Oxford Real Estate Programme | Saïd Business School

About the programme

Real estate makes up around 50% of the world's assets and it is crucial to the success of global economies and societies.

In the turbulent global financial markets, an understanding of real estate is vital for senior executives, investors and policy makers worldwide.

During the programme you will:

review the latest developments, opportunities and risks in real estate investments
gain an understanding of real estate user and capital markets
analyse technology, urbanisation, demographics, globalisation and macroeconomic trends
design a business case for a real estate investment and present it to potential industry funders

Participants will be from real estate companies and REITs, fund and wealth managers, family offices, banks, service providers and insurance/pension funds, endowments and sovereign wealth funds.

An introduction to the programme from Andrew Baum

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Benefits

To you

Working with Andrew Baum, a recognised academic and industry expert
Re-evaluate your strategy for the next five years
Share ideas as part of a qualified, senior peer group
Lifetime membership of the Oxford Business Alumni Network

To your business

Apply the latest industry knowledge and thinking to your real estate strategy
See, understand and manage emerging risks and opportunities
Build your networks in the global real estate industry

Programme outline

Day one

How would an institutional fund build a global real estate portfolio: the NPF case
The global economic and political environment
Private markets and the growth of private assets
Asset allocation strategies: how much are institutions allocating to real estate, and why

Day two

Pricing and managing property assets: Wilson street case
Real estate capital structure: the Dubai case
Real estate debt: the Aldersgate case
ESG and Investing for Impact: housing and environment

Day three

Real Estate funds: the BioMed case
Trends in occupier markets, co-working, Space-as-a-Service
Real estate development and project viability
Development risk in London mega-tower: 22 Bishopsgate case

Day four

Real estate technology and innovation
Megatrends: macro-economics, demographics, globalisation, geopolitics
Considerations for international investing
Designing a real estate fund: group work

Day five

Designing a real estate fund: group work
Fund presentations: pitching to investors
Conclusions: building a global portfolio, NPF case revisited

Post-programme

Lifetime membership of the Oxford Business Alumni Network.

What our alumni say

Andrew Baum is excellent and delivers the correct balance of academia and real world experience. Well worth the personal investment.

Director of Real Estate Investment