Publications

September 2008 (Revised March 2009)
Supplement

Traversing a Career Path: Pat Fili-Krushel (B)

By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Deborah M. Kolb and Cailin B. Hammer

Pat Fili-Krushel has agreed to take on the job of first executive vice president of administration for AOL Time Warner, leading corporate human resources, internal communications, real estate and facilities, and other administrative roles for the combined company. She... View Details

Keywords: Conflict Management; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Negotiation Tactics; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Power and Influence; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Publishing Industry; United States

August 2008
Teaching Note

North Goes East (TN)

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Ben Creo

Teaching Note for [208136]. View Details

Keywords: Investment; Investment Funds; Partners and Partnerships; Investment Return; Leadership Style; Opportunities; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Europe

August 2008 (Revised January 2014)
Case

Polanco: A Fashionable Opportunity

By: Arthur I Segel and Ben Creo

Roberto Charvel is a young MBA graduate making his first personal real estate investment in his native Mexico City. Charvel is planning to purchase and renovate a nine-unit apartment building. Is the market good? Should he sell or lease the units? How should he handle... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Housing; Leasing; Property; Real Estate Industry; Mexico City

August 2008 (Revised April 2012)
Case

Real Property Negotiation Game (A): Buyer Case, Celia Hernandez

By: Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.

The Real Property Negotiation Game simulates the experience negotiating the sale, purchase, or financing of a property. The class competes as either a lender, buyer, or one of two groups of sellers, Raleigh, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the buyer case... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Negotiation; Property; Real Estate Industry

August 2008 (Revised April 2012)
Case

Real Property Negotiation Game (A): Seller Case, Las Vegas Pines

By: Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.

The Real Property Negotiation Game simulates the experience negotiating the sale, purchase, or financing of a property. The class competes as either a lender, buyer, or one of two groups of sellers, Raleigh, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the seller... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation; Property; Sales; Price; Financing and Loans; Real Estate Industry; Las Vegas

August 2008 (Revised April 2012)
Case

Real Property Negotiation Game (A): Seller Case, Raleigh Commons

By: Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.

The Real Property Negotiation Game simulates the experience negotiating the sale, purchase, or financing of a property. The class competes as either a lender, buyer, or one of two groups of sellers, Raleigh, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the seller... View Details

Keywords: Price; Negotiation; Property; Sales; Financing and Loans; Real Estate Industry; Raleigh

August 2008 (Revised April 2012)
Supplement

Real Property Negotiation Game (B): Buyer

By: Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.

The Real Property Negotiation Game simulates the experience negotiating the sale, purchase, or financing of a property. The class competes as either a lender, buyer, or one of two groups of sellers, Raleigh, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada. The buyer case for the... View Details

Keywords: Property; Negotiation; Decision Making; Real Estate Industry

August 2008 (Revised April 2012)
Supplement

Real Property Negotiation Game (B): Seller, Las Vegas Pines

By: Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.

The Real Property Negotiation Game simulates the experience negotiating the sale, purchase, or financing of a property. The class competes as either a lender, buyer, or one of two groups of sellers, Raleigh, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada. The seller case, Las... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation; Property; Price; Sales; Financing and Loans; Real Estate Industry; Las Vegas

August 2008 (Revised April 2012)
Supplement

Real Property Negotiation Game (B): Seller, Raleigh Commons

By: Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.

The Real Property Negotiation Game simulates the experience negotiating the sale, purchase, or financing of a property. The class competes as either a lender, buyer, or one of two groups of sellers, Raleigh, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada. The seller case,... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation; Property; Price; Sales; Market Transactions; Real Estate Industry; Raleigh

August 2008 (Revised April 2012)
Case

Real Property Negotiation Game : Lender Case, Porus Bank

By: Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.

The Real Property Negotiation Game simulates the experience negotiating the sale, purchase, or financing of a property. The class competes as either a lender, buyer, or one of two groups of sellers, Raleigh, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the lender case... View Details

Keywords: Financing and Loans; Negotiation; Property; Real Estate Industry

July 2008
Teaching Note

The Pilgrim Assurance Building (TN)

By: Robin Greenwood

Teaching Note for [206078]. View Details

Keywords: Real Estate Industry; Boston

February 2008
Course Overview Note

Conceptual Overview of Real Estate Options in Emerging Markets

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Ben Creo

A conceptual overview of real estate investments in emerging markets and descriptions of suggested modules, cases, and discussion questions for a course on this topic. Intended for instructors, this overview describes the nature of emerging markets and how real estate... View Details

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Investment; Situation or Environment; Cases; Curriculum and Courses; Real Estate Industry

February 2008
Teaching Note

Chiaphua Group Vietnam (TN)

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Ben Creo

Teaching Note for [207090]. View Details

Keywords: Expansion; Diversification; Investment; Emerging Markets; Globalization; Market Entry and Exit; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Private Ownership; Real Estate Industry; Viet Nam; Hong Kong; Singapore; Malaysia; Indonesia

January 2008 (Revised March 2008)
Case

Bidding on Martha's Vineyard (A)

By: James Sebenius

To buy a desirable Martha's Vineyard property, Robert and Sally Franklin must craft a bidding strategy informed by their assessment of their competitor. The "A" case sets up the situation and bidding history to date, describes how they assessed their valuations and... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation Preparation; Negotiation Process; Valuation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Property; Bids and Bidding; Real Estate Industry; Martha's Vineyard

January 2008 (Revised March 2008)
Supplement

Bidding on Martha's Vineyard (B)

By: James Sebenius

To buy a desirable Martha's Vineyard property, Robert and Sally Franklin must craft a bidding strategy informed by their assessment of their competitor. The "A" case sets up the situation and bidding history to date, describes how they assessed their valuations and... View Details

Keywords: Bids and Bidding; Property; Competitive Strategy; Real Estate Industry; Martha's Vineyard

17 Oct 2007
Other Presentation

The Role of Construction, Housing, and Real Estate in Inner City Economic Development: Towards a National Research Agenda

By: Michael E. Porter

Presentation delivered during the Inner City Economic Forum in Philadelphia, PA. View Details

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; United States

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October 2007 (Revised March 2009)
Background Note

Structuring Real Estate Deals: An Investor's Perspective

By: Arthur I Segel

Addresses the following questions: What are the portfolio-level implications? What are the asset-level characteristics? How do I invest? With whom do I invest? What do I get for my investment? What protections do I have? When and how do I get out? View Details

Keywords: Property; Negotiation; Contracts; Real Estate Industry

August 2007 (Revised April 2012)
Technical Note

Technical Note on Financial Leverage in Real Estate

By: Charles F. Wu and Arthur I Segel

Demonstrates the accelerating impact of leverage on returns under differing scenarios of property performance. The performance scenarios represent two points in time: the inception of the investment and the liquidation. View Details

Keywords: Property; Investment; Real Estate Industry

July 2007 (Revised July 2008)
Case

The Beijing Dream

By: Arthur I Segel, Voon Siang Lee, Jialei Tian and Ying Laura Wang

The purchase of a single-family home is generally the major investment for most young couples in China. Shows in detail the process that a young couple goes through in late April 2007 to find, finance, and close on an apartment in Beijing within what they believe to be... View Details

Keywords: Property; Investment; Cost; Emerging Markets; Financing and Loans; Acquisition; Activity Based Costing and Management; Internet and the Web; Management Practices and Processes; Real Estate Industry; Beijing; United States