LAND AND PROPERTY ECONOMICS

LAND AND PROPERTY ECONOMICS
Course Code
PO 2006
Credit Points
15
Course Coordinator
Dr D Scofield

Pre-requisites

EC 1005; EC 1505.

Overview

Economic analysis of property markets. Property market as a set of linked markets. Institutional and regulatory environment of property. Basics of property market analysis: use, investment and development. Analysis of property sectors (offices, retail, industrial, housing). Modelling property market activity.

Structure

1 two-hour lecture per week and, 1 one-hour tutorial every two weeks.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (80%); continuous assessment (20%) consisting of one essay of 1,500 words in length.

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (80%) plus in-course assignment mark carried forward.

Formative Assessment

This will take place via tutorial discussions.

Feedback

Oral feedback is given on the tutorial presentation.

A written feedback will be given to the essay assignment.