CRES News

IU Real Estate Luncheon examines the future of the office market
The IU Center for Real Estate Studies hosted a panel discussion titled “Paradigm Shift: The Future of the Office Market” at their fall luncheon, which took place in September at the Embassy Suites Plainfield. Sara Coers, Associate Director of the IU Center for Real Estate Studies and Lecturer in Real Estate at Kelley -Indianapolis, curated... Read more »

Indiana University wins first place in ICSC & UNC Retail Real Estate Case Competition
A team from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business -Bloomington won first place in the ICSC & UNC Retail Real Estate Case Competition last week at ICSC Las Vegas. The team of Michelle Lin, Joe Luebker, Max Northrop, and Drake Wang walked away with $10,000 in prize money, out-competing ten other teams including UNC... Read more »

Center receives endowment to fund the Shiley Real Estate Development Case Competition at Kelley-Indianapolis
We are pleased to announce the endowment of the Shiley Real Estate Development Case Competition at Kelley-Indianapolis. The inaugural competition will take place in the Spring 2024 semester as part of the program’s required R440 real estate appraisal course. Through the generosity of Ralph Shiley and his family, the Indianapolis real estate program will now... Read more »

Center for Real Estate Studies & Indiana Business Research Center collaborate on new publication
We are proud to announce the launch of the Kelley Real Estate Outlook, a new research publication from the Indiana Business Research Center and the IU Center for Real Estate Studies. The first issue of the Outlook, a biannual publication that showcases scholarly research in real estate and informs readers of market trends, is now... Read more »

IU Real Estate Private Equity Program closes first investment
Sample Gates Management (SGM), the investment entity for the IU Real Estate Private Equity (REPE) Program, a student-run private equity fund, has executed its first investment. The deal closed earlier this month, investing $400K into Echo Park, a 154-unit, Class-A market rate apartment community in Bloomington, IN. Echo Park is currently 100% leased and located... Read more »

Housing & affordability 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 »