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2019 Real Estate Basketball Alumni & Friends Event
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The 2019 UConn Real Estate Center Alumni & Friends Basketball Event will be held on Sunday,
February 24. The Real Estate Center will host a pre-game lunch and reception at noon at the Hilton Hartford Hotel, 315 Trumbull Street, Hartford.
Following the reception, the
 UConn Men will play the University of Cincinnati Bearcats at 2:00 pm at the XL
Center.
Tickets are $20.00 and are available through the registration link here
Thank you and we hope you will join us for this fun event.
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2018 Cornell International Real Estate Case Competition
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Congratulations to the UConn
Cornell International Real Estate Case Competition
Team Participants
(Left to Right, Front to Back: Elyse, Caci, Stephanie, Gaby, Theo, Jake, Jeremy, and Ben)
On Tuesday, November 13, 2018, The UConn student team presented in the 10th Annual Cornell International Real Estate Case Competition. The UConn team consisted of 6 senior members
Jake Brassard, Theo Felopolus,
Stephanie Maule,
Caci Rhuda,
Jeremy Rocha, and
Elyse Williams along with 2 alternates, senior
Gaby Dabek, and junior
Ben Goldstein. The team advanced to the final round and placed
fifth overall among the top 6 Schools including, Georgetown University, Indiana University, Villanova University, University of Michigan and University of Pennsylvania
. A total of 27 teams participated in the 6 day competition.
The case was based on a 10-story office building investment on the West Side of Manhattan. The team's objective was to analyze, underwrite, and present their investment recommendation to their pension fund client. It was a grueling six day process that provided an exciting hands-on learning experience for everyone involved. At the end of the competition Silverstein Properties CEO Marty Burger presented the investment that his firm made in the property, on which the case was based.
The videos of the final round presentations are now available on the
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Situs RERC and CORENET Real Estate Society Presentations |
On Tuesday November 27, 2018 Andrew Sabatini, Managing Director, Morgan Westpfahl, Director and Jennifer Layton, VP Valuations and IF, from Situs RERC were on campus to meet with real estate students. They presented at the Real Estate Society meeting about their operations, internship opportunities, and full-time employment. It gave our students a great understanding of what a valuation company does, how they service their clients needs, and the many things student can learn working in such a grroup.
On Tuesday October 23, 2018 Mark Nisbett, Scott Tibbo, and Leonardo Pupim visited with the Real Estate Society, representing the Connecticut Westchester Chapter of CoreNet Global. They presented to students on the importance of networking, and opportunities that CoreNet provides to meet influential real estate professionals.
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CoreNet Global
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Fan Pier Trip and the Cornerstone Class
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This semester Dave Reilly again taught a class for the Real Estate Center at UConn, we want to thank him for his generosity and contribution. The Cornerstone Class features professionals with expertise in all property types, as well as an in class case study that strives to give students a look into real estate investing. Other Professional class visitors included: Marty Kane, Mike Gately, Jim Lagasse, Patrick Nista, Bill Towill, Christine Hovey, Mark Higgins, Dave Romano and Bruce Simon.
The class also featured a trip to Boston's Seaport District to view the Fan Pier development and meet with the Fallon Company. This trip reviews the Fan Pier investment, its history, and the details of the investment. The students had the opportunity to see and learn about the investment process to date, from ground up involving original land acquisition through the sale and management of existing assets.
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Real Estate Society Officers Fall 2018
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Autonomous Vehicles - People, Policy & Law
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on April 1, 2019, the School of Engineering, Geography and Law will come together in conjunction with the Real Estate Center to host a symposium on
Autonomous Vehicles - People, Policy & Law. Putting Humans in the AV Driver's Seat.
The program will be held on April 1, 2019 at the Rome Ballroom, University of Connecticut in Storrs.
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Registration and program details to follow.
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The Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies has many students who have received full-time or internship placement for 2019, and are still in the process of placing others. Real estate students have or are in the process of completing what many consider to be one of the best academic real estate programs in the country.
To date 2019 Student full-time and internship placement real estate firms include the following: Barings, CBRE - Hartford, Fitch Ratings Agency, Newmark Knight Frank, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Starwood Properties and UBS Realty.
The Center offers a Resume Book accessible online. You are welcome to register your company's profile on the system. Upon completion, you will receive an email confirming your registration. For more information about the process, please call Debbie Philips at (860) 486-3227 or email your request to recenter@business.uconn.edu.
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Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 Real Estate Society Events -
The Real Estate Society meeting are every Tuesday, Busn room 214. The Society will hold several social/networking events throughout the semester. Students should watch for emails from the Real Estate Society for details on these events. In-classroom professional speaker events are currently being scheduled.
Spring 2019
January 25 - 26, 2019
- ARGUS Enterprise Training
February 1, 2019 - ARGUS Enterprise Exam
February 22, 2019 - Hartford Industry Field Trip
February
24
- UConn Basketball Alumni and Friends Event
March 8 - Stamford REFA Student Field Trip
April 1
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Driverless Vehicle Conference - Storrs Campus, details to follow
April 25 - Real Estate Annual Banquet
Boston Student Field Trips to be determined
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Special Thanks to our Contributing Companies
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The Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies is fortunate to have a number of companies support and fund programs that enhance the student experience. Barings, The Connecticut Attorney's Title Insurance Company, The Konover Company and Arthur Greenblatt of Vesta Corp have made significant contributions towards this end. We are grateful for their involvement with the UConn Real Estate Center.
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