About Us

For over 40 years, the Homburg Group of Companies has built itself into a multi-billion dollar Real Estate conglomerate, and it has built and delivered high-value Real Estate assets in countries around the world. Today, we are building intellectual capital and delivering it to you through this advanced research and professional education Institute. Our Mission is to advance the practice and knowledge of real estate by fostering innovation, original discovery, and new insight on all aspects of the built environment and to promote the dissemination of knowledge through professional development training and education courses. The aims of the Institute are as follows:

• Advance knowledge and practice in the field of real estate through teaching, research, and scholarship.
• Advance innovation in programming and in course design and delivery.
• Promote excellence in teaching and learning and in the student experience.
• Foster dialogue and learning between academics and practitioners for mutual advancement of academic ideas and industry practices.
• Foster interdisciplinary cohesiveness among the subject areas of real estate.
• Foster global awareness and international perspectives in the field of real estate.
• Promote the values of professionalism, entrepreneurialism, leadership, global vision,ethics and corporate responsibility in the study and practice of real estate by the Institute and in the study and professional conduct of its students and alumni.

In order to achieve these goals, the Institute conducts original research and publishes research findings. We are able to leverage the experience of more than 70 experts in the field of real estate in more than 10 countries. Our faculty has taught for prestigious academic institutions such as Georgetown, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and The Central European University. We also bring faculty with practical experience at organizations such as the Toronto Stock Exchange, Prudential and Bank of America.

No other institution, academic or otherwise, can boast this much expertise in the field of real estate. The Institute is, therefore, set to become a global centre of teaching and research in the field. We look forward to bringing our combination of deep knowledge and practical experience to our partners.