CFA Level II - Real Estate Formula Sheet
1. Income-Producing Property
Gross Rent: Lease Rate × Rentable Area
Effective Gross Income (EGI): Gross Rent ? Vacancy Loss
NOI: EGI ? Operating Expenses ? Property Maintenance Allowance
• Exclude interest, debt service, depreciation and capital expenditures.
Pre-tax Cash Flow: NOI ? Debt Service
After-tax Cash Flow: Pre-tax Cash Flow ? Taxes
Taxes: Tax Rate × (NOI ? Interest Expense ? Depreciation)
2. Three Valuation Approaches
A. Income Approach
Capitalization Rate: Cap Rate = NOI / Value
Property Value (Direct Cap): Value = NOI / Cap Rate
DCF Value: Value = PV(Future Cash Flows + Sale Proceeds)
B. Sales Comparison Approach
Adjusted Comparable Value: Comparable Sale Price ± Adjustments
C. Cost Approach
Replacement Cost Method: Land Value + Replacement Cost New ? Depreciation
3. Leverage & Credit
LTV: Mortgage Debt Outstanding / Current Property Value
• Lower is safer.
Debt Service Coverage (DSC): NOI / Debt Service
• Higher is safer.
Equity Dividend Rate: Pre-tax Cash Flow / (Purchase Price ? Mortgage Loan)
4. Appraisal vs Transaction Indexes
Appraisal-Based
Transaction-Based
Lagged
Timely
Smooth returns
Noisy returns
Lower volatility
Higher volatility
Understates risk
Reflects true risk Overstates diversification
More realistic diversification
Based on appraisals
Based on actual sales
5. High-Yield Exam Relationships
? Vacancy ? ? EGI ? ? NOI ? ? Property Value
? NOI ? ? Property Value
? Cap Rate ? ? Property Value
? Cap Rate ? ? Property Value
Interest expense is NOT part of NOI.
Maintenance allowance IS included in NOI; capital improvements are not.
Risk ladder: Senior Debt ? Core ? Core+ ? Value Add ? Opportunistic.