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• Case | HBS Case Collection | June 2013 (Revised May 2020)

  Rawabi

  Arthur I. Segel, Sarika Agrawal, Nimrod Brandt, Daniel Kuhagen, Thomas Reithinger and Margot Eiran

  Bashar Masri is developing the first new stand-alone Palestinian city 25 kilometers north of Jerusalem and 9 kilometers north of Ramallah in the West Bank on 6300 dunams (1556 acres) for 40,000 people with financial support from the Qatari investment authority and assistance from The Portland Trust. The first phase with 5000 homes along with a commercial city center, parks, schools and other public facilities became available for occupancy in 2015. The eventual $1.5 billion new city has a host of start up problems including what should be built when and at what price along with infrastructure issues.

  Keywords: Housing; Urban Development; Projects; Problems and Challenges; Construction Industry; Middle East;

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  Segel, Arthur I., Sarika Agrawal, Nimrod Brandt, Daniel Kuhagen, Thomas Reithinger, and Margot Eiran. "Rawabi." Harvard Business School Case 214-008, June 2013. (Revised May 2020.)  View Details

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• Background Note | HBS Case Collection | July 1979 (Revised August 2019)

  Note on Taxation

  William J. Poorvu, Arthur I Segel, Glenn S. Miller, Michael D. Kummer, Charles F. Wu, Po Sit and Joseph M. Gerstel

  Every real-estate transaction is affected by the tax consequences that result from its form and substance. Structuring a transaction without a thorough understanding of its tax considerations is likely to reduce the transaction's potential value. The failure to utilize the available tax benefits eliminates one of the major reasons for making a real-estate investment.

  Keywords: Property; Taxation; Investment;

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  Poorvu, William J., Arthur I Segel, Glenn S. Miller, Michael D. Kummer, Charles F. Wu, Po Sit, and Joseph M. Gerstel. "Note on Taxation." Harvard Business School Background Note 379-192, July 1979. (Revised August 2019.)  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | June 2013 (Revised July 2017)

  Angus Cartwright IV

  Kenneth J. Hatten, William J. Poorvu, Howard H. Stevenson, Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.

  Judy and John DeRight, looking to diversify their investment portfolios, have retained Angus Cartwright, Jr. to identify prospective real estate acquisitions. Mr. Cartwright has four potential properties that he feels merit an in-depth financial analysis. The case provides an opportunity to examine the various components of real estate return—cash flow, tax benefits, and futures—and measure the profitability of a proposed investment through the calculation of net present value, internal rate of return, and capitalization rate.

  Keywords: Acquisition; Cash Flow; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Taxation; Balanced Scorecard; Valuation;

  Citation:

  Hatten, Kenneth J., William J. Poorvu, Howard H. Stevenson, Arthur I Segel, and John H. Vogel, Jr. "Angus Cartwright IV." Harvard Business School Case 813-185, June 2013. (Revised July 2017.)  View Details

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