Global Real Estate

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

This course will introduce students to international real estate investment. Students will learn how to work with foreign investors in the United States, as well as gain a clear understanding of the motivations and cultural differences encountered by US investors investing overseas. The world of real estate investing is undergoing profound changes. Today 50% of all real estate transactions are cross-border. We will examine both the causes for these changes and their impact on the global economy. The course will be taught by real estate practitioners with extensive experience in global real estate fund management in major developed markets for institutional investors. Students will also explore how to evaluate emerging markets for opportunistic investors. Course Objectives * Recognize important differences between property markets in different countries. * Analyze the drivers of global capital flows and their impact on real estate. * Determine how global research can convert data into actionable information for decision making. * Analyze property market systems to suggest improvements for transparency, risk pricing and portfolio diversification. * Apply tested methodologies to perform an analysis for a developed or an emerging international market.