What is driver-based forecasting?
Forecasting the component inputs (volume, price, occupancy, rent) rather than the outcome itself, so each number traces to a testable assumption and any miss can be diagnosed to a specific driver.
Where you will use it: this term comes up in the Real Estate Finance course, and the full course glossary collects every term in one place.
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From the free Real Estate Finance course by Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA.