UConn Real Estate Center Update

June 13, 2017

Summer 2017 Internship Highlights

Kevin MacDougall (Economics '18) and William Golonka (Economics '18) have been interning in the Acquisitions & Development department at Vesta Corporation in Weatogue, CT. Vesta develops, manages, and owns high-quality affordable housing across the country. At present, Vesta has closed over $1 billion of financings for the development and financing of more than 20,000 affordable housing units in 12 states and the District of Columbia.

Kevin, and Will have gained invaluable first-hand experience working with the Vesta team. Their responsibilities include underwriting deals, performing market research and due diligence, and preparing applications for a variety of affordable housing programs. Kevin and Will are both earning minors in Real Estate, and will be pursuing a career in the industry following their four years in Storrs.

This summer, Drew Dahlberg is interning with CB Richard Ellis Debt and Structured Finance group in the Hartford, CT office. CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm and the DSF group is responsible for the placement of billions in capital across all major markets of the United States.

Specifically, Drew is working under UConn Alum and Co-Head of National Production, Michael Riccio, and his DSF team, which consists of UConn alumni, Susan Larkin and Anna Pfau. Since 2010, the team has placed over $3.5B in capital across the country in various asset types and core markets. As part of the team, Drew assists in the underwriting of several asset classes along with compiling information for the marketing and closing of deals. Of his experience Drew says, "This internship allows me to gain real-world experience in commercial real estate. The non-stop work environment gives me the opportunity to learn every aspect of the deal which can't be obtained in the classroom. The most important information I've learned is to have a strong, trustworthy reputation in order to develop long-term relationships and a large clientele."

UCRECC-Fall 2017 Golf Tournament

The UConn Real Estate Center Council invites you to the 13th Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, September 19, 2017. The tournament will be held at the Golf Club at Oxford Greens, 99 Country Club Drive, Oxford, CT.

For more information and to register, please click here for the 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.

Internship/Job Placement

The academic year has just come to an end and we have another fine group of real estate majors, minors and students with real estate concentrations. While most of the students have been placed, there are a number of students still looking for internship and fulltime placement opportunities. Should any of our alumni and associates need personnel, please contact the Center directly.

2017 Student fulltime and internship placement real estate firms include the following to date: AEW, ALTUS, Barings, CBRE - Capital Markets, CIGNA, Cushman & Wakefield Prep Program, Corridors Ventures Capital, Duff & Phelps, Edgewood Capital, Fitch Ratings Agency, Freddie Mac, Horvath & Tremblay, Johnson & Johnson Corporate Real Estate, Kroll Bond Ratings Agency, National Valuation Consultants, Redwood Kairos, Richman Asset Management Inc., TA Realty, Trip Adviser, UBS Realty Investors LLC, United Bank, Valbridge Property Advisors, Vesta Corporation, Walker & Dunlop, Webster Bank, and Wells Fargo.

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.

Fall 2017 Calendar

August 2016 - May 2017 - Real Estate Society Events - The Real Estate Society will hold several social/networking events throughout the semester. Students should watch for Real Estate Society emails for details on these events. The Professional Speakers in Classroom events are currently being scheduled.

September 15th - Instructors Seminar

September 19th - UCRECC Golf Tournament

September 28th - Real Estate Society NYC Trip

October 12th - Commercial Conference - Co-sponsored with GHAR and the Commercial RE Alliance

Special Thanks to our Contributing Companies

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 and The Konover Company have made significant contributions towards this end. We are grateful for their involvement with the UConn Real Estate Center.