SECURITIZATION, STRUCTURED FINANCE AND THE CAPITAL MARKETS (2) (BUS 509)

Professor Charles Gelinas

Examines the legal foundations, tax and business structures that underpin the process of mortgage securitization and other means of financing real estate investment through public capital markets, including debt and equity Real Estate Investment Trusts and publicly traded partnerships. Examines the transferability, tax, and bankruptcy issues raised by alternative financing structures, and the impact of financing vehicles and capital market requirements on the negotiation and documentation of real estate transactions.