Analytical Skills in Real Estate

This course exposes students to two major aspects of real estate analysis. The first is an understanding of key concepts and data sources that are needed to conduct commercial real estate analysis, including issues of policy and financial feasibility and the appreciation of the key issues of risk assessment and present value. The second major component of this course is an understanding of the use of major quantitative analysis tools, including the ability to perform basic calculations. The course makes use of standard spreadsheet software to facilitate the understanding and calculation of the value of an investment. The class includes real data examples and computer laboratory assignments. This course offers students grounding in analytic and quantitative techniques of real estate financial analysis. RES 3550 is crosslisted with PAF 3550. Credits will not be granted for both PAF 3550 and RES 3550. Students may take only one of these courses.