Real estate development is a process rather than a product. Too often, assumptions about occupancy, market absorption, rental income growth, valuation and competition are based on guesswork and interest in specific product types. The course will review the underlying demographic market data that drives demand; utilizing data such as population and job growth, market and marketability analysis. The focus will then shift to site selection and feasibility analysis, the available methods of gaining site control and the process of assembling the professional team. We then move to the regulatory control process, along with budgeting and contract award and review of the construction control processes. The course is introductory in nature and assumes students have little or no knowledge about the development process.