Publications

November 1972 (Revised December 2000)
Background Note

Note on Forms of Real Estate Ownership

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Thierry Liverman

Examines the legal forms of ownership of real property. Included are the corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, real estate investment trust, sole proprietorship, and joint venture. Tax factors and business management considerations are... View Details

Keywords: Ownership; Property; Taxation; Business Organization

December 1997 (Revised August 1998)
Case

Shanghai Real Estate (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Harold F. Hogan Jr

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Consulting Industry; Consulting Industry; China; United States; France

Awards

Bloomberg Businessweek. 50 Most Powerful People in Real Estate

Named by Business Week and Bloomberg in 2010 as of the 50 most powerful people in real estate. View Details

June 2009 (Revised August 2010)
Background Note

How Institutional Investors Think About Real Estate

By: Arthur I Segel

Real estate is an increasingly important component in the portfolios of institutional investors. This note discusses the issues these investors must consider when investing in real estate from the legal forms of ownership, to separate or commingled funds, to property... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Property; Financial Services Industry

Teaching Interest

Exec Ed: Real Estate Management Program: Finance, Design, Leadership

By: John D. Macomber

The Real Estate Management Program brings industry leaders and real estate practitioners together to explore real-world scenarios, best practices, and effective management techniques for competing successfully in today's dynamic global markets. View Details

11 Aug 2011
Video

Global Real Estate Opportunities

Research Summary

Environmental and Sustainability Issues in Real Estate

By: Arthur I Segel

Environmental and sustainability issues in real estate from green, brown, and gray fields development to green construction and new patterns of urban planning. View Details

Teaching Interest

Real Estate Management Program: Finance, Design, and Leadership

By: Andy Wu

How do you achieve short-term stability and long-term growth in the unpredictable real estate marketplace? This program explores how forward-thinking real estate leaders are positioning their firms to seize growth opportunities and maximize asset value. Equipped... View Details

Research Summary

A Case Study Approach to Teaching Real Estate

By: William J. Poorvu

William J. Poorvu has developed a casebook and instructor's manual for teaching real estate by the case method. Real Estate: A Case Study Approach elaborates a conceptual framework for viewing real estate and the real-estate process. The instructor's manual (which... View Details

December 2018 (Revised April 2020)
Case

Fluidity: The Tokenization of Real Estate Assets

By: Marco Di Maggio, David Lane and Susie Ma

In December 2018, the blockchain startup Fluidity was about to participate in its first tokenization deal, which would create digital access to property rights in a 12-unit Manhattan condominium complex. The deal was proof-of-concept for Fluidity, which hoped to... View Details

Keywords: Blockchain; Tokenization; Data Security; Revenue Model; Finance; Technological Innovation; Strategy

Web

Real Estate Club | MBA

Real Estate Club To expose the HBS community to a broad range of real estate industry topics, and to provide club... View Details

04 Sep 2019
News

From Retail to Real Estate

(Drake Real Estate Partners LLC) (Drake Real Estate Partners LLC) When Nicolas Ibañez’s (MBA 2011) grandfather opened the doors of a grocery... View Details

HBS Real Estate Conference Presentation: Brexit and Trumpism

This presentation from Prof. Arthur Segel was used in the HBS Alumni Conference, Real Estate 2016, a conversation with fellow alumni leaders in the HBS real estate network on topics that affect us all and will define the world in the years ahead View Details

25 Apr 2017

Real Students of HBS Webinar: Real Estate

This webinar will focus on the resources available at HBS for students with an interest in real estate. It will also include a Q&A with a current student panel. View Details

Research Summary

Sustainability, Real Estate and the Built Environment

By: John D. Macomber

Research interests include:

Real estate development, design, and construction, notably how design creates value;
Sustainable cities, in particular entrepreneurship and project finance in light of global trends in urbanization and resource... View Details

Keywords: Infrastructure Finance; Sustainability; Urban Development; City Growth

September 1984
Background Note

Note on Real Estate Syndication

By: William J. Poorvu

Keywords: Real Estate Industry

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Fast Answer

Real Estate Prices by City

How to find office & residential rental prices by major city worldwide. You may begin with: Moody’s Analytics CRE - Search millions of real estate data points that cover every commercially... View Details

July 1979 (Revised August 1986)
Background Note

Sources of Real Estate Information

By: William J. Poorvu

Keywords: Information; Real Estate Industry

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March 2006 (Revised April 2006)
Case

International Place (A): Boston Real Estate Playoff

First International Place, one of Boston's premier office buildings, was the subject of a control contest in 2005, as the New York real estate firm Tishman Speyer purchased the mortgage on the property through a sealed bid auction process and then sought to foreclose... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Mortgages; Auctions; Insolvency and Bankruptcy