Techniques of Real Estate Valuation

Covers real estate valuation techniques including highest and best use, market comparison, discounted cash flow, income capitalization, cost approaches, and appraisal ethics.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Joe Walsh3.7/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.61 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.32 GPA, 64.7% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.53 GPA, 72.2% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Apply the concepts, tools, techniques for evaluating individual real estate assets, based on the application of economic theory and principles of urban economics, for the purpose of real estate valuation.

  • Create a valuation analysis and a compelling appraisal report for a commercial property.

  • Demonstrate the technical skills of appraisal, including but not limited to data gathering market analysis, and cash flow modeling.

  • Describe how market dynamics, constrained by the geographic, physical and legal parameters, determine values of individual assets in the market.

  • Explain the economic forces that drive real estate value in the market.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.61 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.32 GPA, 64.7% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.53 GPA, 72.2% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Highest and best use and most probable use analysis
  • Statistical methods for adjustment factors and comparable selection in market comparison
  • Discounted cash flow analysis and income capitalization
  • Cost approach methods
  • Appraisal ethics and federal requirements for appraisal practice

Skills

  • Highest and best use analysis, market comparison approaches, discounted cash flow analysis, income capitalization, and cost approach methods.
  • Creating valuation analyses and appraisal reports for commercial properties.
  • Data gathering, market analysis, and cash flow modeling.

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REALEST 715 · Spring 2027

Techniques of Real Estate Valuation

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