REAL ESTATE FINANCE

REALEST 706

Institutional background of real property; economics of urbanization, supply and demand; building industry, real estate credit, cyclical fluctuation, rents and prices, real estate market analysis; city growth, structure and planning, land use control, urban redevelopment and real estate investment analysis.

REALEST 410

Fundamentals of real estate finance and investment. Qualitative and quantitative characteristics of commercial real estate. Developing and analyzing commercial property cash flow projections. Introduction to three approaches to valuation with emphasis on investing in commercial real estate. In-depth exposure to debt and equity investor returns.

REALEST 770

A capstone focused on advanced topics in commercial real estate finance. The course is broken into three parts: 1) Financial Derivatives, 2) Risk Management, and 3) Structured Finance. Lectures will address relevant topic areas and develop methodological skills. Industry professionals will provide real world markets perspective. case studies will be used to reinforce material presented in class.

REALEST 870

An overview of theoretical and empirical research on real estate, with a focus on real estate finance. The topics covered are intended to expose some of the major contributions in real estate research as well as a consideration of the current trends and methodological advances in recent papers.

REALEST 715

Topics include highest and best use and most probable use analysis, statistical methods for developing adjustment factors and comparable selection for the market comparison approach, discounted cash flow analysis and income capitalization, and cost approach methods. Issues in appraisal ethics and federal requirements for appraisal practice.