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Hospitality Leadership Through Learning
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Real Estate Finance and Investments

Ithaca Career Track Advisor
Professor Jan de Roos
Singapore Career Track Advisor
Professor Russell Smith

This career track is designed to prepare students for careers in Real Estate Finance and Investment (REFI). Real estate, and specifically hospitality real estate, is a dynamic part of the hospitality industry. Property transaction and mortgage loan structures are increasingly complex, requiring significant knowledge of how the real estate industry evaluates and underwrites hospitality assets. Both the U.S. and international capital markets are undergoing fundamental changes, as is the nature of real estate ownership.  The ownership of hotels and restaurants is increasingly in the hands of institutional owners and real estate funds who understand and appreciate the unique nature of the assets. The Hotel School is at the forefront of knowledge in this field and will help prepare students for a rewarding career.

The REFI career track consists of three components: courses, connections, and career. All are designed to help students obtain the necessary knowledge, skills, and contacts needed for real estate related employment.  Some examples of employment opportunities are: asset management, transaction analyst, financial analyst, business development professional, feasibility and appraisal specialist, loan origination and underwriting officer,

or perhaps developing and owning hotels on your own.

Courses

Students must complete 12 credits for this career track; they must enroll in the two required courses and choose an additional 3 credits from the Real Estate Enrichment set, and 3 credits from the Complementary Skills set. 

Be sure to check the Course and Time Roster each semester to determine that approved AEM, CRP or NBA courses listed will be offered.  Only Hotel courses are able to be confirmed.

Note: Any deviations from this career track must be approved by the Career Track Advisor.

Required (totaling 6 credits)

Real Estate Enrichment (totaling a minimum of 3 credits)

Complementary Skills (totaling a minimum of 3 credits)

Singapore Campus Courses

Students will work with the CNI Career Track Advisors create an appropriate course plan for this track.

Connections

The faculty, working with the Real Estate Career Track Advisory Board, will help facilitate student search for winter externship's, industry networking, and the permanent job search.  Other plans call for a hospitality finance and real estate roundtable with high-level executives to be held in conjunction with the Center for Hospitality Research once per year to help expose students and faculty members to various segments of the hospitality industry.

Career

All students will participate in the career-planning activities provided through the Career Services Office..