ADVANCED REAL ESTATE FINANCE THEORY

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 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 875

Provides an overview of theoretical and empirical research on real estate and urban economics, with a focus on asset liquidity and place-based policies.

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 978

Explore cutting-edge research on urban economics and real estate being conducted across different universities. Invited speakers will describe current or past research, identify challenges involved in their work, and highlight research conceptualization, approaches, methods, and/or data analysis, to better understand how to execute a research project.