BU5036 - Real Estate Economics

Credit Points: 15

Course Co-ordinator: Dr D. Roberts

Pre-requisite(s):

Introduction to economics; Real estate as a set of linked markets (use, investment and development); real estate and the macro economy; agglomeration economies and urban location theory; Institutional and regulatory environment of real estate; Analysis of real estate sectors (office, retail, industrial, residential).

1 two-hour lecture plus 1 one-hour seminar per week.

1 two hour written examination (75%); continuous assessment (25%) consisting of one 1500 word assignment.