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| 10 | Real Estate Investment and Development | ||||
| 11 | Gain an Introduction to the Real Estate Market with Our Online Short | ||||
| > | Course | ||||
| 12 | Analyze the commercial viability of real estate investments and deve | ||||
| > | lopments with this online short course. | ||||
| 13 | Learn More | ||||
| 14 | Upcoming start dates | ||||
| 15 | September 9, 2026 | ||||
| 16 | Length | ||||
| 17 | 8 weeks, excluding orientation | ||||
| 18 | Effort | ||||
| 19 | 7-10 hours per week, self-paced learning online | ||||
| 20 | Tuition | ||||
| 21 | $3,234 | ||||
| 22 | Course Overview | ||||
| 23 | Despite the economic turbulence of the past decade, the real estate | ||||
| > | industry in the US has only gone from strength to strength in recent | ||||
| > | years. In this online short course from Rice University’s Jones Gra | ||||
| > | duate School of Business, gain an introduction to the current commer | ||||
| > | cial real estate and development market. By examining the real estat | ||||
| > | e ecosystem from a holistic perspective, you’ll unpack the fundament | ||||
| > | al skills necessary to facilitate informed commercial real estate in | ||||
| > | vestment and development decisions. | ||||
| 24 | Over the course of eight weeks, you’ll explore the concepts and tech | ||||
| > | niques used to analyze commercial real estate assets, and the instru | ||||
| > | ments commonly used to finance these assets. You’ll also learn to pe | ||||
| > | rsonally analyze and identify commercially viable real estate for de | ||||
| > | velopment. | ||||
| 25 | Who Should Attend | ||||
| 26 | Real estate developers and entrepreneurs who want to identify and an | ||||
| > | alyze the viability of real estate investments and developments | ||||
| 27 | Real estate agents, brokers and property managers who want to deepen | ||||
| > | their knowledge of the commercial real estate ecosystem | ||||
| 28 | Finance professionals wanting to gain a holistic understanding of th | ||||
| > | e specific financial tools and techniques required to assess the fea | ||||
| > | sibility of an investment | ||||
| 29 | Course Takeaways | ||||
| 30 | The ability to identify and analyze the commercial viability of real | ||||
| > | estate investments and developments | ||||
| 31 | An understanding of the commercial real estate ecosystem as a whole | ||||
| 32 | Knowledge of the financial tools and techniques required to assess t | ||||
| > | he feasibility of an investment | ||||
| 33 | Course Curriculum | ||||
| 34 | Unpack the concepts that inform commercial real estate investment an | ||||
| > | d development decisions as you work through the weekly modules of th | ||||
| > | is online short course. | ||||
| 35 | Orientation Module: Welcome to your Online Campus | ||||
| 36 | Module 1: The logic behind real estate investment decisions | ||||
| 37 | Module 2: The factors affecting real estate value | ||||
| 38 | Module 3: The real estate system and the developer | ||||
| 39 | Module 4: Property level evaluation | ||||
| 40 | Module 5: Leverage and the impact on risk and return | ||||
| 41 | Module 6: Economic feasibility of a development project | ||||
| 42 | Module 7: Equity partners | ||||
| 43 | Module 8: Making investment decisions | ||||
| 44 | Meet Your Instructor | ||||
| 45 | Jefferson Duarte | ||||
| 46 | Gerald D. Hines Professor of Real Estate Finance | ||||
| 47 | Director of Real Estate Initiatives | ||||
| 48 | Finance Area Coordinator | ||||
| 49 | Department | ||||
| 50 | Faculty | ||||
| 51 | Office | ||||
| 52 | McNair Hall 321 | ||||
| 53 | Contact | ||||
| 54 | 713-348-6137 | ||||
| 55 | jd10@rice.edu | ||||
| 56 | Rice Business Wisdom | ||||
| 57 | Rice Business Wisdom is our online ideas magazine that features facu | ||||
| > | lty research. | ||||
| 58 | Regulation | Peer-Reviewed Research | ||||
| 59 | Rules Of The Game | ||||
| 60 | How Does A U.S. Fraud Prevention Measure Affect Foreign Firms? | ||||
| 61 | Based on research by Professor Jefferson Duarte | ||||
| 62 | Lending | Peer-Reviewed Research | ||||
| 63 | Trust Me On This | ||||
| 64 | In Peer-to-Peer Lending, Appearances Can Tell The Truth | ||||
| 65 | Based on research by Professor Jefferson Duarte | ||||
| 66 | After Harvey | Expert Opinion | ||||
| 67 | Should I Stay Or Should I Go? | ||||
| 68 | How To Decide Whether To Stay And Rebuild Or Sell And Move Away If F | ||||
| > | looding Has Damaged Your Home | ||||
| 69 | Based on research by Professor James P. Weston | ||||
| 70 | See All | ||||
| 71 | Have a Question? | ||||
| 72 | Kelcie Wold | ||||
| 73 | Associate Director for Online Innovation Initiatives, Executive Educ | ||||
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| 74 | 713-348-2811 | ||||
| 75 | kelcie.wold@rice.edu | ||||