Argus Certification Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
Expense amount on cash flow - ANSWER✔️✔️-(Expense Amt x % Fixed) + (Expense Amt x %
Variable x % Occupied)
Reimbursable expenses - ANSWER✔️✔️-expenses a property owner will recover from tenants.
Includes CAM, Taxes, Insurance and Repairs
Recent Properties - ANSWER✔️✔️--included in navigation pane
-allows user to see up to 10 most recent Argus files
Global Categories - ANSWER✔️✔️--in navigation pane, includes:
1. Manage Indices
2. Manage Inflation Rates
3. Manage Classifications
4. Manage Currencies
5. Manage Interest Rates
Manage Indices - ANSWER✔️✔️-create new inflation indices
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,Manage Inflation Rates - ANSWER✔️✔️-where global inflation rate categories can be created and
later applied at the property level
Manage Classifications - ANSWER✔️✔️-manage the definition of the classification categories
Manage Currencies - ANSWER✔️✔️-set the currency
Manage Interest Rates - ANSWER✔️✔️-to set up loan IR and project cash flow and returns after
debt, various interest rates, swaps and refinancing scenarios
Creating New Portfolio - ANSWER✔️✔️-any changes made to a portfolio will be saved. Once the
initial portfolio has been created, duplicate that and make changes to the copy
property asset types ___ be changed after a property has been created - ANSWER✔️✔️-can
the Analysis Begin date defaults to - ANSWER✔️✔️-the current month and year
Property Asset Information includes - ANSWER✔️✔️-Name, Analysis Begin, Analysis Years,
Currency and Address
Portfolio Application Tabs - ANSWER✔️✔️-
When a property is first created, it will open in ____ mode - ANSWER✔️✔️-Edit
Reports and inputs screens - ANSWER✔️✔️-can be viewed at the same time
Save Property - ANSWER✔️✔️-saves the updates to the property asset model to the database. If a
calculation has been performed, it will save the latest calculation results. Saves as .avux extension
Save Property As - ANSWER✔️✔️-will save a new version of the selected property asset
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, Save Property to File - ANSWER✔️✔️-saves an .avux file without saving to the database
Check In/Check Out Property - ANSWER✔️✔️-use to restrict who can edit them
Discard Changes - ANSWER✔️✔️-discards any changes you have made since the last save
Ground Leases - ANSWER✔️✔️--properties sub tab
to adjust market assumptions for a Ground Lease, model valuation or DCF
Units - ANSWER✔️✔️--properties sub tab
allows user to track inventory, forecast property unit CF's, model renewal scenarios for tenants, and
extract data needed for stacking plans
Actuals - ANSWER✔️✔️-where we can import or manually enter actual expenses incurred by the
property
Classifications - ANSWER✔️✔️-add classifications to group assets that share similar values
Inflation Tab - ANSWER✔️✔️--market tab
enter the default inflation rates to be used in each section. Inflation rates are applied annually based
on the Analysis Begin date
How to enter inflation rates - ANSWER✔️✔️-as a percentage
-1.5% should be entered as 1.5 or 1.5% not as .0015
revenues tab - ANSWER✔️✔️-includes miscellaneous, parking and storage tabs
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Questions and Answers
Expense amount on cash flow - ANSWER✔️✔️-(Expense Amt x % Fixed) + (Expense Amt x %
Variable x % Occupied)
Reimbursable expenses - ANSWER✔️✔️-expenses a property owner will recover from tenants.
Includes CAM, Taxes, Insurance and Repairs
Recent Properties - ANSWER✔️✔️--included in navigation pane
-allows user to see up to 10 most recent Argus files
Global Categories - ANSWER✔️✔️--in navigation pane, includes:
1. Manage Indices
2. Manage Inflation Rates
3. Manage Classifications
4. Manage Currencies
5. Manage Interest Rates
Manage Indices - ANSWER✔️✔️-create new inflation indices
FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,Manage Inflation Rates - ANSWER✔️✔️-where global inflation rate categories can be created and
later applied at the property level
Manage Classifications - ANSWER✔️✔️-manage the definition of the classification categories
Manage Currencies - ANSWER✔️✔️-set the currency
Manage Interest Rates - ANSWER✔️✔️-to set up loan IR and project cash flow and returns after
debt, various interest rates, swaps and refinancing scenarios
Creating New Portfolio - ANSWER✔️✔️-any changes made to a portfolio will be saved. Once the
initial portfolio has been created, duplicate that and make changes to the copy
property asset types ___ be changed after a property has been created - ANSWER✔️✔️-can
the Analysis Begin date defaults to - ANSWER✔️✔️-the current month and year
Property Asset Information includes - ANSWER✔️✔️-Name, Analysis Begin, Analysis Years,
Currency and Address
Portfolio Application Tabs - ANSWER✔️✔️-
When a property is first created, it will open in ____ mode - ANSWER✔️✔️-Edit
Reports and inputs screens - ANSWER✔️✔️-can be viewed at the same time
Save Property - ANSWER✔️✔️-saves the updates to the property asset model to the database. If a
calculation has been performed, it will save the latest calculation results. Saves as .avux extension
Save Property As - ANSWER✔️✔️-will save a new version of the selected property asset
FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
, Save Property to File - ANSWER✔️✔️-saves an .avux file without saving to the database
Check In/Check Out Property - ANSWER✔️✔️-use to restrict who can edit them
Discard Changes - ANSWER✔️✔️-discards any changes you have made since the last save
Ground Leases - ANSWER✔️✔️--properties sub tab
to adjust market assumptions for a Ground Lease, model valuation or DCF
Units - ANSWER✔️✔️--properties sub tab
allows user to track inventory, forecast property unit CF's, model renewal scenarios for tenants, and
extract data needed for stacking plans
Actuals - ANSWER✔️✔️-where we can import or manually enter actual expenses incurred by the
property
Classifications - ANSWER✔️✔️-add classifications to group assets that share similar values
Inflation Tab - ANSWER✔️✔️--market tab
enter the default inflation rates to be used in each section. Inflation rates are applied annually based
on the Analysis Begin date
How to enter inflation rates - ANSWER✔️✔️-as a percentage
-1.5% should be entered as 1.5 or 1.5% not as .0015
revenues tab - ANSWER✔️✔️-includes miscellaneous, parking and storage tabs
FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3
