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- 12 Oct 2010
- News
Sloppy foreclosure processing may prolong housing crisis
- TeachingInterests
Executive Education
By: Shawn A. Cole
Shawn Cole regularly teaches executive education. He has taught in the ACCION microfinance in the HBS-ACCION Microfinance Program on Strategic Leadership,
- January 2013 (Revised June 2017)
- Case
The Perfect Storm: What Happens When the Market Moves Four Standard Deviations?
Adam Carter was the portfolio manager for Tate Modern Finance III, L.P. (“Tate” or the “Fund”), the third in a series of U.S. commercial real estate debt funds sponsored by the London-based Tate Partners. The Fund was capitalized with $700 million of equity...
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Lietz, Nori Gerardo. "The Perfect Storm: What Happens When the Market Moves Four Standard Deviations?" Harvard Business School Case 213-077, January 2013. (Revised June 2017.)
- January 2011
- Case
A Slice of the Pie: Ruby Collins and Tenants in Common
By: John D. Macomber and Kristian Peterson
A securitized small real estate investment vehicle fails and the many individual owners have to decide how to manage or dispose of the asset. This case follows Ruby Collins, a small investor, through the logic of Section 1031 Like Kind Exchanges as well as the...
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Keywords:
Financial Instruments;
Investment;
Risk Management;
Ownership Stake;
Partners and Partnerships;
Valuation;
Real Estate Industry
Macomber, John D., and Kristian Peterson. "A Slice of the Pie: Ruby Collins and Tenants in Common." Harvard Business School Case 211-008, January 2011.
- April 2002
- Case
The Cardon Family
By: William J. Poorvu and Melissa Yin-Yin Lam
Wil Cardon is the third-generation steward of his family's real estate land development business. He grapples with issues of business structure, intergenerational business, compensation, and family values. This case includes in-depth discussion of the land development...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Family Business;
Entrepreneurship;
Values and Beliefs;
Compensation and Benefits;
Family and Family Relationships;
Real Estate Industry
Poorvu, William J., and Melissa Yin-Yin Lam. "The Cardon Family." Harvard Business School Case 802-196, April 2002.
- November 1999 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Revere Street
By: Arthur I Segel, John H. Vogel, Jr., Lisa Strope and Erich Dylus
Although inexperienced in real estate, Edward Alexander hopes in June 1999 that youthful enthusiasm and an $80,000 inheritance will help him enter the real estate business. His experience chronicles the process of finding, evaluating, and acquiring a four-unit...
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Segel, Arthur I., John H. Vogel, Jr., Lisa Strope, and Erich Dylus. "Revere Street." Harvard Business School Case 800-147, November 1999. (Revised April 2008.)
- 08 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Career Choices for the Class of 2018
The Class of 2018 has continued the trend of finding opportunities in diverse sectors across the landscape of MBA hiring, including positions in hospitality, real estate and health care delivery in addition...
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Keywords:
All Industries
- April 2008 (Revised December 2008)
- Case
North Goes East
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Elena Corsi
In August 2006, Magnus Lofgren and Robert Provine, managing directors and co-founders of the "North Real Estate Opportunities Fund," need to decide which real estate investment the Fund should pursue as its first project. The Fund's target region, Central and Eastern...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Investment Funds;
Risk Management;
Emerging Markets;
Opportunities;
Real Estate Industry;
Europe
Retsinas, Nicolas P., Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Elena Corsi. "North Goes East." Harvard Business School Case 208-136, April 2008. (Revised December 2008.)
- August 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Waltz on the Danube
By: Arthur I Segel, Vincent Dessain and Anais Loizillon
Describes the intricate parts of an early real estate deal from the standpoint of the developer including feasibility analysis, market choice, acquisition of land, project development, design and construction issues, investment returns, and equity financing issues....
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Management;
Property;
Project Finance;
Real Estate Industry;
Germany;
Hungary
Segel, Arthur I., Vincent Dessain, and Anais Loizillon. "Waltz on the Danube." Harvard Business School Case 804-021, August 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
- October 2004 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Wells REIT II
By: Arthur I Segel and Dwight Angelini
Dr. Richard Planter, a dentist, asks his financial adviser, Michael Saris, to review an offering memorandum for a new, private real estate investment trust. After reviewing the documents, Saris needs to develop an analytical framework and provide concrete advice...
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Keywords:
Finance;
Investment;
Framework;
Private Ownership;
Mathematical Methods;
Real Estate Industry
Segel, Arthur I., and Dwight Angelini. "Wells REIT II." Harvard Business School Case 205-019, October 2004. (Revised May 2006.)
- 06 Jun 2014
- Video
Sid Yog - Making A Difference
- 15 Jun 2008
- News
Turning 'dirt to dollars'
- May 2000 (Revised January 2003)
- Case
Health Development Corporation
Health Development Corp. (HDC) owns and operates health clubs in the Greater Boston area. HDC engaged a local investment banker to explore a sale of the company. The most likely buyer views HDC's prior purchase of real estate as a negative. HDC's management is...
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Keywords:
Cash Flow;
Property;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Valuation;
Value;
Decisions;
Health Industry;
Boston
Ruback, Richard S. "Health Development Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 200-049, May 2000. (Revised January 2003.)
- May 1996 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Colliers International Property Consultants, Inc.: Managing a Virtual Organization
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In less than 20 years, the real estate firm Colliers International expanded into a federation of 180 offices with close to 4,500 professionals in over 30 countries. Because Colliers expanded by signing up existing firms strong in their local markets, its leaders had to...
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Keywords:
Demand and Consumers;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Service Operations;
Information Technology;
Organizational Structure;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Strategy;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Real Estate Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Colliers International Property Consultants, Inc.: Managing a Virtual Organization." Harvard Business School Case 396-080, May 1996. (Revised May 1997.)
- August 1999
- Background Note
Note on Property Types
By: William J. Poorvu and Daniel J. Rudd
Commercial real estate in the United States can be divided into five distinct property types: apartment, office, hotel, industrial, and retail. This note presents the important characteristics of each of these five property types and highlights the "value drivers" for...
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- May 2021
- Teaching Plan
Gera Developments: Leadership at a Crossroads
By: Christina R. Wing and John Masko
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 621-018. For decades, Gera Developments (Gera) was a boutique family-owned real estate development firm in Pune, India. But since 2000, managing director Rohit Gera had turned the company into a dynamic innovator in housing solutions for...
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Keywords:
Buildings and Facilities;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Construction;
Geographic Location;
Global Strategy;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Housing;
Leadership Style;
Management Succession;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Family Ownership;
Family and Family Relationships;
Urban Development;
Customization and Personalization;
Real Estate Industry;
Maharashtra;
India;
San Francisco
- December 2019 (Revised July 2020)
- Case
Ray White
By: Boris Groysberg and Tricia Gregg
Ray White is an Australian real estate business that has been owned and operated by the White family for four generations. The business has expanded and prospered. However, as the industry faces new challenges and opportunities, how should the White family respond?...
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Keywords:
Crisis;
COVID-19;
Pandemic;
Family Business;
Entrepreneurship;
Leadership;
Disruption;
Information Technology;
Health Pandemics;
Crisis Management;
Real Estate Industry;
Australia
Groysberg, Boris, and Tricia Gregg. "Ray White." Harvard Business School Case 420-082, December 2019. (Revised July 2020.)
- December 2004 (Revised January 2006)
- Case
Simon's Hostile Tender for Taubman (A)
Simon Property Group launched a hostile tender offer for upscale Taubman Centers. This case discusses issues of Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) valuation, financial policy, and corporate governance, as Robert Taubman and his company's independent directors must...
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Keywords:
Capital Structure;
Valuation;
Investment;
Acquisition;
Corporate Governance;
Real Estate Industry
El-Hage, Nabil N. "Simon's Hostile Tender for Taubman (A)." Harvard Business School Case 205-052, December 2004. (Revised January 2006.)
- 21 Oct 2015
- HBS Seminar
Shai Bernstein, Assistant Professor of Finance, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- Research Summary
Systematic Risk in the Housing Markets
A one-factor pricing model is employed to investigate the internal consistency of single family home and professionally-managed property prices during 1986-2006. The risk fac-tor used here is the US real estate index, which has much stronger explanatory power than the...
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