Master Class in Real Estate Investment and Entrepreneurship

The Master Class in Real Estate Investment and Entrepreneurship, taught by Senior Vice Dean and Paul Milstein Professor of Real Estate Chris Mayer explores the variety of forms of value creation and entrepreneurship in global real estate through a sponsored group project and sessions with faculty industry leaders. In the past, more than one-third of projects explored decisions outside the US and have covered diverse topics such as development, investment management, and strategy. This 3-credit Master Class helps students develop advanced decision-making skills to solve real estate business problems in realistic and complex settings. The focus of the class is a group project presenting a new business idea, an investment concept, or a solution to a problem for an existing business. Students may develop their own projects or faculty will work with students and industry firms to develop a project. Seed funding is available to help students with project-related travel or expenses if the sponsor is unable to do so.

Students who take the Master Class will develop analytic and presentation skills (both written and oral) in a real world, business-oriented setting with constant feedback. Classroom discussion is an integral part of the class, with students learning from each others' projects. An important theme that will recur throughout the course is the creation and measurement of value in real estate. This Master Class is also designed to challenge and allow students to integrate concepts learned throughout the MBA curriculum, especially in previous MBA real estate courses. The class will draw significant input from the real estate community, with participation from guest speakers and alumni mentors.

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Course Prerequisites

Students wishing to enroll in the Master Class MUST fulfill two prerequisites prior to enrolling in the Master Class: Real Estate Finance (B8314) - offered in the Fall and the Spring - and Real Estate Transactions (B8158) - offered only in the fall. No exceptions will be made.

Real Estate Capital Markets (B8399-005) – offered in the fall – or previous real estate experience is highly recommended.

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“The Master Class in Real Estate Investment served as an excellent springboard for an investment thesis developed during my internship at KMG Partners. I received valuable feedback from my classmates and professors, and gained access to several high level executives I never would have met otherwise. The class was an integral part in the closing of Clarendon Gardens, the first project to put my idea into action.”
— Michael Lupo ’07

“At my new firm, we are in the midst of making our Master Class project become a reality. Not only did our class project prepare me for my current position, the overall class experience has proven extremely worthwhile by solidifying an awesome real estate network. My former classmates continue to impress me with their advice and wealth of contacts.”
— Mark Campbell ’07

“The Master Class in Real Estate Investment was truly a fantastic culmination to my MBA experience. It allowed me to not only work with an incredible team of my classmates and meet with and learn from industry leaders such as Vornado, The Gale Company, and Boyd Gaming, but it most importantly forced me to use all the tools I had learned throughout the Real Estate Program. The Real Estate Master Class proved to me that our industry is a dynamic fascinating field which I look forward to indulging in for some time to come.”
— David Farahi ’07