Housing & Affodability Take the Stage at IU Real Estate Winter Luncheon
The IU Center for Real Estate Studies’ winter luncheon brought together an expert panel focused on the timely and relevant topic of housing and affordability in Indiana. The discussion touched on the affordability of the local housing market, demographics and the trends affecting supply, possible solutions, and what we can expect going forward. The panel... Read more »
Kelley students establish $4.2 million real estate private equity fund
Students at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business have raised $4.2 million to establish a real estate private equity fund that they and their future peers will manage and use to make investments in existing and future developments. Called Sample Gates Management Inc., it is the largest undergraduate student-managed real estate private equity fund... Read more »
New Certificate in Real Estate Approved for Kelley-Indianapolis
A new Undergraduate Certificate in Real Estate has been approved by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education on the Kelley-Indianapolis campus. The 15 credit hour program for non-majors and real estate professionals will be available beginning fall 2023 and includes all four major real estate courses including Introduction to Real Estate, Real Estate Appraisals, Real... Read more »
Indiana University Wins NAIOP University Challenge
Indiana University Kelley -Bloomington won first place in the 2022 NAIOP Indiana University Challenge on November 3rd. Team members (pictured at top, from left) Jacob Pierce, Drake Wang, Adrian Rupar, Ben McHenry, and Max Kocour led their team to victory with their case focused on developing an industrial air cargo and special manufacturing facility on... Read more »
Kelley-Indianapolis Real Estate Student Wins Distinguished Undergraduate Student Leader Award
Garrett Tiberi, Kelley-Indianapolis senior and 2021-2022 Real Estate Club President, has received the Distinguished Undergraduate Student Leader Award. The Distinguished Student Leader Award, given by IUPUI Student Organizations, is an opportunity to celebrate and recognize students that have made a significant impact on the social, interpersonal, and professional development of their fellow students, as well... Read more »
IU Real Estate Students Named Eisenberg Scholars
The Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation has named Jeremy Berger and Erick Martinez Eisenberg Scholars for the 2022-2023 academic year as part of the highly competitive Eisenberg Scholar Program. Jeremy Berger is a senior on the Bloomington campus majoring in Finance and Real Estate. He is Vice President of the Commercial Real Estate Workshop and a... Read more »
IU Faculty Jun Zhu Featured on CBS News Money Watch & Yahoo! Finance
Jun Zhu, Clinical Assistant Professor of Finance at Indiana University and non-resident fellow of housing finance policy at the Urban Institute, was recently interviewed on CBS News Money Watch and Yahoo! Finance. Professor Zhu commented on Bank of America’s new program offering zero-down-payment and zero-closing-cost mortgages in a push to address racial disparities in homeownership and... Read more »
Real Estate Private Equity Program in Third Year
The IU real estate private equity (REPE) program was officially launched in the fall of 2020 with the inaugural class led by senior Patrick Engels. As a freshman Patrick conceived the idea for the new REPE class spanning both the fall and spring semesters to allow top students the experience of raising money and investing... Read more »
Faculty Update: Expanded course offerings this fall
The IU real estate program is growing and with it our class offerings are expanding. Current real estate faculty member Dave Harstad has recently been hired as a full-time lecturer. Harstad is Managing Broker of the Colliers Bloomington office. With 17+ years of real estate and legal experience, his current practice includes office, industrial, retail,... Read more »