The last 10 years has seen the rapid development of real estate research in Europe and the development of intra-European contacts and networks. At the same time, U.S. academics have become increasingly interested in European real estate research and strong links have developed between European and U.S. real estate academics. Further links have been established between Australasian and European academics. This, of course, has been set against a background of the globalization of real estate investment and the consequent globalization of real estate research. During the same period, specialist real estate education has developed in a number of European countries and the focus in real estate education in the United Kingdom has changed.