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Real Estate Investment
The video textbook students actually watch — so you can use class time for what matters.
Full text and supporting teaching materials for advanced real estate investment. Commercial and residential analysis across 43 chapters.
14
Modules
43
Chapters
34h
of Video
1,000+
Practice Questions
What's Included
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Learning Materials
Everything students need, inside your LMS
Studio-produced concept videos replace the reading students never did. A complete digital textbook and practice quizzes reinforce the concepts — so class time starts where it should.
- 34 hours of studio-produced concept videos, 2–5 minutes each
- 43-chapter digital textbook
- 1,000+ practice quiz questions
- Downloadable student notes for AI learning apps like NotebookLM
Teaching Materials
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Annotated teaching slides, current real-world examples, and ready-to-run in-class activities for every chapter. The prep work is done — you bring the expertise.
- Teaching slides with presenter notes
- Real-world examples updated with this week's news
- In-class activities and discussion questions
Evaluations
Auto-graded assessments designed to combat AI
Dynamic questions mean each student gets a unique version of quizzes and assignments. And when you absolutely need AI-proof, build and auto-grade unique paper exams in minutes. Results post directly to your LMS gradebook.
- Online proctored quizzes and exams (Respondus + Honorlock)
- Auto-graded paper exams
- 8 auto-graded Excel assignments
Blended Teaching Platform
Know where students struggle, and help with ease
See exactly which students are struggling and why — then generate targeted materials on the spot. No more waiting until office hours to find out who's lost.
- See who's struggling before the midterm
- Generate study guides for the topics that stumped your class
- Track who's actually doing the reading
Table of Contents
14 modules · 43 chapters
- 1.1What is Value?
- 1.2Attributes of Real Estate Value
- 1.3Market Analysis
- 2.1Introduction to Markets
- 2.2Real Estate Economics
- 2.3Use, Investment & Development
- 2.4Urban Economics
- 3.1Legal Aspects of Real Estate
- 3.2Ownership Limitations
- 3.3Deeds
- 3.4Vesting
- 4.1Time Value of Money
- 4.2DCF & Annuities
- 4.3Capital Budgeting (IRR, NPV & Payback)
- 5.1What is Good Appraisal?
- 5.2Evolution of Appraisal
- 6.1Sales Comparison Approach
- 6.2Cost Approach
- 6.3Income Approach
- 6.4Combining Approaches for Developments
- 7.1Capital Structure
- 7.2Why Use Debt to Finance Real Estate
- 7.3Mortgage Fundamentals
- 7.4Commercial Debt Markets
- 8.1The Investment Process
- 8.2The Professional Investor Tool Kit
- 8.3Basic Real Estate DCF
- 9.1The Investor Ecosystem
- 9.2The 4 Quadrants of Investing
- 10.1Understanding Commercial Leases
- 10.2Modeling Leases with DCF
- 10.3Modeling Real Estate Taxes
- 11.1Evaluating Risk in Real Estate
- 11.2Sensitivity Analysis
- 11.3Scenario Analysis
- 12.1REIT Characteristics
- 12.2Creating Value Through Management
- 12.3REIT Evaluation & Valuation
- 13.1Introduction to Development
- 13.2The Development Process
- 13.3Development Proforma
- 14.1Sustainability Strategy
- 14.2Sustainability Initiatives
- 15.1Essential Excel Skills
- 15.2Intermediate Excel Skills
Faculty
Built by Renowned Academics
Every chapter is written and recorded by an expert with years of experience teaching that specific topic.
Dr. Norm Miller
Ernest W. Hahn Chair of Real Estate Finance
University of San Diego
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