Overview. This course is designed to prepare students to conduct and interpret market studies to cover a range of real estate decisions including both interurban and interurban decision-making. The course exposes students to a variety of market analysis tools and techniques including demographic, economic, and geospatial analysis that are appropriate for supporting various real estate decisions. The course begins with research design process, demonstrating how a systematic approach can be applied to various research issues. The course will incorporate a number of analytical tools and statistical techniques including GIS, demographics, SPSS, Access and Excel.
Positioning. This is a required real estate course that provides students with exposure to spatial and market analytical techniques.