by FARRRR the most knowledgeable professor on campus!! He is a MASTER of his craft... ALWAYS available, BEST lecturer, ask him any question regarding real estate and he will have an answer for you on the SPOT.

There were 3 homework assignments.. they weren't that bad... 3 Harvard case studies, a group project, and a midterm and final.... you WANT to do the work, because it will help you so much in the future when you want to invest in real estate or purchase a home!

check out his blog: http://www.habibiassociates.com/

this guy knows what he is talking about.... trust... if you can.. take this class.

OSTAD Habibi!

Probably the best professor on campus. He himself is a real estate practitioner, so when he tells you something its important and has real life implications. If you want to learn finance, which UCLA is not big on, take his class. If you want to know the basics of purchasing a home, take his class. If you want an escape from your meaningless theoretical economics courses take his class. Bottom line, this is THE class to take as a UCLA undergrad. Do not take it from anyone else, Habibi is the man!

I just needed upper division units... But boy am I glad I took this. Anyway, Professor Habibi not only teaches you useful information, and as many have you have already stated "real world knowledge"--he does it in a clear, fun, and organized manner. Yeah it's a hard class but I go with the motto"if it's hard..it's probably worth it." He is easily assessable and shows passion for what he does.

Professor Habibi is an excellent instructor. He forms a good rapport with his students through his humor and his willingness to explain concepts and answer questions. He combines real world practical experience with qualitative and quantitative concepts to instruct his real estate class. This combination is ideal in order to learn someone who sees everyday the issues we discuss in the classroom. He also uses cases -- both Harvard and his own projects -- as well as a feasibility study to give students a more hands on approach to learning about real estate through examples. I would highly recommend Professor Habibi; his class is extremely practical and a great learning experience.

Professor Habibi brings all of the benefits of having a real world real estate developer and investor in the classroom. Lectures are entertaining and informative and he is great at mixing his real world experiences into the lectures. Additionally, he is very open to questions from students and is committed to helping them learn the real estate industry.

One of the best classes that I took in UCLA. We learned real stuff. The professor was always available and helpful to learn Real Estate. Although this is an elective course for MBA students, I rate it as one of my top 5 courses at Anderson!!!

Amazing Class!!! 100% useful for real life investments!!!!!
Good balance between theory and practice.
Prof. Habibi was very approachable and easy going.
100% recommended!

Professor Habibi is an amazing teacher. Very knowledgeable in the real estate and finance field. He gives you first hand accounts and case studies to consider. The class is not your typical regurgitation of the book or power point. Its supplemented by valuable insider knowledge and tricks of the trade. Best class I have taken in 4 years. Strongly recommend if you are entering finance or real estate field. We need more courses in real estate finance and professors like him.

This class was great, definitely worth the time and effort! Lectures are well structured and very interesting, Professor Habibi is extremely experienced in this field and is really concerned about student learning. This was my first finance/management course at UCLA, so even with no econ or accounting background this class was still fun and challenging (but in a good way). Even if you aren't considering a career in real estate, this class will provide you with practical tools for life.

The book was kind of pricey but I bought it and it helped reinforce ideas from lecture, if you can afford to buy it I would say to since it has very useful information that you can refer to even after you complete the course.

Best class ever taken at UCLA - professor is amazing!