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  • Executive Learning Program

    Application of Real Estate Indices in IFIs

    Date:29th August, 2017

    Venue: IBA City Campus

    Timing: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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  • Course Description

    IBA Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance is pleased to o¬ffer a one-day advanced level course on development of real estate indices. Housing Finance comprises of the largest segment of consumer finance with Islamic Banks having 70% share of the market. The course is designed to apprise the participants with the global advancement in development of real estate indices and their potential use as an alternative for benchmarking. The course is enriched with cases from various jurisdictions to provide hands on learning to the researchers and professionals.

  • Dr. Sheharyar Bokhari is a Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He holds a MA in economics from Tufts University and a PhD in urban and real estate studies from MIT. Dr. Sheharyar was part of the development team that pioneered the first commercial property price indices in the USA, known as Moody's Commercial Property Price Index.

    • Learn about the Islamic Finance Industry both locally and globally
    • Understand the nature and type of real estate indices present globally
    • Elucidate the role of real estate index in the market pricing, capital flows and investment trends
    • Assess how the real estate indices are developed in advanced markets
    • Know the Shariah Compliant Housing Finance models present around the globe
    • Learn the application of Real Estate Index in Housing Finance as benchmark for Islamic Banks
    • Find out answers to Frequently Asked Questions