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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
IF3213 | Real Estate Finance | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BAHAR KÖSEOĞLU |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. ASLI YÜKSEL |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course deals with the central issues in real estate finance and investment. Typical policies and procedures used in financing of residential, industrial, and commercial properties are discussed. When the students successfully completed this course, they should be able to understand many aspects of residential real estate, such as the process by which capital investments are made in real property, and to assess some of the issues facing the real estate finance and investment community. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Learns types of mortgages used in real estate financing II. Calculates cost of loan to the borrower III. Learns how payment structure of a loan changes as economic environment changes IV. Calculates risk and return of investments in real estate V. Compares different financing alternatives for residential properties VI. Analyses homeownership as an alternative to renting. VII. Learns underwriting process VIII. Calculates value of the income properties IX. Applies financial analysis techniques within a real life environment |
real estate financing, mortgages, risk and return of investments in real estate, underwriting process, |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | The Interest Rate Factor in Financing | To read the related chapter in the text book |
2) | Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans | To read the related chapter in the text book |
3) | Adjustable Rate Mortgages | To read the related chapter in the text book |
4) | Adjustable Rate Mortgages | To read the related chapter in the text book |
5) | Residential Financial Analysis | To read the related chapter in the text book |
6) | Review | To read the text book and lecture notes for the exam |
7) | Single Family Housing | To read the related chapter in the text book |
8) | Underwriting and Financing Residential Properties | To read the related chapter in the text book |
9) | Introduction to Commercial Property Markets | To read the related chapter in the text book |
10) | Real Estate Valuation | To read the related chapter in the text book |
11) | Real Estate Valuation | To read the related chapter in the text book |
12) | Review | To read the text book and lecture notes for the exam |
13) | Investment Analysis | To read the related chapter in the text book |
14) | Financial Leverage and Financing Alternatives | To read the related chapter in the text book |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Textbook / Required Material Brueggeman, William B. and Jeffrey D. Fisher. 2008. Real Estate Finance and Investments. McGraw Hill/Irwin, Thirteenth Edition. |
References: | None |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 2 | % 60 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 15 | 41 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 50 |
Midterms | 2 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 96 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | 2 |
2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | 2 |
3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | 2 |
4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | 2 |
5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | 1 |
6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | 2 |
7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | 1 |
8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | 2 |
9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | 2 |
10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | 1 |
11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. | 2 |