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The Forgotten Real Estate Boom - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction 1837: The Hard Times 1873: Off the Rails 1907: The Banker's Panic 1929: The Great Crash Crisis Leadership The... View Details
- November 2013
- Teaching Note
8 Spruce Street
By: Arthur I Segel
The case begins in March 2009 during the depths of the recession with Forest City Ratner (FCR) Companies, a New York City based developer, facing the decision to halt construction half-way on 8 Spruce Street, the tallest residential tower in the Western Hemisphere, or... View Details
- May 2000 (Revised January 2003)
- Case
Health Development Corporation
Health Development Corp. (HDC) owns and operates health clubs in the Greater Boston area. HDC engaged a local investment banker to explore a sale of the company. The most likely buyer views HDC's prior purchase of real estate as a negative. HDC's management is... View Details
Keywords: Cash Flow; Property; Business Exit or Shutdown; Valuation; Value; Decisions; Health Industry; Boston
Ruback, Richard S. "Health Development Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 200-049, May 2000. (Revised January 2003.)
- January 2013 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
Hudson Yards—The Other Side of the Tracks?
By: Christopher M. Gordon, John D. Macomber, A. Eugene Kohn and Lisa Strope
Stephan Ross, CEO of Related Companies, is considering an opportunity to invest $1 billion for the air rights over the Hudson Rail Yards in New York City. The investment would allow Related to build a platform over the operating rail tracks and develop this blighted... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; Property; Growth and Development Strategy; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; New York (city, NY)
Gordon, Christopher M., John D. Macomber, A. Eugene Kohn, and Lisa Strope. "Hudson Yards—The Other Side of the Tracks?" Harvard Business School Case 213-040, January 2013. (Revised March 2015.)
- August 2015 (Revised January 2016)
- Teaching Note
To Buy or What to Buy: Your First Home
By: Charles F. Wu and Daniel Woodbury
This is the teaching note to the case "To Buy or What to Buy: Your First Home." View Details
- January 2017
- Teaching Note
SOHO China: Transformation in Progress
By: Charles F. Wu and Alexander W. Schultz
In 2016 against the backdrop of a challenging Chinese macroeconomic environment, SOHO China, the largest owner and developer of Class-A real estate in Beijing and Shanghai, was struggling to convince analysts of the merits of their new “build-to-hold” strategy. Founded... View Details
- August 2016 (Revised October 2016)
- Case
Nirvana Vihar Rehabilitation Homes
By: Shawn Cole, Andreas Rotenberg and Thomas van den Aarssen
Kumar Builders (KUL) was finally nearing completion on the four luxury condominium towers that comprised the first phase of its bold vision for the redevelopment of more than 70 acres of prime real estate in downtown Pune, India. The Nirvana Hills development also... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; Slum Redevelopment; Double Bottom Line; Economic Development; Partnerships; Partners and Partnerships; Development Economics; Urban Development; Business and Community Relations; Real Estate Industry; India
Cole, Shawn, Andreas Rotenberg, and Thomas van den Aarssen. "Nirvana Vihar Rehabilitation Homes." Harvard Business School Case 217-013, August 2016. (Revised October 2016.)
- March 2016 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
Brick by Brick
By: Sid Yog
Yog, Sid. "Brick by Brick." Harvard Business School Case 216-058, March 2016. (Revised May 2017.)
- May 2012 (Revised November 2015)
- Case
General Growth Properties and Pershing Square Capital Management
By: Arthur I. Segel, Stuart C. Gilson, Thomas Edward Follett Langer, Zubin Gopal Malkani and John Anthony Mascari
Segel, Arthur I., Stuart C. Gilson, Thomas Edward Follett Langer, Zubin Gopal Malkani, and John Anthony Mascari. "General Growth Properties and Pershing Square Capital Management." Harvard Business School Case 212-109, May 2012. (Revised November 2015.)
- 15 Mar 2015
- News
An Urban Planner Gives the Lowdown on LA
- July 2018
- Teaching Note
The Perfect Storm: What Happens When the Market Moves Four Standard Deviations?
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree
Adam Carter was the portfolio manager for Tate Modern Finance III, L.P. (“Tate” or the “Fund”), the third in a series of U.S. commercial real estate debt funds sponsored by the London-based Tate Partners. The Fund was capitalized with $700 million of equity... View Details
Keywords: CMBS; CLO; Repo Financing; Real Estate; Financial Strategy; Investment Funds; Financing and Loans
- August 2014 (Revised August 2015)
- Technical Note
Overview of Senior Housing in the United States
By: Charles F. Wu and Joseph Beyer
This technical note provides an overview of the senior housing industry in the United States. There were 40 million seniors in America in 2010, and that number was expected to double by 2050. Seniors would make up 1 in every five Americans. This note explores the... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; Senior Living; Retirement Homes; Development; Property; Finance; Entrepreneurship; Real Estate Industry; Massachusetts; United States
Wu, Charles F., and Joseph Beyer. "Overview of Senior Housing in the United States." Harvard Business School Technical Note 215-005, August 2014. (Revised August 2015.)
- January 2021 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Love It or List It: An Aging Asset on Sixth Ave
By: Charles F. Wu, Moe Bakri, Mimi DiSipio, Clay Macfarlane, Sam Rashin and Baruch Shemtov
Keywords: Real Estate
Wu, Charles F., Moe Bakri, Mimi DiSipio, Clay Macfarlane, Sam Rashin, and Baruch Shemtov. "Love It or List It: An Aging Asset on Sixth Ave." Harvard Business School Case 221-004, January 2021. (Revised May 2023.)
- August 2018 (Revised August 2018)
- Teaching Note
Brooklyn Lodgers: 78 South Third St., Brooklyn, NY
By: Charles F. Wu and Arthur R. O. Sobral
Teaching Note for HBS No. 219-022. View Details
- June 2013 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
8 Spruce Street
By: Arthur I. Segel, Zuriel Chavez, Sarika Agrawal and Warren Min
Segel, Arthur I., Zuriel Chavez, Sarika Agrawal, and Warren Min. "8 Spruce Street." Harvard Business School Case 213-134, June 2013. (Revised September 2015.)
- August 2021
- Teaching Note
Patrimonio Hoy
By: Arthur I Segel and Michael Chu
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 805-064. View Details
- 2020
- Working Paper
Collusion in Brokered Markets
By: John William Hatfield, Scott Duke Kominers and Richard Lowery
The U.S. residential real estate agency market presents a puzzle for economic theory: commissions on real estate transactions have remained high for decades even though entry is frequent and costs are low. We model the real estate agency market, and other brokered... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; "Repeated Games"; Collusion; Antitrust; Brokered Markets; Game Theory; Real Estate Industry
Hatfield, John William, Scott Duke Kominers, and Richard Lowery. "Collusion in Brokered Markets." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-023, September 2019. (Revised July 2020.)
- October 2020 (Revised July 2022)
- Case
A Case in Point: Shared Home Equity
By: Daniel Green, Boris Vallee, Sid Beaumaster and Yang (Dolly) Yu
Keywords: Real Estate
Green, Daniel, Boris Vallee, Sid Beaumaster, and Yang (Dolly) Yu. "A Case in Point: Shared Home Equity." Harvard Business School Case 221-026, October 2020. (Revised July 2022.)
- February 2014
- Teaching Note
Generator Hostels: The Way Out
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Lisa Strope
Teaching Note to Generator Hostels: The Way Out, HBS Case No. 213-069. View Details
- March 2016
- Teaching Plan
Emaar: The Center of Tomorrow, Today
By: Sid Yog, Esel Cekin and Marc Homsy
Starting in 1997, Mohammad Alabbar, Chairman of Emaar, has been largely associated with Dubai's most renowned real estate projects: the world's tallest building, largest mall and biggest fountain show. Emaar's pioneering success attracted a large number of private... View Details