Chao-Hon Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance

The Chao-Hon Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance at the NYU Stern School of Business is a leader in real estate research, teaching, and industry and policy impact. 

Through our faculty-led centers and initiatives, applied scholarship, curricular innovation, and sustained dialogue with the private and public sectors, the Institute addresses complex challenges at the intersection of real estate finance and investment, infrastructure, technology and innovation, sustainability, urbanization, and globalization.

Home to the Center for Real Estate Finance, as well as initiatives addressing issues ranging from data science to real estate in emerging economies to the critical challenge of climate change and the built environment, the Institute and its affiliated faculty work to address the most significant questions confronting industry and society.

MBA and Undergraduate Programs

The Institute is the academic home of NYU Stern’s undergraduate and MBA real estate specializations and is recognized among the world’s premier business school programs in real estate. Our students engage with a dynamic, interdisciplinary curriculum that spans finance and investment, sustainability, operations, and technology, offering one of the broadest and most innovative real estate course offerings of any global business school.

Drawing on NYU’s home in the heart of New York City and unrivaled global network of campuses, centers, and partners, students benefit from direct access to industry leaders and private and public sector institutions. Students work closely with a renowned faculty whose research and experience shape practice, policy, and investment strategy across the industry.

From the classroom to the boardroom, the Institute facilitates unparalleled engagement with the global real estate community, preparing the next generation of real estate professionals for leadership in a fast-changing world.

The Chen Institute’s Research and Data Site serves as a central platform for accessing the Institute’s data resources, analytical tools, and publications. It hosts academic, applied, and working paper series, alongside interactive tools such as the Decarbonization Compass—a collaborative initiative with Stern’s Center for Sustainable Business—and experimental projects such as ChenGPT, a generative AI assistant that connects the Institute’s faculty, scholars, and students with its real estate knowledge base, data assets, and research tools.

We are deeply grateful to our endowed and annual sponsors for their generous support of student programming, faculty research, and our work at the intersection of industry and public policy.