VALUATION OF REAL ESTATE
Techniques of real estate valuation. Property analysis, market analysis, legal and political analysis, and highest and best use analysis; in-depth exposure to the three approaches to valuation; sales comparison, income, and cost; application to main commercial property types; the role of valuation in real estate investment.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: REAL EST 410 , ( REAL EST 411 or concurrent enrollment), and ( REAL EST 412 or concurrent enrollment) Course Designation: Core GenEd - Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply the concepts, tools, techniques for evaluating individual real estate assets, based on the application of economic theory and principles of urban economics, for the purpose of real estate valuation. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze commercial real estate market data and forecast rents and vacancy for a commercial property. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Create a valuation analysis and a compelling appraisal report for a commercial property. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate the technical skills of appraisal, including but not limited to data gathering, market analysis, and cash flow modeling. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe how market dynamics, constrained by the geographic, physical and legal parameters, determine values of individual assets in the market. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Explain the economic forces that drive real estate value in the market. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply the concepts, tools, techniques for evaluating individual real estate assets, based on the application of economic theory and principles of urban economics, for the purpose of real estate valuation. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze commercial real estate market data and forecast rents and vacancy for a commercial property. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Create a valuation analysis and a compelling appraisal report for a commercial property. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate the technical skills of appraisal, including but not limited to data gathering, market analysis, and cash flow modeling. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe how market dynamics, constrained by the geographic, physical and legal parameters, determine values of individual assets in the market. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Explain the economic forces that drive real estate value in the market. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027