Residential Loans& Investments

Catalog description

This course will allow students to understand the legal, regulatory and economic principles behind residential real estate financing, including its history and importance to the U.S. economy. The course will examine the spectrum of loan products and pricing, and will review the roles of different retail and wholesale originators including banks, mortgage bankers, brokers, and servicers. Students will also learn the roles of all of the parties to a residential real estate transaction. The course will examine the secondary markets, including the structuring, securitization, valuation, distribution, and investors of mortgage backed securities (MBS).