BSLW 2402 Real Estate Case Competitions
This course is for students interested in learning how to better prepare for real estate case competitions, with a particular focus on development, finance, and affordable housing. The course will meet weekly for seventy-five minutes to develop skills in the following areas: effectively analyzing a real estate development case, analyzing market conditions, crafting a proposal and slide deck, and preparing for judges' questions. This 10-week course will culminate with students submitting proposals in the Corcoran Center Case Competition, a national real estate competition sponsored by Boston College's Joseph E. Corcoran Center for Real Estate and Urban Action.
Course overview
- Department
- Business Law and Society
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 1
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Course is affiliated with the Joseph E. Corcoran Center for Real Estate and Urban Action at the Carroll School of Management.
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.21 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.58 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 2
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Thomas Pereira | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 1 of 3 |
| Spring 2025 | Thomas Pereira | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 13 of 14 |