Real Estate Finance & Investment (331-0-20)

Instructors

Craig Furfine
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Furfine studies the functioning of interbank markets, commercial mortgage securitization, and real estate finance, having published in scholarly journals including the Review of Corporate Finance Studies, the Journal of Business, the Journal of Monetary Economics and the Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking. He currently serves as an Associate Chair of the Finance Department, Associate Editor of the Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking and Treasurer of the Midwest Finance Association. Prior to joining the Kellogg School faculty, he was an economic advisor in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Furfine teaches corporate finance, multiple courses on real estate finance, and has written eighteen case studies covering a wide range of topics in real estate finance. He received a PhD in economics from Stanford University.

Meeting Info

Frances Searle Building 2370: Mon, Wed 3:30PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

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The instructor of this course is Craig Furfine.

An introduction to the fundamental concepts, principles, analytical methods and tools used for making investing and financing decisions regarding income producing properties. Topics covered include leases, cash flow-based real estate evaluation, property financing (debt), real estate private equity, and property taxation.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisites: ECON 201-0, ECON 202-0, STAT 210-0 or equivalent, BUS_INST 304-0 or equivalent.

Class Notes

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For more information, please view sample syllabus: https://businessinstitutions.northwestern.edu/courses/course-descriptions/index.html

Class Attributes

Attendance at 1st class mandatory

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisites: ECON 201-0, ECON 202-0, STAT 210-0 or equivalent, BUS_INST 304-0 or equivalent.