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AI1127 Fundamentals of Property Development and Agency 6.0 credits

Information per course offering

Termin

Information for Autumn 2025 Start 25 Aug 2025 programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
25 Aug 2025 - 24 Oct 2025
Periods

Autumn 2025: P1 (6 hp)

Pace of study

50%

Application code

50050

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

Swedish

Course memo
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Number of places

Places are not limited

Target group
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Planned modular schedule
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Contact

Examiner
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Course syllabus as PDF

Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.

Course syllabus AI1127 (Autumn 2025–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus AI1127 (Autumn 2025–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

The course is an introduction to property development and real estate agency and therefore contains a number of important aspects of the real estate market.

The objective of the course is to provide the students with insights into how real estate agents and real estate developers work with meeting the demands from customers, sellers and authorities in their daily operations. Among the course contents is the real estate broker act along with other important legislations. Furthermore, the important role of the financial market will be analyzed.

The students will get practical experience of collecting and analyzing information in a scientific correct way in writing a written report.

Intended learning outcomes

After completing the course the student should be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

1. Explain the fundamentals of real estate law and real estate development.

2. Explain the basics of real estate brokerage, as well as the role of real estate brokerage in the urban planning and building process.

3. Explain the development and sustainability of the real estate market in terms of function, financing, and management.

4. Describe the structure of the financial system, relevant actors, and the role in the urban development process.

Skills and abilities

5. Demonstrate the ability to apply the theories, concepts, models, and methods covered in the course.

6. Locate, use, and evaluate different types of information sources and decision-making materials.

7. Write and orally present a well-structured and informative paper.

Evaluation ability and approach

8. Search and analyze information within a given framework and present the results.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

No specific prerequisites

Literature

You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and completion

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • ÖVN1 - Assignment, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Examination, 4.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Examiner

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

Main field of study

Technology

Education cycle

First cycle