6. Skills, Knowledge, and Competences for Securing Finance for Real Estate Project Development in Developed and Emerging Economies

There is no existing literature on management skills, knowledge, and competences for securing finance for real estate project development. This chapter helps to bridge the gap in knowledge through the provision of an inventory of skills, knowledge, and competences for securing finance for real estate project development. This study adopted a pluralistic methodological approach by employing qualitative and quantitative research designs focused on a case study of three developed and emerging economies, including Germany, the UK, the USA, China, Nigeria, and South Africa. The research participants were a total of 116 managers made up of 35 interviews and 81 responses to the questionnaire surveys. The findings show that some managers do not have some salient skills, knowledge, and competences needed for securing finance for real estate project development and would want to be trained to acquire these skills, knowledge, and competences, while a few would rather pay contractors with the skills, knowledge, and competences they need but do not have. The inventory of skills, knowledge, and competences is to support real estate managers in securing finance for real estate project development and serve as a guide in training and education for both academia and the industry.