REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

REALEST 530

A capstone focused on comprehensively underwriting commercial real estate. Investment analysis will be performed for a variety of real estate property types from the perspective of various real estate professionals, such as the property/asset manager, finance professional, leasing broker, acquisitions specialist, portfolio manager, and investment legal/risk team. The investment analysis will emphasize the importance of value-creation through capital investment and effective income and expense management.

REALEST 710

Evaluating the role of financing and leverage in real estate investment analysis; identifying alternative types of financing; valuation of financial structure; sources of equity financing for real estate; mortgage securitization and the operation of secondary mortgage markets.

REALEST 550

Introduction to real estate private equity investment focused on the analysis, terms, return metrics, and structures used to make real estate private equity investment decisions.

REALEST 661

Real-world capstone experience of the real estate investment process from project conception to asset disposition with particular focus on analysis and presentation. Provides exposure to best known methods and practices that private equity and development firms use to conduct market research, project selection, financial feasibility, regulatory review, design considerations, construction management, debt financing, equity placements, equity waterfalls, property management, asset management and disposition. Develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the many facets of the acquisition and development process in the U.S. and have an insightful understanding of the risks and rewards along each step of the process.

REALEST 702

Introduction to various techniques to analyze commercial real estate value and investment risks. Analysis of real property through an understanding of the legal, physical, and economic characteristics of a site and building. Analyze real estate markets to forecast future rental income and vacancies. Develop an operating pro forma and basic investment model, forecast future cash flows, and learn to estimate the market value of commercial properties.