A Sound Educational Investment

Even during challenging economic times, the old mantra has proven true: real estate is a sound investment. If you are ready to take advantage of the opportunities that the market holds today, value is abundant in the real estate industry. The market is always good for professionals with the skills and knowledge to find or create scenarios that allow for return on investment. Georgetown is where you can get that knowledge.

Georgetown will help you see the many facets of the real estate industry- a world with an extraordinarily wide range of career opportunities for those seeking corporate advancement and for the entrepreneur minded. Washington, DC, in particular, has one of the most diverse arrays of real estate related professions, from commercial to residential, and from corporate to government. Two of the largest real estate mortgage and finance companies are based in the metropolitan area, as are two of the largest hotel chains, one of the largest mall developers, and a host of construction management companies that have a nationwide presence.

Position Yourself

Georgetown is uniquely positioned to help those with a passion for real estate find their place in this dynamic industry. The educational system that will guide your career as a student in the Master of Professional Studies Degree Program in Real Estate is the same system that educated a future president, Supreme Court justice, and a host of corporate titans. It is rooted in Georgetown’s singular focus on a 360 degree educational process that puts our graduate students in direct contact with the most well respected academicians and the most important professional trendsetters. Classroom experiences are more discussion and less lecture, as you gain an inside understanding in key areas of study, both from theoretical experts and from executives that put that theory into practice every day- with groundbreaking success. Moreover, we will help you develop the relationships you will need as you progress through your career, positioning you as a student to become part of a community that includes developers, executives from construction management firms and hospitality companies, and the leadership of select real estate investment trusts.

A Curriculum for Problem Solvers Just as importantly, your curriculum will help you gain knowledge well beyond that of someone new to the industry, or even a veteran who has concentrated in one area for some time. Your courses will take you on a wide-ranging journey across the spectrum of real estate related business areas, including:

Development
Understand the financial considerations, market demand, project feasibility, financing, and environmental considerations that drive decisions on where to develop- if at all.

Construction Management
Learn to manage projects on time and on budget, keeping an eye on the mammoth financial considerations involved with large- scale construction activity and subcontractor oversight. Gain insight into how to quantify and evaluate the impact of changes, as well as monitor quality and adherence to guidelines and standards.

Real Estate Finance
Perhaps the most critical aspect of successful development projects is learning how to get the financing needed to get started. From private equity to leveraged buy-outs, the U.S. real estate capital markets have never been so sophisticated. Explore complex issues like financing structures, liquidity, securitization, and financing that supplements that garnered through a traditional bank.

International Real Estate
From Mexico City to China to Russia, and all points in between, foreign real estate investment has been one of the most utilized portfolio diversification strategies for decades. You’ll build on Georgetown’s expertise in international affairs to understand more about global markets, and then how to leverage that knowledge to design progressive investment strategy.

Gain Experience That You Can Showcase

The central element to the program design is a focus on integration and application. Through your classroom study, you’ll gain a broad understanding of the key areas impacting success in the real estate industry. Just as importantly, you’ll gain advanced experience through a capstone course, in which your business planning will have to stand the test of real world scrutiny- by some of the industry’s most insightful and demanding executives and investors.

You're invited to join the next class of Hoya alumni who are the executives, entrepreneurs, and government officials who continue to successfully navigate the real estate market. Become a professional who helps to drive the market, and seize opportunities overlooked by those who are instead driven by it.