The C. Larry Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance was established through a generous gift from the Hoag family. The purpose of the Center is to provide academic and professional opportunities in real estate and finance to students of the Argyros College of Business and Economics.
» Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance
Meet the Director
Fadel Lawandy, CAIA is a financial expert with 30 years of experience in Investment Banking, Portfolio Management, corporate finance, and real estate and holds a B.S./B.A. in Finance and International Business from Chapman University, and an MBA from Norwich University.
He is currently a professor at Chapman University and the Director of two centers: the Janes Financial Center and the C. Larry Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance. Mr. Lawandy joined the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics at Chapman University after retiring as an Executive Managing Director of HW Financial Group and Co-Founder/President of HW Capital Partners.
Fadel is also a frequent contributor to various publications, including the OCBJ, OC Register, and LA Times and enjoys volunteering with nonprofit organizations to help his community to be a better place to live and work.
The Mission
- Provide support to faculty in developing a real estate concentration at the graduate level and maintaining the quality and currency of the undergraduate emphasis in real estate.
- Develop, promote, and provide administrative support for certificate and continuing education programs in real estate and finance.
- Offer seminars, conferences and forums on important issues in real estate and finance.
- Recruit speakers in the real estate field for courses offered in Argyros.
- Provide students with access to real estate industry practitioners, mentors, internships, and industry data and information.
- Support faculty research in real estate by providing grants and access to industry data.
- Work with the Office of Career Planning and Placement in preparing students for careers in real estate and finance.
- Coordinate with other Argyros Centers (Anderson, Leatherby, and Schmid) on cross-disciplinary matters including research, extra-curricular activities, and degree and non-degree offerings.
Real Estate Curriculum
The Argyros College of Business and Economics offers the following classes in Real Estate:
REAL 370 | Principles of Real Estate |
REAL 417 | Real Estate Finance |
REAL 427 | Real Estate Law |
REAL 436 | Real Estate Development |
REAL 496 | Special Topics in Real Estate |
REAL 499 | Individual Study |
To complete a Real Estate Emphasis, students are required to complete Principles of Real Estate, Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Law, along with two of the following classes:
ENV 301 | Environmental Geology |
ACTG 312 | Financial Reporting and Statement Analysis |
REAL 371 | Real Estate Practice |
FIN 421 | Investments |
REAL 436 | Real Estate Development |
REAL 496 | Special Topics in Real Estate |
Finance Curriculum
The Argyros College of Business and Economics offers the following classes in Finance:
FIN 207 | Personal Finance |
FIN 299 | Individual Study |
FIN 307 | The Financial System |
FIN 312 | Financial Reporting and Statement Analysis |
FIN 317 | Financial Management |
FIN 327 | Intermediate Financial Management |
FIN 400 | A Walk Down Wall Street (Travel Course) |
FIN 410 | International Financial Management |
FIN 421 | Investments |
FIN 431 | Portfolio Management and Analysis |
FIN 435 | Financing Entrepreneurial Enterprises |
FIN 442 | Fixed Income and Derivative Securities |
FIN 496 | Special Topics in Finance |
FIN 499 | Individual Study |
To complete an emphasis in Finance, you are required to complete intermediate Financial Management and Investments along with three other courses on the above list.
Janes Financial Center
Housed on the 2nd Floor of Beckman Hall, the Janes Financial Center features 12 Bloomberg terminals to provide students with up to the minute financial data.
CAIA Charterholder
This badge was issued to Fadel Lawandy on November 02, 2022.