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BUS-R 510: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS (1.5 credits)

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An analysis of real estate investment from an equity investor's point of view. Topics discussed include techniques used to analyze the expected cash flow from real estate income properties; the way that ownership forms and tax considerations affect those cash flows and rate of return; how factors such as the structure of ownership form, and tax considerations affect the riskiness of real estate income property; variety of different measures of risk; real estate appraisal is introduced with emphasis on the difficulties associated with estimating the value of real estate income property because of characteristics of the real estate market (versus the market for stocks and bonds); issues of leverage, ownership forms, and analysis for development projects are also covered.

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