‘China’s New Urbanization Forum 2016’ was held on the 20th of Nov at Jinling Guanyuan International Hotel Suzhou, China.

In conjunction with the Fortune Times REITs Pinnacle Award 2016, the NUS Institute of Real Estate Studies (IRES) assisted in co-organizing a Forum on “The Future of REITs: Challenges and Opportunities Faced by REITs in Asia ex-Japan” on the 18th of Nov 2016 at the Equarius Hotel, Resorts World Sentosa.

The NUS Institute of Real Estate Studies (IRES) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) jointly organized a Thought-Leadership Roundtable on 6 October 2016, Singapore. This Thought-Leadership event was the first in a series of an annual IRES-ULI Roundtable. This event provides a fitting platform for C-suite executives and leading academics to congregate and share, debate and dissect present-day issues as well as emerging challenges over the horizon.

The NUS Institute of Real Estate Studies co-hosted a thematic track in World Cities Summit 2016 on the 13th of July at Marina Bay Sands Singapore. This was organized in partnership with Singapore’s Centre for Liveable Cities and the Urban Redevelopment Authority.

The NUS Institute of Real Estate Studies (IRES) hosted a closed-door C-suite-only Round Table Forum, titled “The Role of Capital Markets and REITs in Real Estate Industry Transition” in the evening of 16th June 2016 at the JingAn Shangri-La hotel in Shanghai, China. This by-invitation-only Forum saw the diverse participation of well-respected industry leaders and representatives comprising some of the very top minds in the real estate industry from both the private and public sectors.

The NUS Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies (IREUS) hosted an Industry Forum in the afternoon of 20th May, titled: “Financial and Capital Management of REITs: A Strategic Perspective”. This Forum is the 3rd in the series of an initiative driven by NUS Real Estate’s Research Focus Group. There was overwhelming response to the event which saw the diversified participation of well-respected industry leaders and representatives from the private and public sectors. The participation of leading scholars from the academia also added to the vibrancy of discussions at the event.

NUS Real Estate organized a book launch event on 9th March 2016 at The University Club, Shaw Foundation Alumni House.Jointly produced by the NUS Department of Real Estate and the NUS Institute of Real Estate Studies, the book: “Singapore’s Real Estate: 50 Years of Transformation”, was part of efforts in commemorating Singapore’s 50 years of nation building.

NUS Real Estate kicked-off the new year with a REIT Forum on the 26th of January 2016. The event was organized by NUS Real Estate’s Research Focus Group on Real Estate & Capital Markets. It aims to foster closer interaction between leading experts from the industry and the academia.

NUS Real Estate organized a Career Seminar on the 15th of January 2016. Mr Alan Miyasaki, Senior Managing Director of Blackstone, delivered the distinguished guest lecture on the topic “Something A Little Different – The Real Estate Private Equity Sector”. The lecture was followed by a dialogue session with the students.

The conference took place in San Francisco between 3-5 January 2016 and Dr Cristian Badarinza’s session was a joint session by the American Finance Association (AFA) and the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA).