Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Karl Case Presenting at UConn April 14th Karl Case will be visiting the Economics Department and presenting on "Housing Prices and the Real Economy" at the Dodd Center on Tuesday April 14th at 11:00AM. Karl Case is the Katherine Coman and A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Masschusetts. This presentation is open to the public and sponsored by: Department of Economics, Association of Graduate Economic Students (AGES), Graduate Student Senate, Pearson Education, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Department of Statistics, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, and Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies. Real Estate Society Boston Field Trip On Friday, March 27th, 14 students and staff traveled to Boston, MA to visit two companies, Hines and UGL Equis. Greg Brown and Jodi Walker of Hines led the presentation and tour of their property at 222 Berkeley Street designed by the architect, Philip Johnson. Students were given a tour of the facilities and met with several of the on-site staff. Greg Brown spoke about the history of Hines and its commitment to developing and managing high-quality real estate. Hines is a privately owned, international realty firm, whose projects have redefined the way developers interact with and treat architecture, promoting a balance between function, beauty and sustainability. Students appreciated the opportunity to tour such a spectacular building and gain an intimate perspective to the world of property management. Bob Caulfield, Founding Partner of Visnick & Caulfield Associates, also gave an impromptu tour of his architectural firm. Visnick & Caulfield Associates is a tenant of the Hines property. They also designed the UGL Unnico office in Auburndale that we later visited for the UGL Equis presentation. Dan Piskadlo (UConn '99) and James Halepis of UGL Equis spoke about the company and helped to facilitate discussion. Derek Losi, John O'Connell, and Roger Williams also participated in discussion and answered questions about their own career paths and experiences in real estate brokerage, transaction advisory, and portfolio management. UGL Equis is a multidisciplinary corporate real estate services firm that delivers integrated services exclusively to business space users. Students appreciated the presenters honesty and approachability when fielding questions and sharing experiences. Thank you to all of our speakers for their time and expertise. Click here to see more pictures from the event. Real Estate Capital Markets Under Stress: Where are the opportunities? Approximately 70 people attended the spring Capital Markets Presentation co-sponsored by the UConn Real Estate Center Council on Tuesday, March 24, 2009. The event was held at the Downtown Graduate Learning Center. Following the catered lunch, William Hughes, UBS Realty Investors, LLC, gave a presentation on the market outlook. Bill was joined by Mike Riccio, Senior Director of CBRE|Melody, and Dana Brome, Senior Managing Director of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, LP for the panel discussion. Topics discussed included: Capital Markets: Where has all the money gone and who still has debt capital?, Space Markets: How to identify oversold conditions?, and investment strategies. We would like to thank Bill, Mike and Dana for their participation in making this event such a success. Click  here to view the presentations. Professionals in the Classroom Throughout the semester, professionals from the real estate industry are invited into the classroom to present to students. The professionals give vital insight into the industry and provide real life case studies for the students. On Monday March 23rd, Don Reilly (UConn '88), presented on his experiences in real estate investment over the last twenty years. Click  here to view the presentations. Tiffany Gherlone, Associate Director of Real Estate for UBS Realty Investors, LLC; Paul Champagne, Managing Director for CIGNA Investment Management; and Dags Chen, Research Analyst for Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC were invited to present in Professor John Clapp's MBA class on March 28th and February 21st. Bob Stewart of Stewart Appraisal Services (and Tolland economic Development Commission) presented in John Harding's Real Estate Principles class on March 31st. Upcoming Professionals in the Classroom: Barry Rosa of Prudential CT Realty, presenting in Ray Kehrhahn's Real Estate Principles class Monday April 13th 3:30-4:45PM BUSN 203. Resume Book Available! Looking for an intern or permanent hire? The Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies has assembled resumes of internship candidates and graduating majors in Real Estate as well as other allied disciplines. The real estate students are completing what many consider to be one of the best academic real estate programs in the United States. As in the past, we are offering an electronic version that will be accessible on our web page. If you are interested in gaining access to the information, then please call Debbie Philips at (860) 486-3227 or e-mail your request to recenter@business.uconn.edu. We enthusiastically endorse these trained and skilled young people in their quest for careers in real estate. Please feel free to contact the individual students directly or if you would like us to arrange interviews for you, then we will be happy to do so. If you require further information about these students or about our program, please call the Real Estate Center at (860) 486-3227. Spring 2009 Schedule of Events Listed below are the Spring 2009 events and activities. For more information on any of the scheduled events, please contact Debbie at (860) 486-3227 or e-mail: Debbie Philips. 1. Karl Case. Tuesday April 14th, 2009, at Thomas J. Dodd Research Center from 11:00AM-12:00PM. 2. 6th Annual Awards Banquet. Wednesday April 15, 2009, at the South Campus Ballroom. Reception starts at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:00 p.m. Recognition of outstanding students, alumni and scholarship winners. 3. Instructor's Seminar. Friday April 24, 2009. Hawthorne Inn, Berlin, Connecticut. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 4. Connecticut Housing: Stress and Opportunity. Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Hawthorne Inn, 2387-2421 Berlin Turnpike, Berlin, Connecticut. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. and lunch at 11:45 a.m. 5. MBA Breakfast/Networking Meetings. Networking meetings starting at 7:30 a.m. in the BUSN Finance Conference room 463; 6-8 meetings during the semester with dates to be determined. 6. Real Estate Society. Meets regularly each month for socials, breakfast series, and special topic meetings. 7. Professional Speakers in Classroom. Each undergrad course will have two or so speakers each during semester. Dates determined by instructor.
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