RE 8400 - Commercial Real Estate Investments

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RE 8020.
Description
This course focuses on investment strategies for commercial real estate. Students learn about commercial real estate’s positioning as an alternative asset class in the context of the broader investment universe, and how this affects capital sourcing. Students gain understanding for the commercial real estate investment process, including underwriting deals, financial analysis, and due diligence. Student examine property type-specific operating nuances and risk characteristics. Students learn about different investment strategies in commercial real estate (core, value-add, opportunistic), and evaluate whether the market context for supply-demand fundamentals aligns with an investment thesis.