BUS 589 Adv. Topics Real Estate Mgmt
The focus of this course is the practical skills and judgment that contribute to creating and delivering successful projects in the real estate environment. It provides an advanced survey of modern residential and commercial real estate financing techniques from the perspective of the borrower and the lender. Although special entrepreneurial opportunities are considered, the course also recognizes that almost every executive is likely to be a significant user of real estate as a corporate leader, member of government, or trustee of a nonprofit. And, for most organizations, building projects are significant decisions whose execution is critical to overall sustainability and growth. Thus, this course provides the applied skills and techniques to make that decision a responsible and successful one and to appreciate the complex design and construction that contribute to a building's functionality, aesthetics, and overall value. Topics include: real estate contracts and regulations; financing methods and techniques, institutional sources of funds for real estate, appraisals and risk analysis; and real estate financing decision-making. The course includes lectures, demonstrations, spreadsheet software exercises, and guest speakers.