Real Estate Capital Markets

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This course covers debt and equity secondary markets linked to real estate On the debt side we cover the securitization of residential and commercial mortgages and various types of fixed income instruments such as passthrough securities CMOs IOs POs CDOs etc We study the basics of modeling prepayment and default risk on these instruments We also discuss causes and consequences of the 2008 and ongoing financial crisis and implications of the crisis for the mortgage finance system On the equity side we study the legal foundations financial analysis and structuring of Real Estate Investment Trusts REITs which are the primary traded equity structure used for real estate The course will be a mix of formal lectures inclass exercises and guest lectures from Wall Street professionals.