Program Overview

UBC Sauder School of Business

The UBC Sauder School of Business offers various programs and courses in the field of real estate.

Real Estate Division

The Real Estate Division provides an overview of the programs and courses offered, including licensing, registration, and continuing education courses, as well as credit, AIC, and CPD programs.

BUSI 121 - Foundations of Real Estate Mathematics

Course Structure

This is a scheduled online course that is completed over 15 weeks. The weekly work typically includes reading one or more chapters, watching an instructional video, and completing a multiple choice assignment. In addition, there are two projects required and the course ends with a written online examination.

Course Details/Syllabus

• Course Description for BUSI 121
• Learning Objectives for BUSI 121 - detailed competencies to be achieved from this course.
  • Lesson No. 1: The Basis of Financial Analysis and Interest Rate Conversions
  • Lesson No. 2: Present Value Analysis
  • Lesson No. 3: Future Value Analysis
  • Lesson No. 4: Mortgage Loan Analysis
  • Lesson No. 5: Mortgage Finance Applications: Vendor Financing and Assumable Loans
  • Lesson No. 6: Mortgage Finance Applications: Cost of Borrowing and Investment Yields
  • Lesson No. 7: Real Estate Investment Analysis
  • Lesson No. 8: Mathematics of Graphing and Surveying
  • Lesson No. 9: Foundations of Statistics
  • Lesson No. 10: Exploring Statistical Relationships
  • Lesson No. 11: Multiple Regression and Real Estate
  • Lesson No. 12: Further Topics in Statistics: Sampling and Time Series Analysis

Assessment

• Multiple Choice Assignments: 10% of final grade
• Project 1: Questions on Lessons 1-7 (Finance): 20% of final grade
  • This project requires students to research the mortgage and investment market and to perform basic mortgage loan calculations and investment analysis.
• Project 2: Questions on Lessons 9-12 (Statistics): 20% of final grade
  • This project requires students to use a spreadsheet program to analyze a set of assessment sales data.
• Final Examination: Multiple choice and short-answer written and calculation questions: 50% of final grade

Programs Offered

• Diploma Program in Urban Land Economics
• Appraisal Institute of Canada Education Program
• Certificate Program in Real Property Assessment
• Bachelor of Business in Real Estate
• Continuing Professional Development

Licensing and Registration Courses

• British Columbia Licensing Courses
  • Real Estate Trading Services
  • Mortgages
  • Property Management
  • Strata Management
  • Brokers
  • Accessibility
  • REP and Continuing Education
  • Registration for Licensing Courses
• Alberta Licensing Courses
  • Condominium Management
• Saskatchewan Registration Courses
  • Phase 1 - Real Estate as a Professional Career
  • Phase 2 - Residential Real Estate
  • Phase 2 - Commercial Real Estate
  • Phase 2 - Farm Real Estate
  • Phase 2 - Property Management
  • Phase 3 - Office Management and Brokerage
  • Reciprocity