HADM 2221

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HADM 2221

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course emphasizes practical valuation and decision-making skills. You will receive an introduction to the business of hospitality and commercial real estate, including content on the major roles, activities and players, terminology, and how the relevant financial tools, institutional concepts, and economic models are used for sound investment decision-making.

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Fees Course fee: $60 for database access and training.
Permission Note Enrollment limited to: Nolan School students.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: HADM 2220 or HADM 2250 or AEM 2240 or AEM 2241.
Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: HADM 2221, HADM 3210, HADM 4200, HADM 6200.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies core requirement for Nolan School students.

Outcomes
  • Examine hospitality (and other commercial) real estate markets to assess suitable investment opportunities given local demand, supply, and real estate price dynamics.
  • Develop cash flow projections based on your market analysis and the operating characteristics of the investment property (based on the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry).
  • Analyze financing options under standard fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages in order to assess the impact of financing choices on (hospitality) real estate investments.
  • Use industry-standard tools to make investment decisions based on your market and property-level analysis and assess investment risks, including considerations around financing and taxation.
  • Assess the profitability of renovation, refinancing, or disposition options available to the investor during the holding period of the property.
  • Understand the basics of indirect investment in (hospitality) real estate through listed real estate investment trusts (equity) and real estate debt securities (CMBS).
  • Identify the relevant practical legal concepts that govern the ownership of (hospitality) real estate.
  • Evaluate the impact of management contracts and franchise agreements on real estate owners in the lodging industry.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 11438 HADM 2221   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Quan, D

  • Enrollment limited to: Nolan students. Prerequisite: HADM 1210 and HADM 2220, or equivalents. This is a core course reserved for Nolan students admitted Fall 2022 or later.
    Drop Deadline: Friday, August 30, 2024.