Certificate in Real Estate Development Saturday Cohort Program

The Certificate in Real Estate Development ('Certificate') will soon be a cohort program with admissions in Summer semester only (with a hard application deadline of April 15th). By starting in the Summer semester, all Certificate students take all classes exclusively on Saturdays. The Cohort program will start in the Summer with REAE 5311 Real Estate Analysis. In the Fall, Certificate students can take REAE 5314 Real Estate Development and REAE 5334 Real Estate Appraisal. The program can be completed in the Spring with REAE 5319 Real Estate Finance and REAE 5321 Real Estate Investment.

If you know of anyone thinking about applying to the Certificate program for Fall 2008 or Spring 2009, please tell them to get their application submitted right away. The Certificate Saturday Cohort program will take effect in a couple weeks. Starting around May 15th, Fall and Spring will not be admission options on the Texas Common Application.

MBA students and other admitted graduate students can start the Certificate program at anytime (Fall, Spring, or Summer). However, if you start the program Fall or Spring, remember that REAE 5311 is offered on a weeknight and not on Saturday.

Ryan/Reilly Graduate Real Estate Scholarship

Current and prospective (Summer 2008) graduate real estate students, check out the Ryan/Reilly Scholarship at:

http://www2.uta.edu/real_estate/scholarship.html.

Application deadline is July 31st.

If anyone viewing this blog is interested in creating an endowed scholarship (similar to the Ryan/Reilly scholarship) for the benefit of a real estate student, please visit http://www2.uta.edu/real_estate/donate.html.

Thank you Helen Moise of Cousins Properties

Thank you Helen for coming to campus this morning to speak with the real estate students about property management. We enjoyed hearing about the many different aspects of property management.

Helen Moise, CPM, CCIM is Director of Property Management for Cousins Properties. She is responsible for the management of a large portfolio of commercial real estate assets located in the Metroplex. Helen is also a graduate of the UTA MSRE program (1990).

In addition to a very informative presentation, a REAE 3325 student, Rachael Garrick, won 4 tickets to a Texas Rangers game.

Glorypark audio files posted

The audio files from 7 of the presentations regarding the Glorypark development have been upload and are now accessible to everyone. I also provide links to presentation slides from 4 of the 7 presentations.

To access the Glorypark case study go to our homepage www.uta.edu/realestate and click on "Glorypark case." Enjoy! Business Week was very relevant to the real estate students this year (and next year the focus is on the Cowboy Stadium development with the keynote speaker some guy named Jerry Jones, so more great events to come...).

I am waiting for two VIDEO files containing the Glorypark keynote speaker and a presentation from the project manager. I will make a blog post when these items are posted.

...from the Grapevine...

Highland Capital Management, L.P. out of Plano, Texas is looking for a Senior Portfolio Analyst in the real estate area.

If anyone finds additional information, please comment to this post.

Job Opportunity: Research Position

Research Analyst

Responsibilities will include:

Ø  Work with the Associate Director of Research in an effort to primarily support the needs of the Dallas Investment Sales division, and when called upon, the Dallas Debt Division and other HFF offices.

Ø  Use data collection and analysis to provide detailed trends and conditions in various U.S. markets (primarily the DFW market) as needed in support of Dallas Investment Sales.

Ø  Research, write and produce quarterly White Papers for Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio.

Ø  Work with providers of economic and real estate data information, as well as local newspapers and media in collecting real estate data information and news.

Ø  Maintain research files and library.

Ø  Stay abreast of regional economic, demographic, transportation and public policy issues.

 

Skills and Requirements:

Ø  Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Ø  Must have excellent organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously.

Ø  Ability to gather accurate information quickly.

Ø  Must be a team player, but also have the ability to work independently.

 

Experience and Education will include:

Ø  A Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, real estate, geography, or urban studies. 

Ø  Basic understanding of the fundamentals and economic analysis of commercial Real Estate; knowledge of general real estate terminology.

Ø  Excellent computer skills using databases, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Charlotte Wheeler

Associate Director of Research

HFF | 8401 N. Central Expressway, Suite 700 | Dallas, TX 75225

tel 469.232.1988 | fax 214.265.9564 | www.hfflp.com 

cwheeler@hfflp.com

2008 Airport Cities World Conference & Exhibition

Dear Real Estate Students,

The 2008 Airport Cities World Conference and Exhibition (ACE) was held at the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, April 9^th to 11^th. For an overview of the conference, please visit www.airportconference.com. More than 500 executives and top management from 30 countries attended. I was honored to be invited as a representative of the UTA Graduate Real Estate program (REAE@UTA). In addition, four other college students attended representing SMU and TCU.

In general, the conference discussed trends relating to airport development and the growing role of airports for regional economic growth through a series of presentations and showcases. Delegates from national and global airports presented their future development plans about airport city and the economic contributions their airport cites will bring to surrounding regions. The next international conference for airport cities will be in Athens in 2009 and Beijing in 2010.

One of the highlights for the graduate students was a personal tour and presentation by Mr. John Palmer. Mr. John Palmer of Redico Development Co. (see www.redico.com) is in charge of the mega DFW airport development called ‘Southgate Plaza.’ The 32-acre Southgate Plaza is designed to have full-service retail and restaurant space, office buildings, and five-star hotels (for more information visit http://www.mohment.com/dfw/dfw-southgate.html). The Southgate Plaza project is a major development move to establish a world-class airport city at DFW. Redico is partnering with Lutz Real Estate Investment of Farmington Hills to develop Southgate Plaza. Another highlight of this event was an opportunity to meet many of the top executives at DFW Airport including Mr. Jeffrey Fegan, DFW Airport CEO.

Finally, I would like to thank Mr. Palmer who sent out the invitation for a UTA real estate student to attend this very special event. I also appreciate Mr. James E. Ellis, Executive Director of UTA’s EMBA Program, who introduced me to the executives attending the ACE conference.

If anyone has any questions about this event, feel free to contact me at zhaoxuan13@gmail.com. Below are a few pictures from the conference.

Sincerely,

Georgia Zhao Xuan

Please access the link below to preview and/or download photos of the event: 

New Program Brochure

Check out the new REAE@UTA program brochure at www.uta.edu/realestate. Please forward this link to anyone you know who might have an interest in the program. Thanks!

PS Check it out, your picture might be in it!

NAIOP Texas Shoot Out Photos

Thanks to Rudy Lopes for the NAIOP Texas Shoot Out Competition photos!

CREW Scholarship Reminder - Deadline May 23rd

Message from CREW Regarding their scholarship opportunity posted at http://realestateprogram.blogspot.com/2008/03/crew-scholarship.html

Hi,

I know of you due to Central Texas Chapter AI meetings and thought some of your students might be interested in this scholarship opportunity. I belong to a national organization called CREW, or Career Real Estate Women. Locally, our Fort Worth chapter has over 100 members that are involved in some aspect of real estate, from building, green building, appraising, lending, designing, brokerage, law, title work, etc. The local organization’s website is www.fwcrew.org.

The organization was originally created to support the advancement of women in real estate careers. If you look at http://www.crewcareerzone.org/, you will see that they have started several programs to further this goal. UCREW is a University outreach program. I will be CREW president next year and have thought about having an event that works with University and/or high school students regarding real estate related career paths discussing the good and the bad of them. There are also videos about different career paths, job opportunities, and the scholarship opportunity I previously mentioned.

Nationally, CREW will award up to 10, $10,000 scholarships annually to junior and senior undergraduate female students to cover the costs of tuition and books. The ideal candidate will be a female enrolled as a full-time student at a college or university with an accredited real estate program. Applications will also be considered if the applicant is female and is enrolled full-time at a University that does not have a an accredited real estate program, but where the applicant is enrolled in business, finance, architecture, engineering, or other related field of study and the student’s intention is to pursue a career in commercial real estate. The deadline is May 23rd.

Please feel free to send this to any of your students who you feel may be qualified and/or interested. We’d love to have a local award recipient!

Thanks!

Keri Curtis
Senior Analyst
Integra Realty Resources DFW, LLP
930 W. 1st Street, Suite 303
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817.332.5522 Ext. 213
817.336.1621 Fax

Swearingen Job Opportunity from Greg Bennett

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

RESEARCH ANALYST/BROKER

Swearingen Realty Group, L.L.C. is a full service corporate and commercial real estate

firm that has been in business for more than 35 years. Located in Dallas, Swearingen

specializes in:

• Tenant Representation

• Financial Analysis

• Corporate Lease Management

• Construction Management

• Investments

• Development

Swearingen is looking for highly motivated team players to learn more about local and

national real estate markets, events, and brokerage while working in the Research &

Consulting Division of the Swearingen Realty Group. Those who excel in the research

department may go on to enter the broker internship program. Applicants must be

knowledgeable in the various aspects of the commercial real estate industry including:

principles, law, appraisal, and investments.

In addition, the qualified applicant should possess computer skills and the ability to

communicate effectively. Some daily tasks of the Research Analyst include:

• Site Selection / Space Availability Studies / Market Analysis

• Lease Analysis

• Investment Analysis

• Feasibility Studies

• Future Availability Studies

• Demographic Profiles

• Construction Reports

• Ownership Studies

Interviews for this position are being conducted immediately. Interested parties should

contact:

Greg Bennett

Vice President / Director of Research & Consulting

214-365-2742 Phone | 214-365-2799 Fax

gbennett@swearingen.com

First UTA NAIOP Team Represents!

UTA competed for the first-time in the NAIOP Texas Shoot-out Competition. Team UTA (from left to right: Rudy, Scott, Lauren, Mavis, Cathy, and Fernando) did a great job yesterday at the Dallas Country Club.

Four of the team members will graduate, but returning team members Mavis and Lauren are already thinking about the competition next year. If you would like to learn more about the event, ask a team member next time you see them. Also thank them for being the "pioneers" for UTA in this competition.

University of Texas, Austin won the competition this year and Rice University was runner-up.

Internship Opportunity

My name is Courtney Boone; I’m a regional manager for University Directories.  I am looking to hire students from UTA for our summer internship program.  This is a great experience for them; they will receive a week of nationally recognized sales training in Chapel Hill, NC followed by a paid summer internship that will give your students amazing hands on, real world experiences. I am wondering if you could help me; by forwarding this e-mail on to your students or relaying this information to them.  Thank you so much for your time!

Seeking: Sales/Marketing Representatives for paid Summer Internship; available in Fort Worth and Dallas, TX.

Employer Description:

University Directories is the nation’s premier campus publishing solutions provider and leader in on-campus marketing.  With over 34 years of collegiate publishing experience, University Directories produces campus telephone directories and daily planners for over 250 universities nationwide, while providing over 700 students every year with the opportunity to gain real-word experience in sales, marketing, and communication.

Job Description:

University Directories, the nation’s premier campus publishing solutions provider and leader in on-campus marketing, provides a paid internship to college students who are self-motivated, energetic, organized, and have the desire to succeed.  As an account representative, you will sell and market advertising in one of our nationwide college markets.  With one week of hands-on, expense paid training in Chapel Hill, NC followed by the summer-long internship you will develop and improve the needed skills to succeed in today’s business world.  Throughout the summer you’ll work with local business owners to target their advertising to the college community.  We have thirteen Career Partners who hire students directly from our internship program.  They include:

• ADP  • Ameriprise  • Edward Jones  • Enterprise  • GlobalEnglish  • Insight Global, Inc.

• Praxis  • Stryker  • Valpak  • Wolseley • Victory Pharma  • Clear Channel • Unum

For more information or to apply online, visit our website at www.universitydirectories.com.

Qualifications:

University Directories hires self-motivated team-players with strong communication skills.  All majors are welcome to apply although summer-time availability and your own transportation are essential.

I will be doing phone interviews the week of April 14^th-18^th for UTA, so students who are interested; please e-mail resumes to cboone@vilcom.com as soon as possible!

Thank you for your help!  Go Mavericks!

Courtney Boone

Regional Manager

University Directories

1-800-743-5556 x6151

cboone@vilcom.com