The world’s leading real estate development case competition

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

With the a special mention for Jamie LeFrak and Paul Clayton for their generous support of this endeavor

ABOUT

The CASE Competition is an international, annual real estate competition that provides current graduate student teams an opportunity to compete, showcase their knowledge, and learn from each other through the analysis of a complex real world development site. The CASE is organized and hosted by The MIT Center for Real Estate.

Unlike other competitions, The CASE focuses on real estate acquisition and development underwriting at the asset level. The competition mimics the professional circumstances and assignments that students of real estate finance, construction, planning, and design will encounter in the formal development industry after graduation.

A competition packet that includes important information about a specific development site is distributed to registered teams, consisting of no more than four graduate students each. Teams have ten days to submit a brief concept narrative, a full Excel-based proforma, a presentation, and a final ‘bid price.’ Based on the submissions, a panel of judges then choose twelve teams to travel to compete in live semifinal and final rounds in front of a host of judges and industry professionals.

Bourne out of the MIT Alumni Association of the Center for Real Estate (AACRE), The CASE Competition was created not only to foster comradery of real estate professionals with common interests, but also to provide a platform connecting distinguished young practitioners. Since our inaugural competition in 2009, over 1000 participants from 30 graduate programs have competed for the illustrious Kent Roberts Trophy and ultimate real estate glory. Winners and finalists from previous years can be found below.

Past Editions

SCHEDULE

  • DECEMBER 31

    Early Registration Deadline

    ($400 per team)

  • JANUARY 26

    Final Registration Deadline

    ($600 per team)

  • FEBRUARY 2

    CASE Materials Released to Participants

  • FEBRUARY 11

    Deadline - CASE Entries Submitted Online

  • MARCH 27 & 28

    CASE Semifinal & Final Rounds

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 THE COMPETITION

Benefits of Competing

Unique development-focused

real estate case competition

World-class networking with judges, corporate sponsors, and peers.

International recognition from

potential employers; you’re in the spotlight

Rare opportunity to experience London

 

Participants must be pursuing master’s degree during the competition

Minimum of three and maximum of four members per team

Up to three teams are allowed to register per university

12 semifinal teams will be selected to present their proposals in London

Competition Format

 

Semi-final and Final to take place in London

 

Agenda to be Announced

FINAL ROUND JUDGES

 
 
 
 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

 
 

TBD

 
 

SEMIFINAL ROUND JUDGES

 
 
 
 

LAST YEAR’S SPONSOR

 

Oxford Properties Group (“Oxford”) is a leading global real estate investor, asset manager and business builder .

Oxford and it’s businesses manage $82 billion of assets across four continents, in some of the world’s most transformative places. Oxford’s competitive advantage is in combining global platforms and expertise with local trends and experience to create exceptional experiences and value.

 

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