Seventh Annual Collegiate Real Estate Conference at DePaul
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On April 8th, The Real Estate Center hosted the Collegiate Real Estate Conference on the Loop campus. This annual event provides students with the opportunity to engage with real estate professionals who represent multiple disciplines in the industry. The aim is to expose students to the many career options that are available to them as students in real estate so that they can make informed career choices. The structure of the conference allows students to engage with established professionals at a round table luncheon, at three breakout sessions of choice and at the closing networking reception.
This year's breakout sessions were:
Brokerage
Corporate Real Estate Development
Lending
Property Management / Asset Management
REIT / Institutional Investment
Valuation / Consulting
View the full program.
Property/Asset Management Panel
 DePaul Faculty, Charles Wurtzebach and Susanne Cannon with Real Estate Sponsor, Greg Warsek of Associated Bank
Keynote Speaker, Ward Feste of Peregrine Group and Panelist, Gary Pachucki of IBT Group
This unique event is not exclusive to DePaul students; this year's conference included real estate majors from the following colleges: University of Cincinnati; Indiana University; University of Iowa; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Marquette University and Notre Dame.
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Alumni Host Capital Markets Event
| On April 21st, DREAA, as part of its mission to connect DePaul real estate alumni and local industry professionals, hosted a panel discussion on the state of the capital markets. A diverse set of senior level executives offered their outlook to a sold-out crowd on the office, retail, industrial and multi-family sectors.
Panelists Included:
Multi-Family: David Neithercut, CEO - Equity Residential
Retail: Sandeep Mathrani, CEO - General Growth Properties
Industrial: Jim Clewlow, CIO - CenterPoint Properties
Office: Bill Rogalla, SVP - KBS Realty Advisors
Moderator: Tony Smaniotto, Senior Managing Director - Studley
Sandeep Mathrani, from left, of General Growth Properties Inc., David Neithercut of Equity Residential and Michael Truesdale of Draper & Kramer
Crain's Chicago featured this event in the real estate photo gallery, including the above picture. Click here to view the remaining photos.
This discussion was preceded and concluded with an active networking session. The focus was to strengthen the foundation of the DePaul real estate community, build strategic relationships within the alumni network, and to extend its reach both locally and nationally. |
Graduate Students Receive Scholarships to Attend REITWise 2011 Conference
| REITWise 2011 is NAREIT's Law, Accounting and Finance conference which was held in San Francisco on March 23-25. In keeping with the Center's mission to give students real-world, practical experiences, the Center funded two travel scholarships for one graduate and one undergaduate student to attend the conference. The Center scholarships covered airfare and hotel accommodations for the students, and the conference registration fees were provided by Real Estate Center Sustaining Sponsor, Ray Milnes, Jr., of KPMG, National Industry Sector Leader - Building, Construction & Real Estate.
According to the MBA candidate and scholarship recipient, Derek Fohl, "The REIT WISE conference was a great opportunity to learn more about current trends in the real estate marketplace as we rotated through the various roundtable discussions. It also allowed me to network with senior level executives and learn more about challenges as well as opportunities within their business. I would encourage other DePaul MBA students to take advantage of this experience provided by The Real Estate Center."
Undergraduate student Jeremy Teresi, Ray Milnes and graduate student Derek Fohl
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Global Property Trends: A Panel Discussion
| The Real Estate Center is partnering with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to present a panel discussion on Global Property trends representing markets around the world. Robert Peto FRICS, RICS Global President, will present RICS' Global Property Survey, and leading experts will discuss insights into the North and Latin American Markets. The panel will engage in a Q&A discussion moderated by RICS Americas Chairman, Tom Justin FRICS, and will also entertain questions from the audience. The discussion will be followed by hors d'oeuvres and cocktails.
Panelists include:
Robert Peto FRICS, RICS Global President, Vice Chairman Capital Markets
Topic: European Markets and Global Property Survey
Guy Ponticiello, Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle
Topic: North American Markets
James M. Whittington CRE FRICS, Co-Founder, Nove International
Topic: Latin American Markets
James D. Shilling, Michael J. Horne Chair in Real Estate Studies, DePaul University
Topic: Asian Markets
Date: Thursday, May 5, 2011
Time: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Union League Club
Cost:
$20 Students
$40 RICS, CCIM, ASA, AACEI and ASPE members
$60 Non-members
Register here. |
| Annual Conference- The Rebound Continues: Finding Opportunity in Uneven Real Estate Markets |
Please join us on June 14th for an interactive program featuring an all-star line up of speakers who will explore the opportunities in commercial real estate markets. Early bird registration closes May 31st. Register today. Keynote Speakers Investing in a Multi-Speed Recovery: A Global Perspective  Jacques GordonResearch and Strategy, Global LaSalle Investment Management Multifamily Housing: the Recession, the Recovery, the Future  David NeithercutPresident & CEO Equity Residential PanelistsSusan Blumberg, Senior Vice President, NorthMarq Capital Joseph Cosenza, Vice Chairman, Inland Real Estate Acquisitions David Maki, Head, America's Capital Markets, RREEF Catherine Polleys, Principal, Hewitt Moderator Charles H. Wurtzebach, Ph.D., George L. Ruff Visiting Professor in Real Estate Studies, DePaul University Event Information Date: June 14, 2011 Check-in & Continental Breakfast: 7:45-8:25am Program: 8:30am-Noon Location The DePaul Center, 1 E Jackson, Chicago Optional Lunch with the Speakers: 12:30-2:00pm Space is limited to 90. Register Today! Registration Fees Early Bird: $125 before May 31st After May 31st: $135 Optional lunch at the Union League Club: $55 |
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Join the Conversations on the Real Estate Center Social Networking Websites
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You no longer have to wait for our monthly newsletter to be up to date with the Real Estate Center. The Real Estate Center has recently joined the social networking movement on both Facebook and LinkedIn. Consider joining these groups to receive up to the minute information about the Real Estate Center.
 
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| Endowment Donors | | Douglas & Cynthia Crocker
George L. Ruff
Michael J. Horne Education & Healthcare Assistance Foundation
Charles H. Wurtzebach
Studley Inc. Jacque
Ducharme Faculty Fellow Fund
Robert Weitzman Endowed Scholarship
Kenneth McHugh Endowment Fund
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