Real Estate & REITs
What is a cap rate, and how do you use it to value a property?
Model answer
The capitalization rate is a property's NOI divided by its value - the unlevered current yield on the asset. Rearranged, value = NOI / cap rate: a building generating $6 million of NOI valued at a 6%…
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