REAL ESTATE ON THE SPOT

Using public resources for private profits, and private resources for the public interest creates an inherent tension as well as the potential for conflict of interest. The notion of “partnership” attempts to bridge that gap. Christopher Holloway, Managing Director Spain Global Student Accommodation & PPP Real Estate Professor at GMRED from Dubai and Paul Bashir CEO Harrison Street Real Estate Europe from London discuss how relieving that tension can create economic profit (i.e. value for investors and shareholders) as well as public benefit (for students, universities and communities).