Urban Real Estate Economics

Urban Real Estate Economics Course Toolkit

Understand how cities grow, how land gains value, and how policy, finance, and stakeholders shape urban development. Learn to analyze challenges and design strategies for sustainable, equitable growth.

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Course Description

Green Building and Sustainable Development provides a complete framework for designing, constructing, and operating high-performance buildings. Using the LEED certification process as a backbone, this course integrates technical, financial, and regulatory perspectives to equip you with the knowledge to meet today’s environmental and market demands.

You will explore core sustainability principles, water and energy efficiency strategies, material selection, site planning, indoor environmental quality, and innovative approaches such as AI applications, modular construction, and biophilic design. The course also examines NYC’s Local Law 97, ASHRAE standards, and global policy frameworks, enabling you to apply compliance and performance strategies in real projects.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Apply foundational sustainable development principles and the LEED framework to real-world projects.
Develop water, energy, material, and indoor environmental strategies for high-performance buildings.
Integrate site, neighborhood design, and green infrastructure to reduce environmental impact.
Address regulatory requirements and adopt innovative, climate-resilient building practices.

Course Curriculum

1. Understanding Land Use - Formal Plans and Informal Patterns
2. Market Clues: Vacancy, Turnover, and Visible Change
3. Recognizing Disinvestment and Opportunity Zones
1. Zoning and Value: Planning Tools that Shape Urban Growth
2. Entitlements, Rights, and Layers of Regulation
3. Case Study: SoHo or East New York – When Zoning Meets Resistance
1. The Role of Infrastructure in Urban Value Creation
2. Transit-Oriented Development: Unlocking Value Around Stations
3. Case Study: Essex Crossing – Negotiating for Public Good
1. Identifying Stakeholders: Who Holds Power in a Neighborhood?
2. Stakeholder Mapping in Action: Tools and Approaches
3. Community Power: Interviewing and Engaging Local Voices
1. How Supply and Demand Shape Urban Real Estate
2. Understanding Incentives: TIFs, Tax Credits, and PILOTs
3. How to Measure Affordability and Housing Need in a Neighborhood
1. How Cities Compete: Growth Strategies and Place-Based Policy
2. Financing the Public Good: Blending Private Capital and Public Goals
3. Measuring What Matters: Evaluating Urban Economic Success
1. How Cultural Identity Shapes Urban Development
2. Tools for Community Engagement in Development
3. Case-Based Planning: Building Trust Through Local Institutions
1. What Drives Displacement? Analyzing Externalities in Growth
2. Mapping Risk: Evictions, Rent Burden, and Housing Pressure
3. Designing Anti-Displacement Strategies: Tools Cities Can Use
1. How Small Businesses Anchor Local Economies
2. How to Analyze a Commercial Corridor
3. Case Study: Industry City – Growth, Controversy, and Commercial Policy
1. Understanding Urban Resilience: Risk, Systems, and Design
2. Legacy Infrastructure: Why the Past Shapes Our Options
3. Evaluating Climate Risk in Site Selection
1. From Observation to Action: Translating Urban Insights into Proposals
2. Equity, Impact, and Long-Term Thinking in Urban Planning
3. Urban Economics in Practice: Lessons from the Field

$997.00
36 lessons
3 hours of video content

Who Should Enroll

This course is designed for real estate professionals, urban planners, policymakers, sustainability leaders, and students seeking to integrate economic analysis into planning and development decisions.

Format

Expert-led video content across 36 concise lessons
Case studies from real urban development projects
Downloadable transcripts and reference materials
Flexible, self-paced learning accessible on any device

Next Steps

Enroll now to gain a practical and analytical framework for understanding the economics that shape cities and apply these insights to real estate, planning, and policy decisions.