Spring 2027

Urban Economics

Urban Economics analyzes spatial relationships in the urban economy, covering land, labor, and housing markets, transport, governance, and regional models with an interdisciplinary focus.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Joe Walsh3.7/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.64 GPA, 84.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.59 GPA, 73.3% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.62 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Analyze how urban environmental issues impact real estate markets and development

  • Apply an evidenced-based framework to analyze the different types and roles of cities

  • Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills in individual and group projects as a means to present course concepts and market analyses

  • Understand the role of urban public policy, particularly land use controls, and evaluate its impact on real estate markets

  • Explain the fundamental determinants of location across and within cities, as well as rents and prices of land and real estate

  • Explain how real estate markets affect, and are affected by, national and regional economic events and processes.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Raw average: 3.73/5 from 15 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.64 GPA, 84.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.59 GPA, 73.3% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.62 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Urban land, labor, and housing markets
  • Urban transport
  • City governance and finance
  • Regional models
  • Historical and applied perspectives

Skills

  • Analyze spatial relationships in urban economies, land, labor, and housing markets.
  • Apply interdisciplinary approaches from economics, geography, and planning.
  • Evaluate the impact of urban public policy and land use controls on real estate markets.
  • Explain determinants of location, rents, and prices of land and real estate.

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REALEST/URBRPL 720 · Spring 2027

Urban Economics

Recorded 2026-10-14
REALEST/URBRPL 720 · Spring 2027

Urban Economics

Recorded 2026-10-14
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