MFIN 8835 Real Estate Finance
This course focuses on how capital is applied to debt and equity financing of income-producing real estate. The course content covers private debt and equity and public securities markets for real estate finance. The course format includes lectures, case study discussions, financial modeling exercises, guest speakers, REIT stock analysis, discussion of selected readings and simulation of negotiations. The course covers real estate finance from the perspective of theusers of capital (developers and property owners) and the sources of capital (lenders and equity investors). The primary student outcomes are the ability to value commercial property; understand risks; how to structure a financing of commercial real estate; know the diverse sources of capital in the real estate industry and analyze, discuss and present a professional financing for debt and equity.
Course overview
- Department
- Finance
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Periodically in the Fall, Periodically in the Spring
Catalog details
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.06 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.14 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | John Hurley | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 26 of 28 |
| Spring 2025 | John Hurley | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 27 of 27 |
| Fall 2022 | Edward Chazen | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 23 of 27 |
| Fall 2021 | Edward Chazen | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 22 of 31 |