FBE 565 - Economics of Urban Land Use: Feasibility Studies

Totally worth it if you're pursuing a career in real estate. The homeworks are real underwriting memos, and Dylan is a real estate investor, so you'll get real life examples

some heavy course load in terms of assignments and projects. lots of analysis and practical advice. do pick it up if you are interested in real estate.

Very hands-on class that puts you in the shoes of a real estate developer who is considering bidding on a couple of deals. Taught by a working professional who zooms in from Florida and an academic who teaches in person. Lots of RE lingo and they dive right in so best if you have some kind of RE background or are willing and able to get up to speed quickly. Practical real world "live deals" used for assignments. Worth noting that it's cross-listed with undergrads so you share class with a bunch of bright 21 year olds.

The course is not the most structured, but the professor has been in the industry for 25 years + and gives very good insight into the real estate industry. He often provides recent news articles of relevant topics to dicuss in class so students understand what issues are impacting the real estate industry. He also has other people from industry provide their insights on their specific fields. The focus of the class is on an actual, live development project, so students can utilize the skills and lessons learned in class to a real project.

This is a straight project class working on one project the whole semester. If you are not looking to get into real estate development, this will be a colossal waste of your time, and even then I'm not convinced your time wouldn't be better spent elsewhere.

Professor Bridges is a good person and genuinely cares about your success. However, aside from some awesome guest speakers he brings in early on, the class lacks necessary structure. We spent several class periods with nearly 1/5 of our class missing because people didn't feel it was worth coming. The professor needs to assign readings and provide structure to help you actually learn material. He expects you to teach yourself everything and does not lecture (very often). You are given several graded assignments on a proposed job site, but he expects you to figure out everything on your own. There really isn't much teaching, which is disappointing.

The content of this course is probably super valuable. However, I feel like I have learned nothing as I can barely stay awake in any of the lectures

A great course for all. Course load is pretty light, but exams are hard.

Definitely take it, but realize it's going to be pretty heady and difficult to follow at times. There are pro finance peeps in this class who talk and answer all the questions which makes the professor think that everyone in the class is an M&A wizard. Not the case. Study the slides and you'll be alright on the exams.

This class is very long and very dry. I found it hard to attend most days and the pace was a little interesting as it was very slow at first and then ramped up quickly. The tests are very hard and i felt it wasn't what i expected.

Hoberg is super passionate about the class. I know everyone from the semester before talked about how good this class was and some people are disappointed this year.. but this professor cares about his students and the subject. Still learned a lot about the market and finally understand basic financial models. Just good knowledge to have

Hoberg is a great professor and does his best to cover M&A from a breadth and depth standpoint. He's a technical guy so he feels the need to explain everything, which is good from a learning standpoint, but can be a bit tough to sit through during a lecture. Good class for learning M&A modeling/technical skills, legal/corp gov issues, and strategic aspects. If you can't think through a DCF you should probably take fostering creativity or basket weaving instead of this class.

Wish the professor could generate more interest from the class. Content wise its amazing, but the lack of energy and too much theory makes it impossible to listen to the prof

great professor, have understanding of fundamentals

I loved this class! Prof. Hoberg is probably the nicest, most diligent and interesting professors I have had at Marshall. The class material is thorough and taught in a way that is interesting. I have learned a lot, and the professor also ensures we have forums to cover current events going on in the M&A space.

Very useful course content. The professor is ok, has knowledge.

Class is little work and Bridges just basically talks all class about whatever topic students bring up. Therefore, class can be quite dull and you might not learn much. Teaches some good knowledge on what to consider when developing / investing in real estate. Also some good speakers come in.

If a student is looking for specific structure and powerpoint slides, this is not the class. Student's that come and expect a formal lecture will not like this class. I like this class because I know how much experience Bob has and he is more than happy to share it with if you ask questions. You can get a lot out of this class if you have a genuine interest in real estate and love asking questions.