Department of Agricultural Economics

AGEC 432: Rural Real Estate, Investment Analysis, and Development

Course Description From the Catalog

432. Rural Real Estate, Investment Analysis, and Development. (3-0). Credit 3. II
Advanced topics in investment analysis; development; real estate markets and market analysis; and real estate valuation.
Prerequisites: AGEC 330; AGEC 422; ACCT 209 or 229; and junior or senior classification.

Info for students

  • Syllabus
  • Important Reminders
  • Market Forecasts
  • Glossary of Real Estate Terms
  • Hints for Studying for Exams
  • Grades (WebCT Vista or E-learning)
  • In Class Example: Adjustment Exercise
  • In Class Example: Income Approach Using the Owner Operator Method
  • MAP: Map & Directions to the Properties
  • Score Sheet for Real Estate Project--Revised version
  • MAP: Map & Directions to the Beef Cattle Research Center--Soil Field Trip
  • Land Resource Valuation Slides
  • The Sales Comparison Approach
  • Practice Adjustment Exercise
  • The Cost Approach
  • Income Approach to Valuation
  • Metes and Bounds
  • Land Survey Systems
  • Old Project Options
  • Current Project Options
  • Real Estate Development Report Requirements
  • Real Estate Development Model
  • Real Estate Concepts, Appraisals, and the Ways to Develop the Income Streams
  • The Investment Process of Real Estate
  • The Development Process for Real Estate
  • Condemnation of Private Property
  • Taxing Information
  • Ways to Estimate Cap Rate for Income Approach
  • Wendell Wood - Development Analysis
  • Wendell Wood - Subdivision Spreadsheet.xls
  • Closing Documents
  • Reappraising Home Appraisers
  • Texas Land Values

    Assignments

    Listed below are labs, homework, and handouts. Check back from time to time as items will be added or changed throughout the semester.

  • Appraisal Property #4
  • Appraisal Property #6
  • Field Exercise #1
  • Lab 1
  • Lab 2
  • Lab 3
  • Take Home Lab 1

    Sample Exams

    Listed below are sample exams which you can use to help you study for upcoming tests. Some changes may be made before each test.

  • Sample Exam I
  • Sample Exam II
  • Sample Exam III
  • Sample Final Exam
  • Practice Problems for Exam 2
  • Answers to Practice Problems for Exam 2
  • Additional Problems for Exam 2
  • Answers to Additional Practice Problems for Exam 2

    Class Outlines

    Listed below are the daily outlines for the course. Items will be added throughout the semester.

  • 08-31-2009
  • 09-02-2009
  • 09-04-2009
  • 09-07-2009
  • 09-09-2009
  • 09-11-2009
  • 09-14-2009
  • 09-16-2009
  • 09-18-2009
  • 09-21-2009
  • 09-23-2009
  • 09-25-2009
  • 09-28-2009
  • 09-30-2009
  • 10-02-2009
  • 10-05-2009
  • 10-07-2009
  • 10-09-2009
  • 10-12-2009
  • 10-14-2009
  • 10-16-2009
  • 10-19-2009
  • 10-21-2009
  • 10-23-2009
  • 10-26-2009
  • 10-28-2009
  • 10-30-2009
  • 11-02-2009
  • 11-04-2009
  • 11-06-2009
  • 11-09-2009
  • 11-11-2009
  • 11-13-2009
  • 11-16-2009
  • 11-18-2009
  • 11-20-2009
  • 11-23-2009
  • 11-25-2009
  • 11-27-2009 Thanksgiving Holiday
  • 11-30-2009
  • 12-02-2009
  • 12-04-2009
  • 12-07-2009 Last Day of Class
  • 12-14-2009 Final Exam @ 8:00AM-10:00AM
    Finance Insurance & Real Estate Club The Urban Land Institute Bryan GIS College Station GIS The Real Estate Center

    E-mail Curtis Lard at c-lard@tamu.edu.

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