This course focuses on the financial characteristics of direct commercial real estate investment, primarily from the perspectives of the individual or institutional investor. No late assignments are accepted, unless cleared in advance with the instructor. Exam regrades will be considered, but we reserve the right to regrade the entire exam.
Teamwork is stressed with respect to completion of the case studies.
Consequently, we will ask that you vary the composition of your group for each case study. Use these comments to help prepare for lectures and recitation sections. We will spend the first 45 minutes or so getting acquainted and going over the syllabus. Then I will provide a brief history of real estate finance, with particular emphasis on making the connection between financing and development. Standard introductory stuff.