PropConnex 2023 NSW Property Competition - MQ Uni Heats

We're very excited to introduce this competition at MQ uni! Thank you Paul Heller from Cliffbrook Capital, the PropConnex team all of the sponsors and judges who are giving us their valuable time.

Well done students for choosing to compete, this competition will be a fun learning experience. It will give you connections and skills that will enrich your CV.

Here's the competition schedule:

• Thursday 17 August: Please submit your slides via email to keith.woodward@mq.edu.au by 10am Thursday in preparation for the MQ uni competition presentations.
• Friday 18 August: The MQ uni competition presentation heats will be on-campus, the time and place will be confirmed, probably sometime in the afternoon. It will be judged by industry representatives.
• Thursday 31st August: NSW competition case file is released to students.
• Tuesday 5th September: All teams must submit an electronic version of their presentation by 18:00. PropConnex will announce draw for the Preliminary Heats.
• Thursday 7th September: Competition Day that includes heats in the morning, keynote speaker, finals in the afternoon, and networking drinks
• Friday 8th September: Sponsor Day where our industry Sponsors will host the participating students in their offices for a 45 min presentation on their respective businesses

Here is the schedule for the NSW competition on Thursday 5th September:

2023 PropConnex Real Estate Case Competition_Final Schedule.pdf

Here is the case file and spreadsheet for the MQ competition heats on Friday 18 August:

2023 PropConnex RE Case Competition - Finals Case - Skyrack Tower.pdf
2023 07 01 Skyrack Towers Tenancy Schedule.xlsx

This is the Zoom recording of the information session hosted by Paul Heller for us MQ students:

video1484466788.mp4

Here's the NSW competition brochure and rules, which are scheduled for 7 & 8th September:

2023 PREComp Team Rules.pdf
2023 PREComp Format_Draft.pdf
2023 PropConnex Real Estate Case Competition_Brochure.pdf

Here are some past teams' fantastic presentations:

https://sha.cornell.edu/faculty-research/centers-institutes/cref/events/competition/

One of the more detailed presentations shows a forecast income statement at 57 minutes 40 seconds in this video link:

https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/1_8747s9r9?_gl=1*aq1gbr*_gcl_au*ODQwNzk4NTc2LjE2OTE1NDYwMzk.*_ga*MTQwNjk0MTIyNS4xNjkxNTQ2MDQw*_ga_PJ9SLZ1H8W*MTY5MTcxNjU2Ny41LjEuMTY5MTcxNjU4NS40Mi4wLjA.

The below replication attempt makes some small changes to fill in the missing balance sheet debt and equity amounts.

Replication2020CornellCompStudentTeam.xlsx

Here's the first academic mentor recorded session from Friday 11 August:

https://macquarie.zoom.us/rec/share/N-Ap40fbDYgTgIr3CrRmFoVSEOeyLnidhVXRvxCsLlUNixvnjoNFGYNIFJXIqpDv.zP87RaR4M6e5jfD4

Here's an example spreadsheet from Paul Heller:

Valuation Sample Extract - DCF & CAP methodologies Paul Heller.xlsx