University

Florida Atlantic University

Real Estate Minor (REAL)

Program overview

The Real Estate Minor is tailored for business majors who have completed the "business core" courses, as it mandates the completion of eleven (11) core business courses.

Last updated: July 19, 2024

Academic Information

Degree offered

Real Estate Minor

Number of Credits Required

9 credits

Mode of learning

On Campus

Unique real estate academic features

The minor program provides business majors with a focused study in real estate. It is exclusively available to business major applicants, requiring successful completion of eleven business courses. The program covers core subjects such as principles, finance, and investment aspects of real estate.

Courses and disciplines/concentrations offered

Required Courses:

Principles of Real Estate
Real Estate Finance
Real Estate Investment

Faculty and Research

Faculty & Staff for the Program

See full list of faculty here

Distinguished real estate faculty members or research areas

Ken H. Johnson, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Graduate Programs-Finance Department & Faculty Member-Real Estate Initiative

Rebel Cole, Ph.D.

Lynn Eminent Scholar Chaired Professor of Finance & Faculty Member-Real Estate Initiative

Ping Cheng, Ph.D.

Professor-Finance Department & Faculty Member-Real Estate Initiative

Mention any recent real estate research achievements or ongoing projects

Cheng, Ping; Lin, Zhenguo; Zheng, Minrong. (2023). Neighborhood Heterogeneity: Implication to the Weighted Repeat Sales Method, Journal of Real Estate Research, 45(1), 111-135
Cheng, Ping; Lin, Z; Liu, Y. (2021). Competing Sellling Strategies in the Housing Market, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 63(3), 394-413
Cheng, Ping; Lin, Z; Liu, Y. (2020). Price Discovery with Heterogeneous Sellers in Real Estate, Journal of Real Estate Research, 42(3), 341-364
Cheng, Ping; Lin, Z; Liu, Y. (2017). Characteristics of Long-Run Return and Risk: A Unified Performance Metric, Journal of Real Estate Research, 39(2), 165-187
Gravatt, Denise; Beracha, e.; Johnson, Ken. (2022). A Note on the Estimation of the Degree of Over- or Under-Pricing of Housing Markets Relative to their Long-Term Pricing Trend, Journal of Housing Research, 31(1), 1-3
Caudill, Steven; Bogosavljevic, K.; Johnson, Ken; Mixon, F.. (2022). Time on the Market and Probability of Sale using a Generalized Geometric Hazard Model, Journal of Econometric Methods, 11(1), 1-16

Alumni Support

Successful real estate alumni

Ethan Harrison

Analyst at K2 Capital Managment

Jennifer Masi

Enterprise Underwriter-North American Bancard

Leah Grossman

Tenant Account Manager-Investments Limited

Financial Information

Tuition fees

Res. $5,816
Non Res. $20,192

Financial aid

Available.

Scholarships

Available.

Opportunities or support

Available.

General information

Where is the program housed on campus?

FAU College of Business 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA

State of the art Facilities

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