Global RE Transactions

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

In today’s real estate environment, real estate has become global. This class looks at who are the foreign investors, buying real estate in the United States and why. Also what is the rationale for US investors, buying overseas and what are the advantages and disadvantages? The course will bring in both of these groups of investors, who will present their rationale. They will present how they started off, which countries they went to, and their experience through the investment cycle. The class will learn about diversification and how best to look at exit strategies, so as to protect their investments in sometimes challenging environments. There will be as many as three speakers each week summarizing their respective strategies. Washington DC has become one of the most favored locations for foreign investors and this class explains why. Students are encouraged to question the speakers on their legal and financial constraints and also the timing for buying, holding, and selling their properties, and has buying overseas enhanced the value of their investors’ holdings.