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Topic |
Assignment |
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Jan. 19 |
Course introduction and overview of real estate market research
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Jan. 24 |
Market research process |
E-book - Ch. 6 |
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Jan. 26 |
Market research process, cont. |
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Jan. 31 |
Urban economics |
E-Book - Ch. 5 |
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Feb. 2 |
Snow Day - NO CLASS |
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Feb. 7 |
Urban economics, cont. |
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Feb. 9 |
Understanding data
- Census data sources
- Geographies |
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Feb. 14 |
Understanding data, cont.
- Metropolitan areas
- Industry codes |
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Feb. 16 |
Understanding data, cont.
- Employment data |
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Feb. 21 |
Location quotients and basic employment |
HW1 |
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Feb. 23 |
Analyzing local markets |
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Feb. 28 |
Local market analysis reports |
HW2 |
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Mar. 2 |
Exam 1 review |
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Mar. 7 |
Business Week
Midterm exam |
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Mar. 9 |
Business Week Session - 8:00 a.m. - 215-218 RSC
Networking Breakfast with Steve Martens, Grubb & Ellis | Martens
Commercial Group |
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Mar. 14 |
STDB Intro |
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Mar. 16 |
Brainstorming for class research projects |
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Mar. 21 |
Spring Break - No class |
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Mar. 23 |
Spring Break - No class |
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Mar. 28 |
Evaluating retail sales potential and gap analysis reports |
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Mar. 30 |
Discussion of Zimmerman-Volk study of downtown housing |
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Apr. 4 |
Market defining story discussion for downtown housing, retail and office |
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Apr. 6 |
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Apr. 11 |
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Apr. 13 |
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Apr. 18 |
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Apr. 20 |
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Apr. 25 |
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Apr. 27 |
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May 2 |
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May 4 |
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May 9 |
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May 16 |
Final Exam - 8:00 a.m. |
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