REAL ESTATE FINANCE & INVESTMENT (5 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: Explain basic concept of real estate investment, real estate financing, business model canvass and business model environment; 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. Business Model Canvass;
5. Business Model Environment;
6. Fixed Interest Rate Mortgage Loans;
7. Adjustable and Floating Rate Mortgage Loans;
8. Mortgages: Additional Concepts, Analysis, and Applications;
9. Income-Producing Properties: Leases, Rents, and the Market for Space;
10. Cost Structure to Operate a Business Model;
11. Valuation of Income Properties: Appraisal and the Market for Capital;
12. Revenue Streams Building Block;
13. Financial Leverage and Financing Alternatives;
14. Investment Analysis and Taxation of Income Properties;
15. Evaluating Business Models;
16. Disposition and Renovation of Income Properties;
17. Financing Corporate Real Estate;
18. Project Report Presentation.