Why Harvard’s portfolio of California vineyards is raising concern
Harvard University’s endowment is making a hefty profit buying up and working prime land for wine grapes in central...
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Bain Capital might start managing Harvard’s real estate assets
Harvard University’s effort to revamp its endowment could be receiving an assist from Bain Capital. The famed private equity...
Harvard close to selling $1.6B in RE assets
Harvard University will soon sell off its real estate, private equity and venture capital assets as part of a plan to shed more than $2 billion worth of holdings from its endowment. The company...
African-American hosts rent homes for 12% less: study
The layout and user design of Airbnb’s website makes it easier for would-be renters to discriminate against African-Americans, according...
Housing costs holding back American economy: Harvard study
A massive hurdle to economic growth is income inequality, which is magnified by the disparate costs of housing in...
Is sprawl set to return?
As the recession clears, sprawl is set to make a comeback in the housing market, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing findings coming from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies annual State of...
Rental market is driving national housing recovery, study shows
While the national housing market still faces a number of challenges, it is showing signs of a rebound, according...
Stigma no longer attached to renting?
While homeownership has often been cited as the American dream, more would-be buyers are calling foul, saying that, in many cases, renting is the more financially prudent path. In an American Public Radio segment,...