Spring 2027

Public Real Estate Equity Investment

Applies investment and real estate concepts to the REIT market with emphasis on analyzing a specific REIT's performance, financing, and value drivers within public capital markets.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Jay Rosenberg

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.79 GPA, 93.1% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Analyze company and sector performance in a portfolio investment context.

  • Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills to present course concepts.

  • Demonstrate how macroeconomic conditions affect the commercial property sector and individual company performance.

  • Explain how firms finance investment and why they source particular kinds of financing.

  • Explain the internal and external drivers of REIT value, including the impact of capital structure.

  • Explain what REITs are and how their risk, return, and liquidity characteristics fit in the broader class of real estate assets.

  • Understand and know how to describe the legal/tax context in which REITs operate.

  • Utilize a framework to analyze the operating and financial performance of a chosen REIT from a variety of perspectives.

  • Demonstrate a deeper understanding of capital markets and the pricing of real estate in the public markets.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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(REAL EST 410 or 710) and (FINANCE/​ECON 300 or 700)

REALEST 540 used by

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.79 GPA, 93.1% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Topics

  • REIT structure, risk, return, and liquidity characteristics.
  • Macroeconomic impacts on commercial property sectors.
  • Drivers of REIT value and capital structure effects.
  • Legal and regulatory environment for REITs.

Skills

  • Analyze operating and financial performance of REITs using specific frameworks.
  • Understand capital markets and public market pricing for real estate assets.
  • Describe the legal and tax context governing REIT operations.
  • Explain corporate financing strategies and sources of capital.

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REALEST 540 · Spring 2027

Public Real Estate Equity Investment

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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