Theo Felopulos (Real Estate '19), and Kevin Carnale (Real Estate '19) interned in the Portfolio Management and Valuations departments at UBS Realty Investors in Hartford, CT.   UBS is an institutional real estate investment manager providing acquisition, asset management, portfolio management, research, valuation and property sales expertise for its clients. With over $30 billion in assets under management, UBS is experienced in selecting, underwriting, acquiring and managing properties across the United States. 

Theo and Kevin gained invaluable firsthand experience working with the UBS team. Their responsibilities included examining value changes at the portfolio level, assisting in the assembly of quarterly reports, reviewing and reconciling property valuations using Argus Enterprise, and researching and presenting on the effect of technology advancements on the commercial real estate industry. Both Theo and Kevin will be pursuing a career in real estate upon graduation.

Over the summer, Julia Simics is interning with People's United Bank in the Commercial  Banking department in the Bridgeport, Connecticut headquarters.  

Within the Commercial department, Julia has been working with both the Commercial Real Estate Lending and Business Banking divisions, with the majority of her time being spent with the Commercial Real Estate Lending group. Specifically, she has been working under the Direct or of Commercial Sales and Systems for Peoples United, Sharon Martinez.

Peoples United Bank has over $44 billion in assets, with their Commercial department being one of the largest contributors. The Commercial Real Estate side focuses on loan servicing for larger Commercial projects, such as financing for new construction or financing of existing developments, and maintains a broad portfolio of clients.

As a part of the team, Julia has been working throughout the process reviewing Commercial loans, spreading and underwriting smaller loans, data analysis, reviewing appraisals and partaking in site visits, and assisting with various other projects and tasks within the Commercial division. Julia feels this internship is extremely valuable, and that she has learned a vast amount not only about the commercial lending, but about the management of such broad portfolios as well as the department itself.  

Peoples United promotes a welcoming and supportive learning environment, and she is looking forward to the remaining time this summer!

The UConn Real Estate Center Council invites you to join us for the 

14th Annual Golf Tournament on September 18, 2018 

Golf Club at Oxford Greens, 99 Country Club Drive, Oxford, CT.

Click  here for registration form  

Previous sponsors for the event include:

Andrew T. Tedford '86 

Barings Real Estate Advisers

The Simon Konover Company

Acadia realty Limited Partnership

First Whitney 

NorthMarq Capital

Chris Westfahl

Roth & Schoetz

Past hole sponsors included: 

HIMCO, Talcott Realty Investors, UBS, Goedecke & CO., Roth & Schoetz, GE Capital, CBRE Valuation and Advisory NJ, and Wellspeak Dugas & Kane. 

This year's real estate student New York City field trip is scheduled for Thursday October 4, 2018.  The students will see luncheon presentations by Cushman & Wakefield  and Fitch Ratings, Inc. followed by visits with TH Real Estate and Guardian Life Insurance Company.   

We appreciate each and every company that hosts the students and offers a real world view of the industry they are preparing to enter.  

 

The Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies is participating in the October 21-23, 2018 DC Valuation Symposium in Washington DC.  The event will take place at the Madison Washington DC, Hilton Hotel.   

The symposium,  Co Sponsored by Fannie Mae, The Appraisal Foundation and the Center for Real Estate will host approximately 15 presenters as they bring their insight on topics such as Assessment, Multi-family, House Prices, Effects of Appraisal and other topics in real estate.