Analytical Skills in Real Estate

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Overview

Subject area

PAF

Catalog Number

3550

Course Title

Analytical Skills in Real Estate

Department(s)

Description

This course exposes students to two major aspects of real estate analysis. The first is an understanding of key concepts 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 as well as 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.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

No

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Course Schedule