Construction, Real Estate - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Nov 2019
News

‘She Build’: Creating an All-Women Real Estate Development Team

Oct 30 2019
Testimonial

Leading Change in Real Estate

28 Jul 2014
News

What the Zillow-Trulia deal means for real estate

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

Citation

21 Sep 2009
News

Harvard Business School Launches Programs For Real Estate Executives

30 Mar 2008
News

Waiting for real estate bounce

20 May 2008
News

Harvard examines Indian real estate

05 Oct 2014
News

Betting Big on Miami Real Estate

Keywords: Real Estate

January 2021 (Revised February 2022)
Teaching Note

Ribbon Home: iBacking for Real Estate

By: Marco Di Maggio and Aldo Sesia

Citation

Purchase

Dec 17 2019
Testimonial

Gaining New Perspectives on Real Estate

Research Summary

The Real Estate Challenge: Capitalizing on Change

By: William J. Poorvu

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

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

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Real Estate; Real Estate

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

Citation

Read Now

22 Dec 2014
News

Navigating the Indian Real Estate Market

Keywords: Real Estate

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

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Laws and Statutes; Real Estate Industry

Citation

Educators

Purchase

01 Oct 2010
News

'Delay and pray' won't work for commercial real estate

26 Feb 2019
News

Building a New Real Estate Investment Model

An experiment in real estate investing is underway in Philadelphia, where Steinbridge Group CEO Tawan Davis (MBA 2006) has made a long-term commitment to less-affluent renters in the city’s most rapidly... View Details

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Real Estate Investing - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Real Estate Investing Course Number 1475 Lecturer Dwight Angelini Lecturer W. Matt Kelly Spring; Q3; 1.5 credits Exam Career Focus This course provides students with the skills and... View Details

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