Publications

November 1989 (Revised November 2002)
Case

American Dream, The

By: Donald A. Brown, William J. Poorvu and Richard E Crum

Explores the process of purchasing a single family house through the eyes of a young couple. The couple is trying to determine what type of home to buy as well as how to finance it. View Details

Keywords: Personal Finance; Financing and Loans; Decisions; Real Estate Industry

August 1989 (Revised May 1991)
Case

Grosvenor Park

By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman

Dick Dublin believes he has designed a townhouse development which will appeal to mobile young professionals. Dublin has removed some market risk by locking in a forward commitment for low interest rate loans for future purchasers at Grosvenor Park. The pricing... View Details

Keywords: Financial Management; Projects; Financing and Loans; Property; Financial Strategy; Price; Strategic Planning; Business and Government Relations; Real Estate Industry; Maryland

10 Feb 2016
Working Paper Summaries

Land Institutions and Chinese Political Economy: Institutional Complementarities and Macroeconomic Management

Keywords: by Meg Rithmire; Real Estate; Real Estate; Real Estate

June 2005
Supplement

Hancock Land Company and Hancock Lumber Company (VHS Video)

By: John A. Davis, Dwight B. Crane and Jay W. Lorsch

Keywords: Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry

January 2005 (Revised June 2005)
Supplement

Hancock Land Company and Hancock Lumber Company (C)

By: John A. Davis, Dwight B. Crane and Kelly M. Mulderry

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry

January 2005 (Revised June 2005)
Supplement

Hancock Land Company and Hancock Lumber Company (B)

By: John A. Davis and Dwight B. Crane

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry

22 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Earth Day: Recent Research on Sustainability

Funding the Design of Livable CitiesAs a burgeoning global population migrates to the world's urban centers, it's crucial to design livable cities that function with scarce natural resources. John Macomber discusses the critical connection between View Details

30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Readers Ask: I Need Tips for Working at Home

flexibility in this timeframe and might start demanding flexible work as a long-term solution. Doesn’t making employees work remotely save on utility expenditures? Choudhury: If companies allow workers to live anywhere, they might save View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

19 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 19

owned. This book explores the political logic of reforms to land ownership and control, accounting for how land development and real estate have become synonymous with economic growth and prosperity in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Mar 2005
What Do You Think?

Should Business Management Be Regarded as a Profession?

management. Meg Garland makes this case when she writes, "Of course it (business management) should be regarded as a profession, but certified and registered? Probably not. Such paper shuffling and submission certainly hasn't elevated every attorney, View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

January 2022 (Revised September 2023)
Case

Simplifyy

By: Paul A. Gompers and Alicia Dadlani

Jake Lisby, co-founder and CEO of Simplifyy, a property technology startup in Kansas City, Missouri, was both exhausted and exhilarated by the flurry of activity surrounding the pivot of the business model in late 2021. Simplifyy, a venture-backed PropTech company, was... View Details

Keywords: SaaS; SaaS Business Models; Business Model; Business Startups; Small Business; Geographic Location; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Transformation; Problems and Challenges; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States; Missouri

May 2011
Supplement

Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (B)

By: Lakshmi Iyer and John Macomber

In July 2009, as investors prepared to submit financial bids for the $3 billion Dharavi slum redevelopment project, considerable economic and political risks remained. View Details

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Private Equity; Social Issues; Investment; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Mumbai

December 1995 (Revised April 1996)
Teaching Note

JKJ Pension Fund TN

By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.

Teaching Note for (9-395-133). View Details

Keywords: Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry