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Excel at Harvard: Real (Estate) Growth Programs for Professionals in 2025-2026

We offer open enrollment programs, on-campus and online, for everyone. In real estate, we offer a comprehensive set of programs that include:

Wherever you are in your real estate journey, we have a program to inspire you for what’s next.

Are you looking for a real estate leadership program? These programs all count as elective credit towards the Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate (AMDP), Harvard’s premier advanced leadership program in real estate.

This in-depth program, taught by a real estate developer and expert cross-border dealmaker, digs into how to develop your own investement strategy and the unique dynamics of negotiating real estate deals.  

  • Dates: September 16, 17, 18, & 19, 2025
  • Where: On Campus

This program, designed for developers, financiers, investors, urban planners, architects, government officials (national, state/ provincial, or municipal/local), and real estate professionals offers a unique look into how we can overcome persistent housing affordability challenges in the US and worldwide.

Real Estate Development 101: Focusing on the Basics

This highly interactive real estate fundamentals course teaches you the key steps in the development process.

  • Dates and Times: October 22, 24, 27, & 29, 2025 | 11:00 am–01:00 pm Eastern
  • Where: Online

Real Estate Finance 101: Focusing on the Basics

Learn critical real estate finance fundamentals in a simple, understandable, and interactive manner.

  • Dates and Times: November 14, 17, 19, & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am – 01:00 pm Eastern
  • Where: Online

Register for these programs individually or at the same time for a 10% discount.

Participants learn the state of US multifamily investing and gain the tools to form a cohesive real estate investment perspective, before vetting their strategy with a cutting-edge AI model.

  • Dates: December 3, 5, & 8, 2025
  • Where: Online

In this program on narrative architecture, Steve Tatham, one of the world’s leading theme park designers, will discuss how theme parks use story techniques to create unforgettable built environments and how you can use these practices to bring your built projects to life.

  • Dates: December 10, 12, & 15, 2025
  • Where: Online

Led by two global veterans of the hospitality design industry, this three-session program will examine the hotel development process from the perspective of the critical stakeholders: owners, operators, designers, and builders. 

  • Dates: January 28, 30, & February 2, 2026
  • Where: Online

The Advanced Management Development Program (AMDP) is a one-year executive development program with five weeks of on-campus terms. 
AMDP participants typically have 15 or more years of real estate-related experience with proven success in a diverse array of leadership roles.Upon completion, participants become Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Associate Members.

  • When: A new class begins each year in July. The application for the next class will open in late September.
  • Where: On-campus, with project work taking place in between on-campus terms