REAL ESTATE AND ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this Course, students will be able to: Explain basic concept of real estate investment, real estate financing; Calculate mortgage loans; Analyze income producing properties; Analyze investment, financing alternatives, business model canvass for decision making; Hypothesize the business model, business process and propose a project for a company.

Topics:

1. Real Estate Investment: Basic Legal Concepts;
2. Real Estate Financing: Notes and Mortgages;
3. Mortgage Loan Foundations: The Time Value of Money;
4. Fixed Interest Rate Mortgage Loans;
5. Adjustable and Floating Rate Mortgage Loans;
6. Mortgages: Additional Concepts, Analysis, and Applications;
7. Income-Producing Properties: Leases, Rents, and the Market for Space;
8. Valuation of Income Properties: Appraisal and the Market for Capital;
9. Financial Leverage and Financing Alternatives;
10. Investment Analysis and Taxation of Income Properties;
11. Disposition and Renovation of Income Properties;
12. Financing Corporate Real Estate.