Columbia Business School’s March 2008 study tour to Mexico focused on the country’s housing market and examined innovative approaches by both government and industry to provide quality, affordable housing for millions of Mexicans. Organized by the School’s Real Estate Association and the Chazen Institute of International Business, the trip offered students a frame of reference for the turmoil in the U.S. housing market that occurred during the time of the trip. Students attended a housing panel, where leaders of prominent low-income-housing developers, financial institutions, and government agencies shared valuable insights into Mexico’s
affordable-housing challenge.