Real Estate, Housing and Community Development in Context

The Economic Development and Housing Specialization trains students for careers in housing, community development, real estate and economic development. The major goals of this specialization are to:

  • Teach underlying economic theory governing real estate markets, politics surrounding the development process, and social theory underpinning the role of community organizations and residents.
  • Provide historical perspectives needed to understand and analyze current planning and policy issues, as well as the practical skills, such as real estate finance, needed to work in these fields.

Students specializing in this area have gone on to work for a variety of public, nonprofit and private organizations, such as:

  • Local and state housing agencies helping to design and implement affordable housing initiatives.
  • Nonprofit organizations that develop and manage housing, assist homeless families in finding shelter or help families to transition to homeownership.
  • Private real estate development companies, planning consulting firms, or community development arms of commercial banks.

Courses in the Wagner School

Please note: Some courses are taught every other year.

Courses in the School of Law

Refer to the registration procedures for courses outside the Wagner School and see the School of Law web site for course descriptions.

Courses in the Stern School of Business

Refer to the registration procedures for courses outside the Wagner School and see the Stern School of Business web site for course descriptions.

Courses in the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate

Refer to the registration procedures for courses outside the Wagner School and see the Schack Institute web site for course descriptions.

Students must complete Tier One classes before registering for Tier Two courses.

Tier One

  • REAL1-DC 1005, Principles of Real Estate Accounting and Taxation
  • DEVE1-DC 1035, Real Estate Finance
  • DEVE1-DC 1045, Real Estate Economics and Market Analysis
  • DEVE1-DC 1050, Legal Principles and Practices

Tier Two

  • DEVE1-DC 1055, Real Estate Valuation and Feasibility Analysis
  • DEVE1-DC 1060, The Development Process
  • REAL1-DC 1070, Corporate Finance
  • REAL1-DC 1080, Negotiation and Dispute Resolution

Principal Faculty Advisors:

Ingrid Ellen Mitchell Moss Hilary Ballon

Ingrid Ellen

Mitchell Moss

Hilary Ballon