Real Estate Management Program

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Today’s increasingly unpredictable and competitive real estate sector demands sharp insight. Discover how forward-thinking leaders in diverse real estate segments position their firms for growth. 

  • Status

    Accepting Applications

  • Format

    In-Person

  • Location

    HBS Campus

  • Fee

    $14,500

  • Application Due

    Oct 24, 2024

The program fee covers tuition, program materials, accommodations, and most meals.

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Succeeding in complex real estate markets means taking a holistic approach and addressing challenges with a cross-disciplinary perspective. It’s crucial to understand how the industry—and the interplay of design, development, financing, and investment—is evolving.  

The Real Estate Management Program, presented jointly with the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, examines sustainability goals, design considerations, financing strategies, industry relationships, new technologies, and key issues confronting leaders in the industry. You will sharpen your practical knowledge and strategic skills to move quickly on new opportunities, increase resilience, and maximize asset value.

Key Program Features

Key Topics

  • Identify and analyze emerging opportunities across real estate sectors—from housing to commercial to mixed-use spaces and beyond 

  • Create more value and profit through healthy, sustainable, and climate-friendly design 

  • Effectively lead projects to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery 

  • Analyze the impact of new business models 

  • Gain a strategic advantage through data analytics and generative AI  

  • Develop the optimal financing approach  

  • Delve into dealmaking and capital markets 

  • Structure your organization for long-term success  

Program Format

  • 6
    days on the HBS campus
  • 12–15
    hours of pre-program work

Case materials and a detailed schedule will be made available approximately two weeks prior to program start. Optional sessions at the start of the program may be helpful for executives who are newer to the industry as well as those who want a refresher on financial subjects such as stabilized building ROI and discounted cash flow.

Who Should Attend

  • Real estate owners, operators, and private real estate developers 

  • Lending officers, investors, real estate investment trust (REIT) officers, and fund managers and advisors 

  • Real estate industry service providers, such as financial analysts, lawyers, architects, and urban planners 

Individuals and teams are welcome to attend. Sending two or more representatives from your organization fosters teamwork and amplifies program impact. 

Global Perspective

Two female and two male executives sit and smile around a table filled with notes.
4%
Africa
10%
Asia Pacific
14%
Europe
16%
Latin America
17%
Middle East
39%
North America

Experience

Years Worked

  • 10%

    Less than 10 years

  • 19%

    10-14 years

  • 30%

    15-19 years

  • 19%

    20-24 years

  • 12%

    25-29 years

  • 7%

    30-34 years

  • 2%

    35-39 years

  • 1%

    40 or more

Companies That Have Participated

  • CBRE Group
  • Country Garden
  • Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
  • GD & K Group
  • Harrison, Walker & Harper, LP
  • Infonavit
  • JP Morgan
  • Microsoft
  • Mitsui
  • PT Jones Lang LaSalle
  • Sterling Bank
  • Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

Teaching Team

All our executive education programs are developed and taught by a team of widely recognized HBS faculty. Many are skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.

Faculty Cochairs

  • Headshot of John D. Macomber

    John D. Macomber

    Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

  • Headshot of faculty member Bing Wang

    Bing Wang

    Harvard University Graduate School of Design: Associate Professor in Practice of Real Estate and the Built Environment

Faculty

The HBS Experience

This in-person program takes place on our storied campus where you'll live and learn at the heart of Boston's vibrant business, academic, and technology hubs.

At HBS, every detail is carefully calibrated to drive your success. Living arrangements and classrooms that spark connection. Unrivaled academic resources. And rejuvenating fitness, dining, and cultural amenities.

View of Executive Education area of HBS campus

The dedicated Executive Education area of campus features multiple classroom buildings and three residence halls around a quad

Residence hall bedroom and bathroom, with woman looking out a window

Our well-appointed residence halls feature private bedrooms, living group lounges, and courtyards to fuel vibrant discussions

Admissions

We admit applicants on a rolling, space-available basis, so you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible.

The selective admissions process is based on professional achievement, organizational responsibility, and the admissions criteria for each program as described in Who Should Attend. There are no formal educational requirements for HBS Executive Education programs.

Learn more about the admissions process and requirements.

Program content, dates, schedule, fees, technology platforms, and faculty are subject to change. In accordance with Harvard University policy, Harvard Business School does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities.