Archive for March, 2010

The „Rheingau Real Estate Talks” – with Dr. Peter Schörner at European Business School (EBS) at 28 April and Jerry Speyer at 17 May 2010

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Within the framework of the first speech on 28 April, Dr. Peter Schörner, CEO, Evonik Immobilien GmbH, will focus on the business model of indirect investments in residential real estate. With the background of the Evonik Real Estate Division’s goal of an initial public offering, this lecture promises a differentiated insight into this market segment. Jerry Meyer, founding partner of Tishman Speyer, will discuss the topic of creativity with the participants of the Rheingau Real Estate Talks ob 17 May 2010.

The attendance is free. Both events take place at the EBS Campus, Schloss Reichartshausen in Oestrich-Winkel, at 7.30 p.m. Please register via gespraeche@ebs-remi.de.

We’re looking forward to meeting you at EBS!

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Aareal Award of Excellence Ceremony

Monday, March 15th, 2010

The video shows the Aareal Award ceremony on 26 February, 2010.

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People in the video: Dr. Wolf Schumacher (Chairman of the Board Aareal Bank AG), Paavo Monkkonen (Winner), Thies Lindenthal (Winner), Oliver Lehmann (Winner), Prof. Dr. Nico Rottke (Executive Director EBS Real Estate Management Institut), Charlie Müller (Chairman EBS Real Estate Department) and Olaf Hütten (Publishing Director “Immobilien Manager Verlag”).

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Interview with Paavo Monkkonen

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Paavo Monkkonen is winner for his dissertation (in the category of the same name) on “The Housing Transition in Mexico: Local Impacts of National Policy”. Pavo is now living in Hongkong and before he was living in Mexico writing his dissertation.

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BTW: We made this interview with a Kodak ZI8. I really was astonished about the audio quality. Although there was a lot of noise and I didn’t use an external mic you can hear Kirsten’ questions and the answers of the interviewees.

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Participation conditions for Aareal Award 2011

Friday, March 5th, 2010

You can propose your work for the next year’s award until 19 November, 2010, for the following topics

  • Real Estate Finance
  • Corporate Responsibility in the Real Estate Industry
  • Regulatory Framework and Real Estate Markets

in the categories

  • Doktorarbeiten / Ph.D.-Thesis
  • Research Paper
  • Bachelor-/Master-/Magister-/Diplom-Arbeiten

We will soon publish more details for the participation conditions.

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Interview with Thies Lindenthal

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Thies Lindenthal is the winner in the category “Research paper” for his paper on “Demographics, Human Capital and the Demand for Housing”.

I especially like this part:

Kirsten: It’s 4,000 Euros.

Thies: Honestly?

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Interview with Oliver Lehmann

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Oliver Lehmann is the winner in the category “Master-/Bachelor-/Diploma Thesis“. After the prize-giving ceremony Kirsten had the chance for an interview with him.

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