Shaping the Future of Real Estate Through Leadership and Innovation

Wharton’s Real Estate Department prepares students to be leaders in the real estate industry and provides the quantitative and qualitative tools necessary for their roles in shaping the future of the industry.  It also provides an introduction to the real estate sector for students in other fields who nevertheless recognize the importance of real estate for all sectors of the economy and seek to understand it. Relevant topics that department faculty examine include real estate finance and investment analysis, development, the economics of real estate markets, urban fiscal policy, real estate law, entrepreneurship in the real estate sector, housing markets, the relationship between government policy and private development, real estate data analytics, and international real estate markets.

U.S. News and World Report has repeatedly ranked Wharton’s Real Estate MBA Program as the top in the nation. The Real Estate Department offers concentrations in real estate at three levels:

Faculty

Wharton Real Estate faculty research the trends shaping real estate markets, including finance and investment, development, housing, urban policy, entrepreneurship, data analytics, and global real estate.

Learn about our Faculty by exploring profiles highlighting research interests, publications, and ongoing projects.

Featured Faculty

Academic Programs

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Real Estate Department
The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
4th floor Dinan Hall
3733 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6301

Phone: (215) 898-9687
Fax: (215) 573-2220