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Real Estate Career Path

Real Estate@Anderson

In 2018, approximately 4% of UCLA Anderson students graduating from the full-time program were hired into various organizations across the real estate industry in areas such as development, strategic planning and analysis, operations and finance. Companies hiring Anderson students ranged from large, diversified commercial and development companies to real estate investment trusts (REITs) and regional firms. Students can get involved with the Ziman Center for Real Estate for various industry-events and activities, and the Parker Career Management Center has helped students land positions with a median salary of $105,000, with 25% landing signing bonuses.

 

Where You Want to Be

 

The following are some of the organizations hiring UCLA Anderson MBA students in real estate (both full-time employment and summer internships):

 

Academics

 

Students interested in real estate will learn about real estate financing and investing, as well as entrepreneurial real estate development. Owing to the interdisciplinary nature of the field, students are also encouraged to take courses in taxation and law, as well as classes in related departments at UCLA, such as law, urban planning, public policy, architecture and civil engineering.

 

Academics

 

Sample Electives

  • Introduction to Real Estate Finance and Investments
  • Urban Real Estate Finance and Investment
  • Business Law
  • Cases in Real Estate Investments
  • Fixed Income Markets
  • Real Estate Law and Taxation
  • Real Estate Securitization: Debt
  • Real Estate Economies, Capital Markets and Securitization
  • Price Policies
  • Affordable Housing Development and Finance
  • Real Estate Economics Capital Markets and Securitization
  • Entrepreneurial Real Estate Development
  • Advanced Cases in Real Estate Entrepreneurship

Additional real estate courses are available to MBA students at the School of Law, including:

  • Environmental Law
  • Urban Housing and Community Development
  • Real Estate Transactions
  • Real Estate Financial Analysis
  • Recognizing and Resolving Legal Issues in Real Estate Businesses

"Thanks to the nearly endless tools we were provided for our career search, including interview prep with our Parker advisors, our Days-on-the-Job week, and the weekly Anderson Career Teams meetings, I was able to successfully switch functions within the real estate industry and I am excited for these next steps in my career. I will be joining The Irvine Company as a Manager, Financial Analysis after graduation."

Diane Mangels (’19)

Real Estate

Applied Management Research (AMR)
Sample Projects

  • Evaluated real estate investment firm's potential investment in domestic and international farmland
  • Developed a business plan for a top U.S. medical center on the funding for the construction of a simulation space near the hospital, along with a strategy to drive customers to this space
  • Examined the opportunity for a real estate investment firm focused on farmland to vertically integrate, enter into joint ventures and/or acquire packers and distributors
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