Real Estate
Preparing the leaders who will shape the future of real estate.
Curriculum
A Curriculum Customized to Your Goals
You need a curriculum that is relevant to your career goals. We provide the options to get you there. Choose up to three areas of focus from more than 25. From there, you can dial in your experience by selecting from a pool of over 200 electives.
A rigorous general business core, in-depth electives in real estate investment, development, financing and analysis, and hands-on industry work equip you with the knowledge and tools necessary to develop a prosperous career in real estate.
You will also have the chance to round out your real estate expertise by taking elective courses from NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate.
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Provides rigorous training in the development, investment, and financing of real estate projects.
Offers insight into how financial markets function. One of the finest in the world, Stern's Finance department provides the necessary education for students seeking positions in industry, in financial institutions or in government or nonprofit institutions.
Students develop an understanding of the broad financial issues and choices facing firms and how these choices influence performance, valuation, and risk.
Related Coursework:
- Real Estate Primary Markets
- Real Estate Capital Markets
- Real Estate Development and Entrepreneurship
- Real Estate Transactions
- Real Estate Investment Strategies
- Urban Systems
Career
Work in the Real Estate Capital of the World
Access to industry leaders and recruiters from the world's most respected real estate firms. Exposure to some of the most exciting development projects in the world.
Whether your real estate aspirations include investing, development, management or banking, our career program was built with your success in mind.
Select Real Estate Employers of NYU Stern MBAs:
- Abingdon Square Partners
- Allianz Real Estate of America
- Double U Development
- Marcus & Millchap
- Resonance Partners
- Ukio
Center for Real Estate Finance Research
The NYU Stern CREFR fosters thought leadership in real estate finance, economics and operations. This relationship also deepens Stern’s relationship with the investment community, and residential and commercial real estate industries, while positioning Stern students to become the industry’s future leaders.
The Executive in Residence Program
This program, run through the Center for Real Estate Finance Research (CREFR), brings Stern students and senior leaders from the industry together. Some of the many companies represented include Aerium, TH Real Estate, CarVal Investors, Patron Capital, CBRE Capital Advisors, Clarion Partners, Vornado, Howard Hughes Corporation, Village Roadshow Theme Parks, Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and Trepp.
The Career Mentor Program
Also run through the (CREFR), the Career Mentor Program pairs Stern students specializing in real estate with an industry leader from companies like Morgan Stanley and Stone Mountain Management.
Faculty Spotlight
Sam Chandan
Professor Sam Chandan is Director of the Chao-Hon Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance and a leading voice in real estate finance. He is also founder of Chandan Economics, an economic advisory and data science firm serving the institutional real estate industry, a contributor to Forbes, and host of the Urban Lab on Apple Podcasts
Blog Post
Stern Signature Projects
"I come from a real estate background, which is why this project was very interesting to me ... I also wanted to take a class that let me work on a real world initiative and was unlike any school experience I’ve had before."
Community and Clubs
Stern Real Estate Club
Immerse yourself in the world of real estate. A recent trek of the SREC included a presentation and tour by Silverstein Properties of the World Trade Center (4WTC) in New York City, featuring an inside look at the development process and future plans for the site.
Graduate Finance Association
GFA educates and prepares students for their careers in finance. Expand your network through guest lectures, panel discussions, networking mixers, site visits, mock interviews and case competitions.
Experiential Learning
Stern Signature Projects
Students are exposed to immersive learning opportunities as they help address some of the greatest challenges of the 21st century, from human rights to urban planning.
Marron Institute of Urban Management
The Marron Institute conducts innovative applied research, working with cities to take on critical challenges of urban living.