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BSLW 1156

Introduction to Real Estate Law · 1 instructor on record · 5 sections

What the course score is made of

90BC evaluations5 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2022 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

32ndMore challenging than 32% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

87BC — “Intellectually Challenging”5 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

40BC — “Workload”5 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

This course is an introduction to commercial real estate law. The course examines the process inherent in real estate transactions from a legal and functional viewpoint. It covers issues relating to acquisitions, dispositions, ownership, financing, and leasing of commercial properties.The course also examines the legal aspects of relationships involved in real estate transactions, including those between buyers and sellers, landlords and tenants, and borrowers and lenders. The course will follow a property acquisition and financing from the letter of intent stage through closing with an emphasis on the most commonly negotiated aspects of a purchase and sale agreement, the due diligence process (including an examination of title, survey, and zoning matters as well as lease review), real estate financing, and closing logistics. Taking a hands-on approach and with expertise shared by guest speakers, students will gain insight into how commercial real estate transactions come together.

The only instructor on record

5 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Teresa CellaBusiness Law	945 records	25th	32nd	1001 rating · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Teresa Cella is the only instructor with evaluation records for BSLW 1156, so the number is a record, not a position. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Teresa Cella

1 other class

Class	Instructors	Course score
BSLW 1021Law I--Introduction to Law and Legal Process	12108 records	88

Other BSLW classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
BSLW 1021Law I--Introduction to Law and Legal Process	12108 records	88
BSLW 3345Managing for Social Impact and the Public Good	524 records	85
BSLW 6001Leading for Social Impact	619 records	79
BSLW 2299Real Estate Field Projects	115 records	97
BSLW 2208Urban Action Lab	313 records	85
BSLW 1185Topics: Law and Economics	110 records	95

The line

All 13 items · means across 5 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9672nd pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9563rd pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9565th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9773rd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9464th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9363rd pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9245th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8830th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9045th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8933rd pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8732nd pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9043rd pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

5 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Teresa Cella	Spring 2026	01	95	96	40
Teresa Cella	Fall 2025	01	95	86	40
Teresa Cella	Fall 2024	01	89	87	40
Teresa Cella	Fall 2023	01	94	91	—
Teresa Cella	Fall 2022	01	97	90	40

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.