Designed for graduate students with an interest in real estate
decision making, and more specifically in analyzing an equity
investment in commercial real estate. Students will learn about
space and asset markets, investment returns, discount and cap
rates, cash flows, debt leverage and income taxes. These core
competencies will be used to develop models of actual investment
properties.
Athena Title
Real Estate Invest Analysis
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in REAL 5090, REAL 7810
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will learn how to analyze an investment opportunity, including the technical aspects that impact the performance and risk of the investment.
Students will gain an understanding of how real estate fits into an investment portfolio.
Through class projects, students will have the opportunity to develop their skills working with others on teams with common goals.
Students will enhance their skills in critical and quantitative thinking, as well as their ability to write a persuasive and convincing document.