ARGUS CERTIFICATION LATEST 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔4 credit loss calculations - ✔✔annual amount, % of potential gross revenue, % of
total rental revenue, % of total tenant revenue
✔✔annual amount (credit loss calculation) - ✔✔the annual amount is entered on a scale
or a time series. inflation can be applied to this value
✔✔% of potential gross revenue (credit loss) - ✔✔total tenant revenue + total other
income
✔✔% of total rental revenue (credit loss) - ✔✔schedule base rent + cpi increases
✔✔% of total tenant revenue (credit loss) - ✔✔total rental revenue + total other rental
revenue
✔✔recent properties section - ✔✔allows a user to see up to 10 most recently opened
argus enterprise files. a user can open an .avux file from this section by clicking on
"open property'
✔✔Property portfolios section - ✔✔quickly create new portfolios, open existing
portfolios, delete a portfolio, duplicate an existing portfolio, or refresh the list of portfolios
and properties
✔✔investment portfolio section - ✔✔a user can create build a model to examine the
supply and return of capital to and from investors, the loan of cash from debt suppliers,
the calculation of interest fees, profit distributions, and fee payments to investors and
fund managers
✔✔sensitivity assumptions section - ✔✔manages inputs that will be changed when
running the batch update and sensitivity analysis
✔✔chart of accounts section - ✔✔lists of revenues and expenses that are applied to
portfolios. we can open, create, or import charts from an excel spreadsheet.
✔✔net effective rent section - ✔✔a performance metric for a lease that is intended to
give an idea of the annual value of any particular lease. two net effective rent categories
are included when connecting to the default AE database
✔✔global categories section - ✔✔manage indices, manage inflation rates, manage
classifications, manage currencies, and manage interest rates
, ✔✔currency scenarios section - ✔✔allows users to create currency scenario exchange
rates that are applied at the portfolio level
✔✔help section - ✔✔this feature connects us with several different help options and
displays information regarding the product version and modules purchased
✔✔control panel - ✔✔allows us to update a variety of different settings ranging from
managing users to date import validation rules to report settings
✔✔True - ✔✔Sorting, Filtering, and Grouping is possible at the portfolio level
✔✔analysis (portfolio application tab) - ✔✔this application allows users to create and
view analytical charts and graphs based on a combination of properties and or tenants
from the portfolio
✔✔traditional valuation (portfolio application tab) - ✔✔allows a user to model
assumptions and goal seek in order to protect costs and yields
✔✔audit log (portfolio application tab) - ✔✔will display what properties were edited by
which users within the opened portfolio
✔✔once a property asset type is selected it cannot be changed - ✔✔false
✔✔the analysis begin date defaults to current month and year - ✔✔true
✔✔which section in the navigation pane allows users to update a variety of different
settings ranging from managing users to data import validation rules to report settings -
✔✔control panel
✔✔which of the portfolio application tabs is best described: this application allows users
to create and view analytical charts and graphs based on a combo of properties from
the portfolios - ✔✔analysis
✔✔save property to file - ✔✔will save an .avux file without saving to the database
✔✔check in or check out property - ✔✔a user can select either option in order to check
in or check out property models and restrict who can edit them
✔✔modeling policies - ✔✔will allow a user to view and change the options used for data
entry and calculations in this property model
✔✔ground leases - ✔✔allows a user to adjust market assumptions for a ground lease,
model valuation and or a discounted cash flow. this is commonly used with traditional
valuation and non freehold tenants
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔4 credit loss calculations - ✔✔annual amount, % of potential gross revenue, % of
total rental revenue, % of total tenant revenue
✔✔annual amount (credit loss calculation) - ✔✔the annual amount is entered on a scale
or a time series. inflation can be applied to this value
✔✔% of potential gross revenue (credit loss) - ✔✔total tenant revenue + total other
income
✔✔% of total rental revenue (credit loss) - ✔✔schedule base rent + cpi increases
✔✔% of total tenant revenue (credit loss) - ✔✔total rental revenue + total other rental
revenue
✔✔recent properties section - ✔✔allows a user to see up to 10 most recently opened
argus enterprise files. a user can open an .avux file from this section by clicking on
"open property'
✔✔Property portfolios section - ✔✔quickly create new portfolios, open existing
portfolios, delete a portfolio, duplicate an existing portfolio, or refresh the list of portfolios
and properties
✔✔investment portfolio section - ✔✔a user can create build a model to examine the
supply and return of capital to and from investors, the loan of cash from debt suppliers,
the calculation of interest fees, profit distributions, and fee payments to investors and
fund managers
✔✔sensitivity assumptions section - ✔✔manages inputs that will be changed when
running the batch update and sensitivity analysis
✔✔chart of accounts section - ✔✔lists of revenues and expenses that are applied to
portfolios. we can open, create, or import charts from an excel spreadsheet.
✔✔net effective rent section - ✔✔a performance metric for a lease that is intended to
give an idea of the annual value of any particular lease. two net effective rent categories
are included when connecting to the default AE database
✔✔global categories section - ✔✔manage indices, manage inflation rates, manage
classifications, manage currencies, and manage interest rates
, ✔✔currency scenarios section - ✔✔allows users to create currency scenario exchange
rates that are applied at the portfolio level
✔✔help section - ✔✔this feature connects us with several different help options and
displays information regarding the product version and modules purchased
✔✔control panel - ✔✔allows us to update a variety of different settings ranging from
managing users to date import validation rules to report settings
✔✔True - ✔✔Sorting, Filtering, and Grouping is possible at the portfolio level
✔✔analysis (portfolio application tab) - ✔✔this application allows users to create and
view analytical charts and graphs based on a combination of properties and or tenants
from the portfolio
✔✔traditional valuation (portfolio application tab) - ✔✔allows a user to model
assumptions and goal seek in order to protect costs and yields
✔✔audit log (portfolio application tab) - ✔✔will display what properties were edited by
which users within the opened portfolio
✔✔once a property asset type is selected it cannot be changed - ✔✔false
✔✔the analysis begin date defaults to current month and year - ✔✔true
✔✔which section in the navigation pane allows users to update a variety of different
settings ranging from managing users to data import validation rules to report settings -
✔✔control panel
✔✔which of the portfolio application tabs is best described: this application allows users
to create and view analytical charts and graphs based on a combo of properties from
the portfolios - ✔✔analysis
✔✔save property to file - ✔✔will save an .avux file without saving to the database
✔✔check in or check out property - ✔✔a user can select either option in order to check
in or check out property models and restrict who can edit them
✔✔modeling policies - ✔✔will allow a user to view and change the options used for data
entry and calculations in this property model
✔✔ground leases - ✔✔allows a user to adjust market assumptions for a ground lease,
model valuation and or a discounted cash flow. this is commonly used with traditional
valuation and non freehold tenants
