Real Estate (FIN)

2450 Principles of Real Estate. Three credits. Real estate practices and procedures, basic principles of real property ownership utilization and transfer, mortgage financing, brokerage, management, valuation, subdividing, and legislation.

4430 Real Property Valuation. Three credits. Prerequisites: FIN 2450; junior standing; FIN 3010 strongly recommended. Theory and methods of real property valuation. Employs qualitative and quantitative analysis to appraise residential and income-producing properties. Emphasizes comparable sales, cost-depreciation, and income capitalization.

4440 Real Estate Finance. Three credits. Prerequisites: Junior standing; FIN 2450 and 3010 strongly recommended. Financial analysis applied to various types of real property. Includes underwriting, sources of funds, portfolio problems, and government programs. Emphasizes analysis of money and mortgage markets and modern creative financing.

4470 Real Estate Law. Three credits. (Same as BLAW 4470.) Prerequisite: Junior standing. Legal rights and limitations of ownership of property, estates, titles, methods of transferring titles, abstract of titles, mortgages, leases, easements, restrictions on the use of property, real estate development, and planning, application of contract law to real property, and the administration of wills.

4510 Real Estate Brokerage and Management. Three credits. Prerequisites: FIN 2450; junior standing. Management principles and techniques for the successful real estate brokerage firm. Topics emphasized are organizing, planning, management, marketing, and advertising techniques.

4550 Real Estate Investment Analysis. Three credits. Prerequisites: FIN 2450, 3010; junior standing. Analysis of real estate projects and markets. Emphasizes market research, taxes, financing techniques, and discounted cash flow analysis. Requires computer-assisted investment tools and case analysis.

4590 Problems in Real Estate. One to three credits. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Current analysis of issues in the field of real estate with concentration on major problems and policies in managing real estate and other related resources.

5430 Real Property Valuation. Three credits. Prerequisite: FIN 2450 or consent of instructor; FIN 3010 strongly recommended. Theory and methods of real property valuation. Qualitative and quantitative analysis incorporated to appraise residential and income-producing properties. Comparable sales, cost-depreciation, and income capitalization analysis emphasized.

5590 Problems in Real Estate. Three credits. Current controversial conditions in the field of real estate with concentration on major problems and policies in managing real estate and other related resources.

6550 Real Estate Investment. Three credits. Prerequisites: FIN 2450 and 3010. Development of a framework for making real estate investment decisions and for analyzing real estate investment alternatives.

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