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May 2024
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Housing Policies and Energy Efficiency Spillovers in Low and Moderate Income Communities

By: Omar Isaac Asensio, Olga Churkina, Becky D. Rafter and Kira E O'Hare

Housing policies address the human dimensions of increasing urban density, but their energy and sustainability implications are hard to measure due to challenges with siloed civic data. This is especially critical when evaluating policies targeting low- and... View Details

Keywords: Energy Efficiency; Public Policy; Climate Change; Energy Conservation; Housing; Analytics and Data Science; Policy; Income; Environmental Sustainability; Real Estate Industry; United States

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October 1984
Teaching Note

Hays Properties, Teaching Note

By: Henry B. Reiling

Keywords: Real Estate Industry

June 1984
Case

National Property Investors

By: Jay O. Light

Keywords: Real Estate Industry

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July 2019
Case

Lovango Cay: Developing a Boutique Resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands

By: Charles F. Wu, Levi Abramson, Anne Jacobs and Briana Richardson

Keywords: Finance; Real Estate Industry

March 2018
Supplement

China Vanke: Battle for Control (D)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Charles C.Y. Wang, Dawn H. Lau and Anthony K. Woo

In the battle for control over China Vanke, the Chinese securities regulator steps in to censure Vanke and Baoneng for acting against the interests of the market and minority shareholders. The Chinese insurance regulator also finds Baoneng to be in violation of... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Shareholder Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Real Estate Industry; China

June 2016
Case

The Redevelopment of Palazzo Tornabuoni (B)

By: Sid Yog, Arthur I Segel and Ricardo Andrade

On December 16, 2010, Byrne Murphy received a call from his Italian partner at Fingen Group. The recently renovated Palazzo Tornabuoni, an iconic 15th century palace in the heart of Florence, Italy, had been seized by the local police. While Murphy tries to understand... View Details

Keywords: Palazzo Tornabuoni; Private Residence Club; Florence; Italy; Timeshare; Fractional Ownership; Property; Real Estate Industry; Italy; Europe

July 2012 (Revised July 2012)
Case

RMS: Investing in Chinese Timberland

By: Andre F. Perold

The protagonist is considering acquiring a timber property located in rural China, a region where almost no timberland investment has taken place. The question is how to value the property, including understanding the appropriate risk-adjusted return. View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Property; Foreign Direct Investment; Real Estate Industry; China

December 2011
Teaching Note

Stuyvesant Town - Peter Cooper Village: America's Largest Foreclosure (TN)

By: Arthur I Segel and Nicolas Ibanez

Keywords: Real Estate Industry

April 2009
Teaching Note

TravelCenters of America (TN)

By: Robin Greenwood and Daniel Jacob Goldberg

Teaching Note for [209030]. View Details

Keywords: Investment Funds; Valuation; Opportunities; Business Organization; Real Estate Industry; New York (state, US)

March 2009 (Revised March 2014)
Teaching Note

Roppongi Hills: City Within a City

By: Andrei Hagiu

Teaching Note for [707431]. View Details

Keywords: Competition; Performance; Brands and Branding; Buildings and Facilities; Real Estate Industry; Tokyo

October 2008 (Revised January 2015)
Teaching Note

Polanco: A Fashionable Opportunity

By: Arthur I Segel and Ben Creo

Teaching Note for [209012]. View Details

Keywords: Investment; Planning; Buildings and Facilities; Construction; Design; Property; Opportunities; Legal Liability; Real Estate Industry; Mexico

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)
Case

Mayhem on Madison (A)

By: A. Eugene Kohn and David Lane

In his first project, an aspiring property developer negotiates the development rights above a one-story bank branch in Manhattan's tony Carnegie Hill. Community resistance erupted immediately, spearheaded by celebrity and socialite residents. Facing rejection of his... View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Development Economics; Business and Community Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; New York (city, NY)