Course Schedule and Lecture Notes

The following course schedule should be considered tentative, and will likely change depending on our pace through the semester. 

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Latest update: 02/06/2012 

Date

Topic

Assignment

Jan. 18

Course overview and introduction to real estate markets

Ch. 1

Jan. 23

Real property rights

Ch. 2

HW1

Jan. 25

Schwartz Lecture

 

Jan. 30

Legal property descriptions

Case 1

Feb. 1

Private restrictions on ownership

Ch. 3

HW2

Feb. 6

Public restrictions on ownership

Ch. 4

HW3

Feb. 8

Public restrictions on ownership, cont.

 

Feb. 13

Deeds and title transfer

Ch. 5

Case 2

HW4

 

Feb. 15

Guest lecture - Title transfer - Jennifer Weast, Security 1st Title

Case 4

Feb. 20

Zoning case discussion

Case 3

Feb. 22

Midterm exam #1

Write-up 1

Feb. 27 Real estate markets

Ch. 14

Feb. 29

Business location decisions

 

Mar. 5

Business Week

Urban economics

Ch. 15

HW5

Mar. 7

Business Week

Appraisal

Ch. 9

HW6

Mar. 12

Appraisal, cont.

Mortgages and mortgage markets

Ch. 16

HW7

Mar. 14

Mortgages, cont.

 
Mar. 19

Spring Break - No class

 

Mar. 21

Spring Break - No class

 
Mar. 26

Mortgages, cont.

Ch. 18

Mar. 28

Mortgages, cont.

HW8

Apr. 2 Midterm exam #2  
Apr. 4 Real estate brokerage and listing contracts

Ch. 8

HW9

Apr. 9 Contracts for sale and closing

Ch. 6

Apr. 11 Contracts for sale and closing, cont.

 

Apr. 16

Property management & leases

Ch. 7 & 10

HW10

Apr. 18

Property management & leases, cont.

 

Apr. 23

Real estate investments

Ch. 19
Apr. 25

Real estate investment, cont.

PE Exercises

Apr. 30

Real estate investment, cont.

 

May 2

Real estate investment, cont.

HW11

May 7

Final Exam - 8:00-9:50 a.m.

 


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