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- July 1979 (Revised August 1986)
- Background Note
Sources of Real Estate Information
Poorvu, William J. "Sources of Real Estate Information." Harvard Business School Background Note 379-191, July 1979. (Revised August 1986.)
- 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
Retsinas, Nicolas P., and Ben Creo. "Conceptual Overview of Real Estate Options in Emerging Markets." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 208-109, February 2008.
- September 1984
- Background Note
Note on Real Estate Syndication
Keywords: Real Estate Industry
Poorvu, William J. "Note on Real Estate Syndication." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-152, September 1984.
- March 2021 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Scale and Scope at Drake Real Estate Partners
By: Christina R. Wing and David Lane
Realizing in early 2021 that their pending real estate investment fund would likely be oversubscribed, Drake Real Estate Partners co-founders Nicolás Ibáñez and David Cotterman were considering how best to continue to diversify their investor base and how to optimize... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Family Business; Investment; Ownership; Value Creation; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States; Latin America; Chile
Wing, Christina R., and David Lane. "Scale and Scope at Drake Real Estate Partners." Harvard Business School Case 621-065, March 2021. (Revised June 2021.)
- Research Summary
The Real Estate Challenge: Capitalizing on Change
William J. Poorvu has developed a new casebook and instructor's manual for teaching how to manage change in real estate. Two chapters that describe changes that are currently affecting the industry are followed by twenty case studies-approximately 60 percent of them... View Details
- January 2021 (Revised February 2022)
- Teaching Note
Ribbon Home: iBacking for Real Estate
By: Marco Di Maggio and Aldo Sesia
- September 2018 (Revised January 2019)
- Case
Sobha Group Real Estate: Backward Integration for Quality
By: John Macomber and Alpana Thapar
From humble beginnings in Kerala, India, Mr. PNC Menon built a reputation for quality, detail, and trustworthiness, earning him major construction commissions in the Gulf region. This paved the way for venturing into real estate development in Dubai, UAE. Striving to... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; Backward Integration; Land Acquisition; Raising Capital; Construction; Family Business; Decision Making; Joint Ventures; Quality; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; India; Middle East; Dubai
Macomber, John, and Alpana Thapar. "Sobha Group Real Estate: Backward Integration for Quality." Harvard Business School Case 219-034, September 2018. (Revised January 2019.)
- June 2004 (Revised April 2005)
- Background Note
Environmental Law in Real Estate Transactions
By: Arthur I Segel, Jeff Mandelbaum and Armen Panossian
Summarizes several of the major federal environmental statutes, most notably the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA" or "Superfund"). Also discusses several state and local regulations. View Details
Segel, Arthur I., Jeff Mandelbaum, and Armen Panossian. "Environmental Law in Real Estate Transactions." Harvard Business School Background Note 804-185, June 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul
Potential real estate moguls at the 2001 Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Conference received an earful about profiting in a down market, creating value where there is none, and the addiction of... View Details
- June 2021
- Technical Note
U.S. Retail Real Estate in 2020
By: José B. Alvarez, Jim Sylvia and David Lane
Alvarez, José B., Jim Sylvia, and David Lane. "U.S. Retail Real Estate in 2020." Harvard Business School Technical Note 521-030, June 2021.
- Article
Real Estate as a Corporate Investment
By: Samuel Hayes and Leonard M. Harlan
Hayes, Samuel, and Leonard M. Harlan. "Real Estate as a Corporate Investment." Harvard Business Review 45, no. 4 (July–August 1967): 144–160.
- 1996
- Book
The Real Estate Challenge: Capitalizing on Change
By: W. J. Poorvu
Poorvu, W. J. The Real Estate Challenge: Capitalizing on Change. Prentice Hall, 1996.
- Article
Caveat Emptor in Real Estate Equities
By: Samuel Hayes and Leonard M. Harlan
Hayes, Samuel, and Leonard M. Harlan. "Caveat Emptor in Real Estate Equities." Harvard Business Review 50, no. 2 (March–April 1972): 86–96.
- September 2020 (Revised March 2022)
- Teaching Note
Fluidity: The Tokenization of Real Estate Assets
By: Marco Di Maggio and Susie L. Ma
Teaching Note for HBS No. 219-057 View Details
- February 2021 (Revised March 2022)
- Teaching Note
Zillow Offers: Winning Online Real Estate 2.0
By: Marco Di Maggio, Luis M. Viceira and Julia Kelley
- October 2022 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Masdar City: Aiming for Sustainable and Profitable Real Estate
By: Boris Vallee and Fares Khrais
Masdar City broke ground in 2008 and was conceived by the Abu Dhabi government to be an international beacon of innovation in sustainable energy and real estate. It was also to be a profitable investment for the government. At first glance, the two goals pulled in... View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Business Growth And Maturation; Decisions; Public Sector; Financial Crisis; Construction; Climate Change; Green Technology; Borrowing And Debt; Corporate Finance; Capital; Capital Budgeting; Capital Structure; Cost Of Capital; Equity; REIT; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Innovation; Growth And Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Urban Development; Middle East; United Arab Emirates; Sustainable Cities; Green Building; Business and Government Relations; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financing and Loans; Real Estate Industry; Construction Industry; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Abu Dhabi
Vallee, Boris, and Fares Khrais. "Masdar City: Aiming for Sustainable and Profitable Real Estate." Harvard Business School Case 223-036, October 2022. (Revised February 2024.)
- 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
Segel, Arthur I. "Structuring Real Estate Deals: An Investor's Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 208-066, October 2007. (Revised March 2009.)
- November 2010 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
Cresud S.A., Farmer or Real Estate Developer?
By: Ray Goldberg, Arthur I Segel, Gustavo Herrero and Andrew Terris
Alejandro Elsztain, CEO of Cresud S.A., is faced with the difficult choice of whether to sell, develop, or continue to hold the 151,000 hectares of remaining undeveloped farmland at the company's Los Pozos farm in Argentina. Developing the land will further expose... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Risk Management; Ownership Stake; Property; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Argentina
Goldberg, Ray, Arthur I Segel, Gustavo Herrero, and Andrew Terris. "Cresud S.A., Farmer or Real Estate Developer?" Harvard Business School Case 211-011, November 2010. (Revised February 2013.)
- January 2005 (Revised August 2014)
- Exercise
Hamilton Real Estate: Confidential Role Information for the CEO of Estate One (BUYER)
By: Deepak Malhotra
Presents a two-party negotiation between the executive VP of Pearl Investments and the CEO of Estate One for the sale of real estate in the town of Hamilton. View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Price; Information; Contracts; Managerial Roles; Agreements and Arrangements; Sales; Strategy; Value; Real Estate Industry
Malhotra, Deepak. "Hamilton Real Estate: Confidential Role Information for the CEO of Estate One (BUYER)." Harvard Business School Exercise 905-052, January 2005. (Revised August 2014.)
- November 2018 (Revised March 2019)
- Case
Roofstock: The Cloud of Real Estate Investing
By: Marco Di Maggio and Julia Kelley
Di Maggio, Marco, and Julia Kelley. "Roofstock: The Cloud of Real Estate Investing." Harvard Business School Case 219-021, November 2018. (Revised March 2019.)