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Virginia Tech

FIN-4154: Real Estate Finance

Description: This course introduces the fundamentals of both real estate financing and investment. Conventional mortgages as well as more creative financing methods will be analyzed. The secondary market for mortgages and relevant institutional factors also will be examined. Investment analysis of real estate will be viewed in a capital budgeting framework; appropriate tax law will be discussed as it affects real estate cash flows.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 14

Average GPA: 3.27 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 21.14%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.79%

Hainan Sheng202428.6%60.7%10.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.091
Brian N Murray202160.5%35.9%1.6%0.0%2.0%0.0%3.497
Jonathan L Everett202328.9%45.5%21.8%1.5%0.0%2.2%3.025
Shibin Sheng202428.0%60.0%12.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.161

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W