Research at the IREBS International Real Estate Business School: English

Prof. Dr. Sven Bienert, MRICS

Sustainable Real Estate

Telephone: +49941-943-6011

E-mail: sven.bienert@irebs.de

Research topics

Identify and understand: e.g. intergenerational challenges, sustainability due diligence
Avoid and adapt: e.g. CSR/ GRI in the real estate business, quantification of sustainable features (e.g. LCC)
Modify and innovate: e.g. creation/ harmonization/ enhancements of certification standards, advancement of `Green Leases`s

Prof. Dr. Stephan Bone-Winkel

Honorary Professorship of Real Estate Development

Telephone: +49941-943-6024

Fax: +49941-943-6022

E-mail: stephan.bone-winkel@irebs.de

Research topics

Performance of office properties (in cooperation with IAO Fraunhofer and the Society of Property Researchers, Germany (gif e.V.))
Revitalization of real estate assets
Real estate asset management
The branding of real estate projects
Urban district development (in cooperation with Vivico Real Estate)
Capitalization and value-added strategies in portfolios
New financing instruments for real estate asset portfolios (e.g. REITs, Private Equity)
Zentrum für Arbeitswelten (in cooperation with the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany, Department for Design and Structuring)

Prof. Dr. Kristof Dascher

Retail Real Estate

Telephone: +49941-943-3618

Fax: +49941-943-4951

E-mail: kristof.dascher@irebs.de

Research topics

Urban economics
Retail real estate
Urban form and political economy

Prof. Dr. Dr. Herbert Grziwotz

Real Estate Law

Telephone: +499921-7433

E-mail: herbert.grziwotz@irebs.de

Research topics

Real estate purchase and financing
Purchase from the developer
Home ownership and leasehold
Construction and development law
Urban development contracts
Real estate transfer tax
Neighbor law and mediation

Prof. Dr. Tobias Just, FRICS

Real Estate Economics

Telephone: +49941-943-5775

Fax: +49941-943-5772

E-mail: tobias.just@irebs.de

Research topics

Demographics and real estate
Housing markets and policy
Economic and real estate markets
Urban economics

Prof. Dr. Kurt Klein

Retail Real Estate (Emeritus)

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kühling, iur.

Public Law & Real Estate Law

Telephone: +49941-943-6061

Fax: +49941-943-6062

E-mail: juergen.kuehling@irebs.de

Research topics

Public real estate law
Law of network industries
Law of the information society

Prof. Dr. Gabriel Lee, PhD

Real Estate Economics

Telephone: +49941-943-5061

Fax: +49941-943-5062

E-mail: gabriel.lee@irebs.de

Research topics

Housing demand and investment under uncertainty
Dynamic general equilibrium model of housing search and unemployment
Demography, labor and urban growth
Asymmetric information and business cycles
Commercial real estate cycles and propagation mechanism with time to build
Demographic and demand for commercial property markets
Optimal real estate investments with hetrogeneous firms

Prof. Dr. Gerrit Manssen

Real Estate Law

Telephone: +49941-943-3255

Fax: +49941-943-3257

E-mail: gerrit.manssen@irebs.de

Research topics

Construction planning & regulatory law
German and European administrative law

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schäfers

Real Estate Management

Telephone: +49941-943-5071

Fax: +49941-943-5072

E-mail: wolfgang.schaefers@irebs.de

Research topics

Corporate/public real estate management
Real estate controlling
Corporate governance in the real estate industry
Innovative real estate financial products (Real Estate Private Equity, Real Estate Securitisation, REITs)

Prof. Dr. Karl-Werner Schulte, HonRICS CRE

Real Estate

Telephone: +496723-9950-90

Fax: +496723-9950-35

E-mail: karl-werner.schulte@irebs.de

Research topics

Real estate analysis and valuation
Real estate investment
Real estate marketing
Corporate and public real estate management
Education and training in the real estate industry

Prof. Dr. Steffen Sebastian

Real Estate Finance

Telephone: +49941-943-5081

Fax: +49941-943-5082

E-mail: steffen.sebastian@irebs.de

Research topics

Real estate as an asset class
Financing of real estate investments
Design of mutual funds
Performance measurement / real estate indices
Real estate securitization: Open- and closed-end real estate funds; REITs and property companies; Mortgage backed securities

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Servatius

Civil Law and Real Estate Law

Telephone: +49941-943-2297

Fax: +49941-943-1969

E-mail: wolfgang.servatius@irebs.de

Research topics

Foundations, recent developments and real estate law covers the civil law, company law, banking and capital market law and insolvency law.
Central corporate and capital market regulations for the construction,acquisition and management of real estate and financing of real estate projects in banks and the capital market.