The real estate development process, with particular emphasis on
analyzing the feasibility of design, location, and construction.
Athena Title
Real Estate Development
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in REAL 5070, REAL 7070
Prerequisite
REAL 4000 or REAL 4000E or REAL 4000H
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will be able to construct a complete assessment of the quality of a properties site and location.
Students will be explain to explain the process through which the typical real estate development process is financed.
Students will be able to produce a real estate market study for a proposed real estate development project.
Students will be able to assess the financial feasibility of proposed real estate development projects.
Students will demonstrate how the analytical techniques that they learn in the class can be used to identify opportunities for real estate developers to address community needs, issues, or problems.
Topical Outline
What is real estate development and what does a real estate developer do?
Site and Location Analysis
Informal Feasibility Analysis
Implementing Zoning and Other Land-Use Controls
Environmental Issues in Real Estate Development
Financing Real Estate Development Projects
Real Estate Market Analysis for Real Estate Development Projects
Financial Feasibility Analysis for Real Estate Development Projects
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
