Spring 2027

Real Estate Investment Analysis and Presentation

A real-world capstone focusing on real estate investment analysis and presentation, covering the process from project conception to asset disposition.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Christopher Kemp

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.80 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.68 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Model acquisition and development transactions for real estate.

  • Create a preliminary site design for new construction, allowing for zoning limits, setbacks, storm water, open space, parking and circulation.

  • Articulate the role of the developer or fund manager in the development or acquisition process as a catalyst, capital source and risk mitigator.

  • Differentiate the risk/reward trade-offs and the gamut of risk mitigation techniques in Real Estate development making and acquisition.

  • Demonstrate the effective oral and written communication protocols, skills and techniques necessary for real estate deal- and project assessment.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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(REAL EST 410 or 415) and (REAL EST 411 or concurrent enrollment or REAL EST 631 prior to Fall 2023)

REALEST 661

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Professors

Spring 2027
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CHRISTOPHER KEMP is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.80 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.68 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Market research, project selection, financial feasibility, and regulatory review
  • Design, construction management, financing, and asset management
  • Interdisciplinary understanding of acquisition and development risks/rewards in the U.S.

Skills

  • Modeling acquisition and development transactions
  • Creating preliminary site designs within regulatory constraints
  • Analyzing risk/reward trade-offs and mitigation techniques
  • Oral and written communication for deal assessment

Grades

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REALEST 661 · Spring 2027

Real Estate Investment Analysis and Presentation

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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