Market Analysis for Real Estate Development and Investment (Module 2)

Harvard GSD

While fully informed by urban economic theory and practice, this course is entirely practical in nature. The aim is to provide a logical and commercially relevant step-by-step guide to market analysis for successful real estate development and investment. Success is defined as sufficient profit, or return on capital, to justify the risks of the project. There are three key considerations for successful real estate market analysis: correct identification of local market area (size and spatial…