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10853 (v.3) Property Management 330


 

Area:

School of Economics and Finance

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Residential, office and retail property management, building services, maintenance policies and contracts, risk management, promotion and marketing, structuring leases and terms of sale, budgeting and expense projections and client reporting, efficient use of real estate assets of trading companies, strategic management of property portfolios.
 

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will - Appreciate the distinctions between facilities management, property management, corporate real estate management, asset management and property portfolio management and have knowledge of what each entails. Have understood technical aspects such as leases, space marketing, tenant relations, owner relations, tendering for management business, rent review procedures, budgeting and expense projections, energy management and maintenance policies. Developedskills in preparing written reports and presenting them. Developed an understanding of computer database management through Excel.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

Alexander and Muhlebach, (1994), Managing and Leasing Commercial Properties, 2nd ed, Vol 1 and 2, NY, John Wiley and Sons. Hennessey, K., (1990), Critical Lease Terms and Their Effect on Valuation Approaches, The Valuer, Vol 30, No, 8, pp. 470-474. Kyle R.C. and Baird F.M., (1995), Property Management, 6th ed., Dearborn Financial Publishing. Wills, et al., (1991), Exit the Property Manager, Enter the Multi-Skilled Land Administrator, The Valuer, Vol 31, No. 5, pp352-353, 367.

Unit Texts:

Warren T., ( 1996), Managing Residential Property, 2nd ed., REIWA.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Asset/Corporate Management Essay 15%. End of Semester Examination 40%. Lab Exercises (3) 15%. Management Case Study (groups of 4) 15%. Property Management Research Topic Paper and Presentation (groups of 5) 15%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

 80503 Real Estate

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Essential  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y Y
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2  Y

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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