LAWYERING THE DEVELOPMENT DEAL: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO REAL ESTATE LAW

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. 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: Graduate 2. Evaluate the role of leasing in the context of different real estate transactions and learn how to prepare a lease abstract. Audience: Graduate 3. Explore the various options for financing real estate projects, both public and private, including traditional bank financing, TIF and tax credit financing. Audience: Graduate 4. 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: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. 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: Graduate 2. Evaluate the role of leasing in the context of different real estate transactions and learn how to prepare a lease abstract. Audience: Graduate 3. Explore the various options for financing real estate projects, both public and private, including traditional bank financing, TIF and tax credit financing. Audience: Graduate 4. 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: Graduate