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Spring 2008 REAE 3325 M W F 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM

Syllabus

Review Materials for RE Fundamentals

Chapter Notes, Video Clips, Presentation Aids and Study Materials

TVM Completion List (updated 4/29/08))

 

Office Hours for TVM Finance Tutorial Help - Spring 2008

The TVM tutor this semester is Mr. Yong Ho Seo, (817) 272-5843, room 635 Business Building.  The tutoring hours are as follows:
                Monday             9:00 to 12:00 PM 
                Wednesday        5:00 to 8:00 PM
                Thursday            1:00 to 4:00 PM
                Friday                10:00 to 11:00 AM
If you cannot find the TVM tutor during these listed hours, stop by the Department Office (room 434) or call (817) 272-3705.

 

Weekly Assignment (You may certainly work ahead, but at a minimum, you should keep up with these weekly assignments.)

    Week 1 (January 14, 2008): 
            
   * Record the four exam dates in your calendar (also include the TVM deadline date).  See me this week if you have any conflicts.
                * Down load, print-out, and read syllabus carefully (see below).
                * Purchase textbook, TVM tutorial, and financial calculator (you need to learn how to use your own financial calculator).
                *Read chapters 1 and 13 and view video clips for these chapters (as always do end of chapter problems).
                *Start the TVM tutorial!

    Week 2 (January 21, 2008):
                *
Record the four exam dates in your calendar (also include the TVM deadline date).  See me this week if you have any conflicts.
                *Read chapter 14 and view video clip (as always do end of the chapter problems).
                *Double check and make sure that you have recorded the four exam dates and TVM deadline in your calendar.
                *Continue with TVM tutorial or turn in a Prior Completion form to Dr. Hansz or the Department (room 434).
                *Practice with your calculator (the time value of money menu). 
                    -Make sure you you know how to set your calculator's "payments per year" function.
                    -Know how to switch back and forth between "Begin Mode" and "End Mode."

    Week 3 (January 28, 2008): TVM Boot Camp
                *Record the four exam dates with the exam location (room 241 Business Building) in your calendar.
                *
Turn in TVM prior completion form or complete the TVM Turorial.
                *
Read "Review Materials for Real Estate" pdf packet and try problem sets 1, 2, and 3.  This is found near the Ch 14 materials.
                *View the Video/Audio Clips for "Review Materials for Real Estate" and check answers to problem sets 1, 2, and 3.
                *
Read chapter 15.

    Week 4 (February 4, 2008): Exam 1 Week    
                *
Read Chapter 15.  Make sure you understand mortgage payments, mortgage balances, and loan amortization.
                *
Make sure you have the exam 1 date (see below), time, and location (Room 241 Business Building) in your schedule.
                *The exam will cover chapters 1, 13, 14, and 15.  Also, this exam will have emphasis on TVM.
                *Please bring your UTA photo ID, a Scan-tran answer sheet (as specified in the syllabus), pencils, and your calculator (see additional exam instructions below).

    Week 5 (February 11, 2008):
                *Read Chapters 2 and 3 (lots of material in these chapters), view video/audio clips, do practice problems etc. (the usual routine for each chapter).
                *Review Exam 1.  Click on this link to download a WMV file.  Exam 1 review file
                *Individual exam scores (plus any applicable bonus points) will be posted on WebCT. 
                *Please note that as of Sunday, scores have not been posted to WebCT.  There is a technical issue with uploading our class roster into WebCT and the HelpDesk is looking into this.
                *Please note that I will not have office hours Wednesday of this week.  I have off-campus meetings from 9 AM to 7 PM.

ATTENTION!: If you go to WebCT (www.uta.edu/webct) and log-in with your UTA user name and ID, you should find our class and your Exam 1 score (as a %) posted. Include in your score is any bonus for early TVM completion. If you haven't already, please review the Exam 1 audio/video clip (above).  The class median was a 75%.

(If you are interested in the reason for the delay, here it is...Our 2008 class roster was loaded into REAE 3325 for Spring of 2007.)

TVM Bonus: 14 students received the full 5-point bonus for early TVM submission. Seven students turned in the TVM tutorial before the exam, but the TVM grader found a significant problem(s) with the submitted answers. Sanjukta has e-mailed (to your UTA e-mail accounts) these students (Amy, Christiana, Lori, Shannon, Alan, Ashley, and Linda) for follow-up (please check your e-mail and if you did not receive an e-mail, contact Sanjukta for instructions). 

Week 6 (February 18, 2008):
                *Read Chapter 3 view video/audio clips, do practice problems etc. (the usual routine for each chapter).
                *Make sure you have the Exam 2 date on your calendar (first week in March).

Week 7 (February 25, 2008):
                *Read Chapter 4, 5, 6 view video/audio clips, do practice problems etc. (the usual routine for each chapter).
                *Exam 2 coming soon.  Make sure the date on your calendar (first week in March).

Week 8 (March 3, 2008):
                *Read Chapter 7 view video/audio clips, do practice problems etc. (the usual routine for each chapter).
                *Review for EXAM 2.
                *Exam 2 on Friday, March 7th at 8 AM SHARP Room 241.  Exam 2 will cover chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.  Please bring your photo ID,
                         pencils, calculator, and Scan-tron answer sheet (exam will be 50 or fewer multiple-choice style questions).

Week 9 (March 10, 2008):
                *Review Exam 2.  Click on this link to download a WMV file. Exam 2 Review Clip
                *Read Chapters 8 and 9 view video/audio clips, do practice problems etc. (the usual routine for each chapter).
                *This week is Business Week and we will have speakers all week!

Week 10 (March 17, 2008) SPRING BREAK:
                *Read Chapter 10 view video/audio clips, do practice problems etc. (the usual routine for each chapter).

Week 11 (March 17, 2008):
                *Read Chapter 11 view video/audio clips, do practice problems etc. (the usual routine for each chapter).
                *No class on Monday, March 31st.  (Please view video clips on Property Insurance (Chapter 19) and Property Management (Chapter 12).
                    You are responsible for this material but I will not be covering these topic formally in class (We will have guest speakers for these topics.))

Week 12 (March 31, 2008):
               
*No class on Monday, March 31st.  (Please view video clips on Property Insurance (Chapter 19) and Property Management (Chapter 12).
                    You are responsible for this material but I will not be covering these topic formally in class (We will have guest speakers for these topics.)
                *Chapter 11 (continued, this is a big chapter) view video/audio clips, do practice problems etc. (the usual routine for each chapter).

Week 13 (April 7, 2008):
               
*Chapter 11 (continued, this is a big chapter) view video/audio clips, do practice problems etc. (the usual routine for each chapter).
                *REMINDER: Third exam is Friday, April 18th.  TVM final deadline is the following Friday.

Week 14 (April 14, 2008):
               
*Chapter 17 and 18 view video/audio clips, do practice problems etc. (the usual routine for each chapter).
                *EXAM 3 is Friday, April 18th.  Exam 3 will cover chapters 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, and 19. 
                    Please bring your PHOTO ID, pencils, calculator, and Scan-tron answer sheet.  (TVM final deadline is the following Friday.)

Week 15 (April 21, 2008):
                *Read Chapter 16 (the final is comprehensive but I will give extra emphasis to Ch. 16), view video/audio clips, do practice problems etc. (the usual routine for each chapter).
                *Review Investment Problem clips.  This is an optional bonus problem that will be part of the final exam.  Will explain more in class.
                *Review Exam 3.  Click on this link to download a WMV file.  Exam 3 review file
                *Individual exam scores will be posted on WebCT. 
                *TVM tutorial deadline is Friday, April 25th.

Week 16 (April 28, 2008) Last week of class:
                *Continue with Chapter 16 (the final is comprehensive but I will give extra emphasis to Ch. 16) and read Chapter 20, view video/audio clips, do practice problems etc. (the usual routine for each chapter).
                *FINAL EXAM is schedule for Friday, May 9th at 8:00 AM room 241.  Please bring your photo ID, pencils, Scan-tron form, and calculator.  The final is cumulative but emphasis will be placed on Chapter 16.

 

Downloads:

Amortization Table

Investment Problem Spreadsheet

 

Announcements:

Relevant Articles:

Arlington Star Telegram (AST):

AST 11/17/02 Making homes affordable is partnership leader's goal (.pdf)

AST 11/2/2002 Residents Say Plan Inadequate (.pdf)

AST 10/30/2002 Survey Ranks Dallas as 5th Cheapest Meeting Site (.pdf)

AST 10/27/2002 O.K. Carter on  Sprawl (.pdf)

AST 10/18/2002 Area Ranks 10th in Urban Sprawl (.pdf)

AST 10/2002 Plan Would Require Land or Cash for Parks (.pdf)

AST 9/2002 Bombs not lowering homes' appraisals (.pdf)

AST 9/2002 Home Additions: Mortgage Rates may be low, but... (.pdf)

AST 9/2002 Debt of Gratitude (.pdf)

Dallas Morning News (DMN):

 

DMN 1/2002 Designation of new historic district gets criticism (.pdf)

 

Forbes (FBS):

 

FBS 11/22/02 Five Signs Your Home is Overpriced (.pdf)

 

FBS 11/15/2002 Profits Behind Bars (.pdf)

 

FBS 10/25/2002 Real Estate Tax Break--Or Bite? 1030 exchanges (.pdf)

 

FBS 10/2002 Billionaires Bet On Buildings (.pdf)

 

FBS 9/2002 The Profit--And Paid--Of Being a Landlord (.pdf)

 

New York Times (NYT):

 

NYT 12/1/02 Recession Strikes Texas, but Not in Oil-Bust Way

 

NYT 11/4/2002 Earning More, but Struggling to Own a Home (.pdf)

 

Shorthorn (SH):

 

SH 11/20/2002 Apartment owner says no to offer (.pdf)

 

SH 11/8/2002 Campus Condemnation (.pdf)

 

 

Relevant Links:

Anyone interested in receiving weekly e-mail updates on the Texas real estate market?  To subscribe go to http://recenter.tamu.edu

Home-Buyers Guide: (http://recenter.tamu.edu/pdf/1044.pdf)

 

Homeowner’s Guide: (http://recenter.tamu.edu/pdf/1415.pdf)

 

Landlords and Tenants Guide: (http://recenter.tamu.edu/pdf/866.pdf)

 

Texas Real Estate Sales and Broker Information: http://www.trec.state.tx.us/

 

 

 

General Quiz Instructions:

 

Time Value of Money Formulas:

Future value of a lump sum: FV = PV(1+i)n

Present Value of a Lump Sum: PV = FV [1/(1+i)n ]

Present Value of an Annuity: PVA = A[(1-(1/(1+i)n ))/ i]

Future Value of an Annuity: FVA = A[((1+i)n -1))/ i]

Sinking Funds: SFP = FVA [ i / ((1+i)n -1))]

Mortgage Payments: PMT = PVA [ i / ((1 - (1/(1+i)n )))]

 

Answers to Class Problems:

TVM Problem Set 1:

1.    $24,464,43
2.    $25,093.31
3.    $1,738.91
4.    $4,755.19
5.    $675,764.89
6.    $14,381.74

TVM Review: Problem set 2 Answers:

    1)      10% compounded semi-annually (1.05^2 = 1.1025; 1.0238^4 = 1.0984)
    2)      19,236.15
    3)      98,111.31
    4)      5,575.46
    5)      22,601.66
    6)      15.94%
    7)      6,357.56

TVM Review: Problem set 3 Answers:

    1)      ANN: 15 – 25,288.30 25-20,519.45  MO: 15-2,067.95 30-1614.72
    2)      14,043.41
    3)      Yes, NPV = 10,850.30
    4)      13.22%
    5)      PMT = 103,873.36
            a.       Balance end of year 5 equals 961,283.21
            b.      Balance end of year 15 equals 801,472.49
    6)      PV = 854,972.16
    7)      79,612.63 + 220,436.31 = 300,048.94
    8)      PMT = 638.58 (724.26 – 638.58 = 85.68)
    9)      IRR = 16.2%; NPV = 1,306.20
    10)  68,640.81

 Problem Set 4:

    1)               a) 19,876.60                b) 1,903,479.15
    2)                  48,076.30 + 159,263.83 = 207,340.13
    3)               Investment 1 IRR = 9.57%       Investment 2 IRR = 10.18% or 9.94% assuming annual compounding
    4)      N=60, I = 12%, Pmt = 657.56, FV= 88,000 then 657.56 (pmt) + 120.00 (taxes, insurance, maintenance) = $777.56 rent
    5)      $1,365.86
    6)      8.5%
    7)      12.14%
    8)      NPV = $209.94                       IRR = 12.27%
    9)      a) 10.36%        b) 4,378.29
   10)  163,028.46
   11)  1,294.88
   12)  137,243.36

Qualifying the Buyer Problem 1:

PI=$614.30 (n=260, i%=.10/12, PV=70,000, FV=0, solve for PMT)

MHE = $614.230+ $84+$21+$24=$743.30

TMD=$743.30+$380+$65=$1,188.30

SMI=$3,200+$240=$3,440

MDR= MHE/SMI = $743.30/$3,440=.2161 --> Make the loan

TDR=TMD/SMI=$1,188.30/$3,440=.3454 ---> Make the loan

 

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