REAL ESTATE LAW

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( REAL EST 410 ) and ( URB R PL/ECON/REAL EST 420 or concurrent enrollment), or graduate standing only Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop and apply a foundational understanding of the common tools, concepts, and terminology of real estate law. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Develop an understanding of the site selection and site control process through an evaluation of the interplay between the business and legal decisions involved in the property acquisition process. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Evaluate the role of leasing in the context of different real estate transactions and learn how to prepare a lease abstract. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explore the various options for financing real estate projects, both public and private, including traditional bank financing, TIF and tax credit financing. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze how land use and zoning approvals are negotiated and obtained during the development process and learn the importance of working effectively with the staff of federal, state and local governments. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Analyze risks and rewards associated with various real estate transactional decisions. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop and apply a foundational understanding of the common tools, concepts, and terminology of real estate law. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Develop an understanding of the site selection and site control process through an evaluation of the interplay between the business and legal decisions involved in the property acquisition process. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Evaluate the role of leasing in the context of different real estate transactions and learn how to prepare a lease abstract. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explore the various options for financing real estate projects, both public and private, including traditional bank financing, TIF and tax credit financing. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze how land use and zoning approvals are negotiated and obtained during the development process and learn the importance of working effectively with the staff of federal, state and local governments. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Analyze risks and rewards associated with various real estate transactional decisions. Audience: Graduate