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REAL ESTATE CAPITAL MARKETS

REALEST 640
Course Description

Thorough discussion of how public real estate investment products such as Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) are structured and how investors price them. Exploration of key strategic considerations for institutional investors in their real estate investments. Analysis of the equity side of real estate, review of mortgage math, analysis of MBS and real estate equity investments by looking at specific REITs.

Prerequisites
Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.76

3.48% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.96% from Historical

A Rate
64.71%

33.22% from Historical

Class Size
17

13.33% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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