# Real Estate

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## About Our Real Estate Faculty and Research

Our program educates leaders to navigate the complex institutional world of real estate.

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### Sample Real Estate Electives

Below are some of the real estate courses.

- MGMT 608 - Disruption in Commercial Real Estate

  With a seismic shift in commercial real estate due to technology-driven changes to distribution networks and the digitization of the economy, developers face challenging and evolving opportunities. How do you adapt and thrive when customer desires change at lightning speed and everyone competes against Amazon? Through simulations and a real-time case study, students learn to capture the rewards of customer-centric design using psychographics and quantitative methodologies.
- MGMT 660 - Real Estate Contract Negotiations for Business Professionals

  Legal risk pervades business dealings. This course explores legal risk by educating the student on legal theories, then how to identify, quantify, reduce and accept legal risk, in the context of real estate transactions. Effective interaction with legal counsel will be emphasized.
- MGMT 728 - Real Estate Development Seminar

  The Real Estate Development course follows the development process from an entrepreneurial and "deal making" point -of-view.
- MGMT 742 - Real Estate Private Equity

  In this course, students first understand the roles and responsibilities within a real estate private equity firm (including limited and general partner roles) and compensation and incentive structures typically seen in real estate private equity funding models. We focus on assessing risk and return in private real estate investments portfolios and analyzing relative valuations. Students learn how to construct a private investment portfolio, how to make buy and sell decisions from a portfolio perspective, and how to manage risks on behalf of fund investors. The course benefits from guest speakers addressing management and investment issues from both the limited and general partner perspectives. Students prepare an investment proposal and present the investment thesis to a mock investment committee.
- MGMT 754 - Real Estate Investments Lab

  Learn how to invest in Apartments, Retail Centers, Offices, Industrial & other properties and master the Underwriting process. Opportunity to learn from seasoned Investors and network with property owners, brokers, and lenders. Students will originate/review real deals, conduct market and financial analysis, structure partnerships, identify & manage risks, and present to a real investment committee.
- MGMT 776 - Introduction to Real Estate Industry

  An introductory survey course intended to provide a foundational understanding of the real estate industry. This course aims to be useful to students interested in pursuing a career in the real estate industry who have no or limited experience in real estate. This course is open to MBA students in each program. Outside graduate students can enroll with instructor permission provided space is available.

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Faculty research applied in the classroom.

Real Estate | Features

### [House Of Cats](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/features/why-does-horde-housecats-have-their-own-tiny-house)

Why Does A Horde Of Housecats Have Their Own Tiny House?

By Claudia Kolker

After Harvey | Expert Opinion

### [Should I Stay Or Should I Go?](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/expert-opinion/how-decide-to-stay-and-rebuild-or-sell-your-home-after-flooding)

How To Decide Whether To Stay And Rebuild Or Sell And Move Away If Flooding Has Damaged Your Home

By Professors James P. Weston and Erik Dane

Lending | Peer-Reviewed Research

### [Trust Me On This](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/peer-reviewed-research/peer-peer-lending-appearances-can-tell-truth)

In Peer-to-Peer Lending, Appearances Can Tell The Truth

Based on research by Professor Jefferson Duarte

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## Full-Time Faculty

### [Jefferson Duarte](https://business.rice.edu/person/jefferson-duarte)

Gerald D. Hines Associate Professor of Real Estate Finance\
Director of Real Estate Initiatives

### [Stephanie Johnson](https://business.rice.edu/person/stephanie-johnson)

Assistant Professor of Finance

## Part-Time Faculty

### [Mehul Chavada](https://business.rice.edu/person/mehul-chavada)

Adjunct Professor

### [Edmund Donaldson](https://business.rice.edu/person/edmund-donaldson)

Adjunct Professor

### [Daniel Dubrowski](https://business.rice.edu/person/daniel-dubrowski)

Lecturer in Real Estate

### [Daniel Figard](https://business.rice.edu/person/daniel-figard)

Adjunct Professor

### [Burdette Huffman](https://business.rice.edu/person/burdette-huffman)

Adjunct Professor

### [Ken Jett](https://business.rice.edu/person/ken-jett)

Adjunct Professor

### [Christine Mastandrea](https://business.rice.edu/person/christine-mastandrea)

Adjunct Professor

### [Aaron Roffwarg](https://business.rice.edu/person/aaron-roffwarg)

Lecturer in Real Estate

### [Nikhil Shah](https://business.rice.edu/person/nikhil-shah)

Lecturer in Real Estate