China: What Real Estate Bubble?
Property tycoon Ronnie Chan argues that the boom in China real estate is only beginning.
Equity International's Real Estate Investments in Brazil
Daniel Spear reviews the real estate investment portfolio of Equity International in Brazil, reflecting on the conditions that make the country attractive to investment and the challenges of the financial crisis.
The Mexican Dream: Affordable Housing in Mexico
Runner-up, Study Tour Paper Competition: Visits to affordable-housing development projects during the REA/Chazen Study Tour to Mexico reveal potential solutions to achieving the "Mexican Dream" of home ownership.
A Snapshot of Brazil's Residential Real Estate Sector
A group of 24 Columbia Business School students traveled to Brazil in March 2007 to study the changing regional real estate market.
Complications of Land Reform in Posttsunami Sri Lanka
Today, more than two years after the impact of the tsunami, thousands of Sri Lankan citizens continue to live in temporary, often-substandard housing provided by the government.
Caribbean Tourism Fueled by Hotel Development: The Good and the Bad
The Caribbean is largely the most tourism-dependent region in the world. Most of the islands have moved away from a cash-crop economy and are focusing on the services industry, primarily tourism and commercial real estate development, fueled by foreign investors.
Major Infrastructure Projects in China: A Key to Continued Growth
When the Columbia Business School Real Estate Association took its spring 2006 trip to Shanghai and Hong Kong, the students were in awe of the development that is taking place. Cranes were everywhere; it was clear that China is changing rapidly.
Real Estate in London and Berlin
The growing prominence of capital markets in today's real estate industry has led to greater investor focus on global real estate opportunities.
At the End of the Beginning: The Formalization of Property Rights in Emerging Markets
The land-registry system in Peru provides an effective illustration of how properly designed and implemented property right formalization schemes can improve individual and social welfare in emerging markets.