely ask questions. Maria inspired me to appreciate the value of Excel! I had completely underestimated its ability!
Asset Manager
Managing Director, Ace Hotel
The structure perfectly helped to demystify some of the terminology used in investment decisions and I now have a significantly better understanding of some more complex excel functions. Excellent, clear teaching from Maria.
Managing Director
Ace Hotel
Chief Operating Officer, Altus Group
Cambridge Finance provided an excellent course to our team of developers, business and implementation analysts. The idea was to equip them with real estate finance knowledge and financial modelling skills, so that they could fully
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Cambridge Finance provided an excellent course to our team of developers, business and implementation analysts. The idea was to equip them with real estate finance knowledge and financial modelling skills, so that they could fully understand our customers’ needs and their work environment. This very worthwhile training delivered on this requirement and improved our team’s performance.
Chief Operating Officer
Surveyor, Allsop
A very worthwhile course for real estate finance modellers of all levels, from beginners to those looking to refine their skills. Maria was very thorough and diligent in her explanation, taking us through the basic
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A very worthwhile course for real estate finance modellers of all levels, from beginners to those looking to refine their skills. Maria was very thorough and diligent in her explanation, taking us through the basic principles of building a cash flow in Excel to refining our inputs and detailed variables. A great course and highly recommended to anyone looking to enhance their excel and real estate modelling skills. I will definitely be coming back for the advanced course.
Surveyor
Director, EMEA, Colliers Int.
Maria was able to bring my general understanding of real estate finance to a higher level by creating a bespoke one-on-one excel modelling session to suit my specific needs. She was extremely accommodating and managed
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Maria was able to bring my general understanding of real estate finance to a higher level by creating a bespoke one-on-one excel modelling session to suit my specific needs. She was extremely accommodating and managed to cover a lot of ground in just one day without compromising on quality. Her ability to convey some difficult concepts with ease as well as her friendly demeanour made a relatively dry topic a pleasure to learn.
Director EMEA
Analyst, Colony Capital
Excellent real estate financial modelling teacher, Maria was really helpful explaining multiple techniques with various difficulties and was always keen to answer follow up emails and various questions. Definitely going back next year for an
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Excellent real estate financial modelling teacher, Maria was really helpful explaining multiple techniques with various difficulties and was always keen to answer follow up emails and various questions. Definitely going back next year for an advanced course!
Analyst
Colony Capital
Alberto Bravo
Many thanks for your dedication. The course is excellent but your commitment to it makes the difference! Thank you for that!
Alberto Bravo
Charles Esse, Investment Associate
Maria was one of the best workshop leaders I have had. Engaging, understanding of different skill sets and encouraging others to have input. A very skilled professional, who is able to put complex financial concepts into an easily
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Maria was one of the best workshop leaders I have had. Engaging, understanding of different skill sets and encouraging others to have input. A very skilled professional, who is able to put complex financial concepts into an easily understandable way. I can’t recommend enough!
Charles Esse, Investment Associate
Charles Salmon, Bank ABC
The course was very useful in breaking down what appears to be a very complex area of finance into simpler chunks that were a lot easier to understand and digest.
Charles Salmon
Charlotte Bradbrook, Investment Analyst
I have made the big move to Capital Markets and am absolutely loving it. Your training helped me a huge amount to secure my dream job, so thank you so much!
Charlotte Bradbrook, Investment Analyst
Chris White, Senior M&E Cost Manager
I approached Cambridge Finance to get better at excel from both a cost management perspective and because I am an investor myself. The course was very informative; the excel shortcuts were useful and will allow
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I approached Cambridge Finance to get better at excel from both a cost management perspective and because I am an investor myself. The course was very informative; the excel shortcuts were useful and will allow me to be a professional at excel – not to mention show off to my colleagues.
Chris White, Senior M&E Cost Manager
Christopher Lavery
Efficient pre course administration, the course was really good, exactly focused on what I was looking for. The only thing I would have liked would have been the specific modelling of a European property which
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Efficient pre course administration, the course was really good, exactly focused on what I was looking for. The only thing I would have liked would have been the specific modelling of a European property which is what I typically look at. I appreciate that the audience is mainly UK based so that is probably not practical but something to think about.
Maria was friendly, engaging and knowledgeable on the subject matter and was able to convey quite difficult concepts in digestible ways with good tips. Ricardo was also a great teacher. Great sense of calmness and patience. Was good to go back to the fundamentals of certain economic / valuation concepts. The debt modelling is fundamental to what I do so was really useful.
Maria was friendly, engaging and knowledgeable on the subject matter and was able to convey quite difficult concepts in digestible ways with good tips. Ricardo was also a great teacher. Great sense of calmness and patience. Was good to go back to the fundamentals of certain economic / valuation concepts. The debt modelling is fundamental to what I do so was really useful.
Christopher Lavery
Colin Chan, Associate Director
Had the pleasure of attending Maria’s RE Investment and Financial Modelling course. Maria’s vast insight and experience on the subject matter and approachability made what is an intense 2 day module a joy to participate in. Thanks
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Had the pleasure of attending Maria’s RE Investment and Financial Modelling course. Maria’s vast insight and experience on the subject matter and approachability made what is an intense 2 day module a joy to participate in. Thanks Maria!
Colin Chan, Associate Director
Darren Goldberg
Covers a wide range of topics, and gives a great overview and introduction to the subject matter. Both Maria and Morag were excellent
Darren Goldberg
Debdoot Das PMP, Vice President – Strategy
It’s been a fantastic learning experience on the Real Estate Financial Modelling course. Over 5 days, I was immersed in a dynamic learning adventure that allowed me to glean valuable insights from global real estate
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It’s been a fantastic learning experience on the Real Estate Financial Modelling course. Over 5 days, I was immersed in a dynamic learning adventure that allowed me to glean valuable insights from global real estate experts. Each module was thoughtfully curated, seamlessly blending insights from experts and practitioners.
Debdoot Das PMP, Vice President - Strategy
Director
Barens Capital was looking for a fully integrated real estate investment & development financial modelling course which would heavily focus on practical aspects of our business. After attending Maria’s course i am positively impressed with
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Barens Capital was looking for a fully integrated real estate investment & development financial modelling course which would heavily focus on practical aspects of our business. After attending Maria’s course i am positively impressed with her professional and focused attitude , which has helped our team to refine and improve internal deal analysis and underwriting processes. I would highly recommend Maria and Cambridge finance to firms and professionals looking to get their real estate financial modelling skills to a professional level.
Director
Director
Maria proved invaluable when we were looking to improve our excel model. She quickly grasped what we were looking to achieve and delivered it efficiently. She was always quick to respond to queries and patient
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Maria proved invaluable when we were looking to improve our excel model. She quickly grasped what we were looking to achieve and delivered it efficiently. She was always quick to respond to queries and patient in dealing with them. She went beyond the scope of her instruction many times, and I would thoroughly recommend her services.
Director
Edward Tuckett
I just wanted to say a big thank you for guiding me through the Cash Flow Modelling Course. You were absolutely fantastic and pitched the pace and delivery perfectly. You also linked everything very well
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I just wanted to say a big thank you for guiding me through the Cash Flow Modelling Course. You were absolutely fantastic and pitched the pace and delivery perfectly. You also linked everything very well with the practical side of operating in the property market to give the models more meaning. I am going to need to keep practicing my formulas, but already feel I have a much better understanding of how to create a model and how to give the inputs and outputs meaning.
Edward Tuckett
Eleonara Pulci, Director – Debt & Structured Finance
The Real Estate Finance Modelling course has a highly intuitive approach that gets to the bottom of finance concepts and helps you translate it in effective models for your day to day work in real
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The Real Estate Finance Modelling course has a highly intuitive approach that gets to the bottom of finance concepts and helps you translate it in effective models for your day to day work in real estate
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Eleonara Pulci, Director - Debt & Structured Finance
Eugene Kyim, CEO
I attended a course given by Cambridge Real estate finance in March 2020. The course was very well structured, had just the right level of challenging course material, and it was well tailored to my
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I attended a course given by Cambridge Real estate finance in March 2020. The course was very well structured, had just the right level of challenging course material, and it was well tailored to my needs and to the needs of the other participants. Unlike other real estate finance and modelling courses which I’ve taken, the course was based on the very latest Excel modelling functions, which led to the creation of streamlined and easy to explain models. I had the good fortune to attend this course just before the COVID-19 situation erupted in London. Recently I had to do a number of valuations of different types of property, retail, residential development, as well as an industrial park. I was able to apply the concepts, modelling experience and rational thinking which I had learned in the course to the practical application of this real-life modelling and valuation work, validating the quality and authenticity of the Cambridge RE Finance work.
Eugene Kyim, CEO
Symon Sentain, Property Services Director
The Real Estate Investment & Financial Modelling course was great. I learned a lot, and see that I can develop a whole new area of work for myself going forward. Maria has a great teaching
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The Real Estate Investment & Financial Modelling course was great. I learned a lot, and see that I can develop a whole new area of work for myself going forward. Maria has a great teaching style, informal, practical and facilitative.
Symon Sentain, Property Services Director
Surveyor
I decided that being a competent financial modeller was essential for understanding the deep mechanics of real estate as well as positioning me for the next stage of my career. Having been impressed with the
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I decided that being a competent financial modeller was essential for understanding the deep mechanics of real estate as well as positioning me for the next stage of my career. Having been impressed with the entry-level investment course, I did a number of advanced courses to develop my skills across the capital stack and risk curve for professional and entrepreneurial endeavours. Maria is very knowledgeable of both financial modelling and wider industry practice, delivering the courses in a practical and patient manner. I would strongly recommend Cambridge Finance if you are looking to develop your technical ability beyond the traditional software packages used in the Surveying industry. Investing in yourself pays the biggest dividends.
Surveyor
Sulayman
You (Maria) were able to break down the process of developing a model from scratch and bringing the connection of that through property
Sulayman
Student
Mrs. Maria Wiedner is a professional, efficient, and inspirational teacher who cares for her students and focuses on their understandability of any topic she presents. She applies creative teaching skills and builds her chemistry with
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Mrs. Maria Wiedner is a professional, efficient, and inspirational teacher who cares for her students and focuses on their understandability of any topic she presents. She applies creative teaching skills and builds her chemistry with her students in the class; this helped us to be easily engaged with the topics of the learning material and mainly Financial Modeling material. Such a subject needs specific teaching methods and special care for the students who don’t have a finance background, we believe Mrs. Wiedner applied these methods perfectly, succeeded in delivering the knowledge to us in a short period, and kept us motivated to learn more about it. We would always be grateful for her and her efforts, and we wish her all the best in her future.
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Graduate Scheme in Saudi Arabia
Shyam Nottra, Investment Analyst
I attended the 5-day RICS Certificate in Real Estate Financial Modelling course in January 2020 for two reasons:to provide me with the practical skills to excel within my current job role and; to provide me
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I attended the 5-day RICS Certificate in Real Estate Financial Modelling course in January 2020 for two reasons:to provide me with the practical skills to excel within my current job role and;
to provide me with the experience and knowledge required for my APC course
This course has certainly ticked both boxes!
to provide me with the experience and knowledge required for my APC course
This course has certainly ticked both boxes!
Shyam Nottra, Investment Analyst
Shaan Makwana, Investment & Development Consultant
I studied Property Finance & Investment with Maria, this has been largely beneficial to way I conduct my work Not only have I assumed a far broader understanding for investment modelling in Real Estate, but
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I studied Property Finance & Investment with Maria, this has been largely beneficial to way I conduct my work Not only have I assumed a far broader understanding for investment modelling in Real Estate, but also other asset classes. I will most certainly be continuing my studies with her in the future and would recommend learning through the finance guru that she is to anyone looking to enhance their knowledge on investment types and models.
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Shaan Makwana, Investment & Development Consultant
Real Estate Investment Professional
I recently attended the real estate modelling courses taught by Maria. The courses were very well-structured, comprehensive and thorough. The courses gave me necessary and practical skills to prepare for the interviews of real estate
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I recently attended the real estate modelling courses taught by Maria. The courses were very well-structured, comprehensive and thorough. The courses gave me necessary and practical skills to prepare for the interviews of real estate finance roles. Maria is also very patient and knowledgable. She would discuss several real case studies during the classes and this can help the students to understand more the market. Maria’s courses are ideal for anyone who wants to improve their knowledge and financial modelling skills in real estate.
Real Estate Investment Professional
Rami Saadi, Founder
I have attended the RICS programme in real estate investment and finance modelling for 5 days in London Oct 2019 and it was the best personal development investment I have had. Maria is a wealth
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I have attended the RICS programme in real estate investment and finance modelling for 5 days in London Oct 2019 and it was the best personal development investment I have had. Maria is a wealth of knowledge, experience and insight, Maria was able to put multi financial models and tools into professional understandable methods delivered equally to all attendees from deferent business backgrounds.
Rami Saadi, Founder
Faraz Said, Infrastructure & Finance Specialist
The course is excellent. Climate change can be an overwhelming subject and the course helped me structure my thinking to approach the issues, and bring those insights into my professional work. The partnership between Cambridge
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The course is excellent. Climate change can be an overwhelming subject and the course helped me structure my thinking to approach the issues, and bring those insights into my professional work. The partnership between Cambridge Real Estate and Climate Risk Services provided a wide perspective and facilitated great class discussion.
Faraz Said, Infrastructure & Finance Specialist
Fardiyah
Very useful and relative. I can imagine applying everything I learned to improve the quality of my work. Maria did a really good job. The only thing I would suggest is to try to make
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Very useful and relative. I can imagine applying everything I learned to improve the quality of my work. Maria did a really good job. The only thing I would suggest is to try to make it a bit more dynamic. Sometimes the long silences after a question just felt a bit too long. This of course depends very much on the participants, but maybe the teacher needs to address that more straightforwardly and, to either encourage more participation or move on faster. Having said that, I really appreciated the fact that Maria always took her time to answer questions and try to give everyone a fair chance of not falling behind.
Fardiyah
Federico Bros Tejedor, Director, Spain & Portugal
Maria has a real passion for real estate finance and her teaching style is very helpful and easy going. Doing and European real estate investment and financial modelling training course with her in Cambridge Finance
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Maria has a real passion for real estate finance and her teaching style is very helpful and easy going. Doing and European real estate investment and financial modelling training course with her in Cambridge Finance school is really value for money and timing spent. It is a good way to extend your real estate finance and financial modelling knowledge by using case studies and with the aid of Excel as calculation tool. It is a friendly way to review and enhance the best practices in financial modelling by getting simple tips to work faster and also avoid errors and present your models in a persuasive way. Besides building your cash flow from scratch is an excellent way to reinforce the former knowledge and enhance it by using case studies.
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Harry T, Chartered Surveyor
I attended Maria’s Cambridge Finance financial modelling course and loved it from the beginning to end. Maria was hilarious, informative and had a wealth of experience and strong financial literacy. Would recommend Maria to anyone
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I attended Maria’s Cambridge Finance financial modelling course and loved it from the beginning to end. Maria was hilarious, informative and had a wealth of experience and strong financial literacy. Would recommend Maria to anyone who is looking to build on their financial modelling and excel skills – whether a complete novice or a highly-skilled professional. Maria broke down the concepts in a way that was easy to understand for all levels and professional backgrounds.
Harry T, Chartered Surveyor
Head of Property Research
I attended a course on property valuation and financial modeling run by Maria. She was an extremely knowledgeable and professional trainer. She was also very patient, friendly and approachable when we asked her questions, taking
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I attended a course on property valuation and financial modeling run by Maria. She was an extremely knowledgeable and professional trainer. She was also very patient, friendly and approachable when we asked her questions, taking time to explain and make sure we all fully understood the concepts. I also appreciated the fact that her tuition was very hands-on, with lots of practice creating our own models in Excel. I would highly recommend Maria to anyone considering doing a property-related valuation or financial modelling course.
Head of Property Research
Jane Grantham, Associate Director
I could not recommend the Real Estate Financial Modelling course enough! I did the 5 day course which covered everything from basic financial modelling to the more advanced side of development and debt structures. The
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I could not recommend the Real Estate Financial Modelling course enough! I did the 5 day course which covered everything from basic financial modelling to the more advanced side of development and debt structures. The course was something I used to help elevate my own position when looking for a new job, I could see the value in the content of the course and it has helped me improve my own confidence in my career too!
Overall, Maria delivered a fantastic course that I will recommend to my colleagues and industry friends.
Overall, Maria delivered a fantastic course that I will recommend to my colleagues and industry friends.
Jane Grantham, Associate Director
Maaz Hidayatullah Ghansar
The single most valuable thing learned on the course: Most important and critical part of the whole Financial planning world is the planning process and that is the one where I personally would spend the
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The single most valuable thing learned on the course: Most important and critical part of the whole Financial planning world is the planning process and that is the one where I personally would spend the least amount of time.
Maaz Hidayatullah Ghansar
Mairead O’Sullivan
It’s been the most real estate tailored specific training I have undertaken.
Mairead O’Sullivan
Mike Needham, Partner
Maria conducted an excellent training course for us on advanced Real Estate Development Modelling. The lockdown interrupted the course, and Maria managed the problems with the distance training with ease. She also provided support following
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Maria conducted an excellent training course for us on advanced Real Estate Development Modelling. The lockdown interrupted the course, and Maria managed the problems with the distance training with ease. She also provided support following the course when applying the principles into specific project. I would definitely recommend Maria if you have any training needs on financial modelling for you or your team.
Mike Needham
Milan Vidakovic MRICS, Portfolio Manager
I wanted to thank you Maria for the course which I attended in January. The content was highly relevant and it is safe to say that my financial modelling skills have improved considerably. In fact,
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I wanted to thank you Maria for the course which I attended in January. The content was highly relevant and it is safe to say that my financial modelling skills have improved considerably. In fact, I was able to build new models for acquisition in order to replace and improve our previous ones. Internally the use of the new models was endorsed and as a company we feel confident that the decision to send me to your course in London was the right one. I also made sure to recommend you internally and have asked everyone to consider your courses should they wish to pursue further training in this area. The course also allowed me to come up with own solutions around modelling issues myself.
Milan Vidakovic MRICS
Naa Shika
The course was very structured and it covered a lot from valuations to techniques to debt and equity to cash flows. It’s also very practical
Naa Shika
Natacha Gross
I feel that I would be able and confident to open an excel and start with a blank sheet…it (the course) really helps me understand the models better.
Natacha Gross
Nouf Khaled Al Swailem, Asset Development Specialist
I would like to express my gratitude and best wishes for our mentor and instructor, Maria Wiedner, for her incredible dedication and patience throughout this course.
Nouf Khaled Al Swailem
Oliver Dawson
Because of the course, that’s given me a lot faster route into being able to work with those (models) as well on my own.
Oliver Dawson
Oliver Sexton, Analyst
I would recommend the Certificate in Real Estate Financial Modelling to anybody with limited modelling experience looking to make rapid improvements in a short time frame. Especially for professionals at analyst level who are looking
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I would recommend the Certificate in Real Estate Financial Modelling to anybody with limited modelling experience looking to make rapid improvements in a short time frame. Especially for professionals at analyst level who are looking to improve their real estate financial literacy, this course is a must. With no modelling exposure in my day-to-day role and having previously tried out various online modelling courses, the value in this course, for me, was moving from limited to comprehensive knowledge in one weeks worth of classes. The course walks you logically through investment appraisal, capital structure and debt, and development financing and the opportunity to ask questions saves a lot of time and helps develop a deep understanding.”
Oliver Sexton
Philip Ross, Asset Manager
It has given me confidence in understanding the steps taken by my investment team. I won’t be afraid of their models anymore.
Philip Ross
Praxedes Garcia
I have attended the programme in Real Estate Financial Modelling for 5 days and I was highly impressed about how knowledgeable Maria is about Finance, Excel and all Real Estate principles. It has been an
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I have attended the programme in Real Estate Financial Modelling for 5 days and I was highly impressed about how knowledgeable Maria is about Finance, Excel and all Real Estate principles. It has been an intensive and fruitful learning experience that has provided me with the necessary tools to create financial models. Would highly recommend Maria.
Praxedes Garcia
Principal
Maria is a great teacher when it comes to financial modelling in a practical and informative way – I certainly learnt not only new things with Excel but also on real estate financing; I shall
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Maria is a great teacher when it comes to financial modelling in a practical and informative way – I certainly learnt not only new things with Excel but also on real estate financing; I shall be calling upon her help with my financial models in a new venture soon!
Principal
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