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Join the Real Estate Finance (RE410) course led by Erwan Quintin at the University of Wisconsin. This course covers essential topics in real estate, including asset pricing foundations, investment analysis, and mortgages. Students will engage in weekly homework (25%), a midterm exam (35%), and a final exam (40%). Grading is competitive, with a mean grade cap of 3.3 and a limit of 30% A's. Recommended textbook: "Commercial Real Estate Analysis and Investments." Office hours are Tuesdays 2-4 PM and by appointment. Excel and Bloomberg tools will be utilized for data analysis.

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  1. Course information Real estate finance (RE410)

  2. ErwanQuintin equintin@bus.wisc.edu https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/quintin/web/ 5257 Grainger Hall Office Hours: T 2-4pm and by appointment

  3. Grading • HW (25%), midterm (35%), final (40%) • HW assignments are due at the beginning of lecture on the due date • “The mean grade should be no higher than 3.3 and the maximum percentage of A's is 30%” • Midterm: • Final: 12/17, 12:25pm

  4. Course plan • Preliminaries • Foundations of Asset Pricing • Real Estate Investment Analysis • Mortgages • Topics

  5. Course Material • Lecture notes • Power Point slides • Recommended textbook: “Commercial Real Estate Analysis and Investments,” Geltner, Miller et. al. (GM)

  6. Tools • Excel • Basics • Financial functions (NPV, IRR, PMT…) • Math and statistical functions (SUM, AVERAGE, …) • Logical functions (IF…) • Goal seek • Scenario analysis macro • Data analysis toolpak (regressions, RAND…) • Math • Basic algebra • Geometric sums • Notions of probability • Financial calculator

  7. How to turn in computer tasks • Include print-outs of the key Excel sheets you used to derive answers • Print only essential material

  8. Excel etiquette Inputs Model Outputs Outputs

  9. Good spreadsheets • Correct, clean and clear • As simple as possible • Use multiple sheets when and only when necessary

  10. Bloomberg • A gold mine and a must for capital market analysts • A good line on one’s CV • If you become certified by class’ end, your lowest HW grade will become a 100

  11. Questions?

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