CRES News
Professor Emeritus Jeffrey Fisher’s Textbook Named in Top 50 Greatest CRE Books of All Time
We are thrilled to celebrate the remarkable achievement of Professor Emeritus Dr. Jeffrey D. Fisher, whose seminal textbook, Real Estate Finance and Investments, co-authored with William Brueggeman, has recently been named as one of “The 50 Greatest Commercial Real Estate Books of All Time” by Propmodo, a leading blog in the PropTech space. This prestigious... Read more »
Industrial real estate takes the stage at IU Real Estate Luncheon
The IU Center for Real Estate Studies hosted a panel discussion titled Changes Ahead: Industrial Outlook and Trends 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 and moderated the... Read more »
Real Estate Certificate approved for IU Bloomington
The Center for Real Estate Studies is excited to announce that Indiana University Bloomington will be expanding its real estate course offerings in 2025. A new undergraduate Certificate in Real Estate has recently been approved on the Bloomington campus with a target start date of fall 2025. The certificate will allow non-Kelley students access to... Read more »
Real Estate Private Equity Program continues investing of Fund I
Sample Gates Management (SGM), the investment entity for the IU Real Estate Private Equity (REPE) Program, a student-run private equity fund, has now deployed $2.2 million across six total projects, amounting to about 52.4% of Sample Gates Real Estate Fund I capital. The first of the four deals is ALTO Apartments, which closed in late... Read more »
CRES Co-Hosts Inaugural Finance Real Estate Academic Conference
In an ongoing effort to strengthen real estate research at Indiana University, the Center for Real Estate Studies teamed up with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to co-host the Conference on Housing Affordability, Office Real Estate, and Remote Work on May 17th at Newfields in Indianapolis. The conference brought together researchers from different disciplines... Read more »
IU hires Seohee Kim to join Finance department faculty
We are pleased to announce that Seohee Kim will join the Finance department faculty as acting Assistant Professor starting July 1, 2024. Kim will conduct real estate related research in alignment with the IU Center for Real Estate Studies’ research goals. Kim will graduate with a PhD in Economics from Duke University. She received her... Read more »
IU Indianapolis wins NAIOP Challenge
Indiana University-Indianapolis brought home the win at the 2023 NAIOP Indiana University Challenge. Teams from Ball State, Butler, IU-Bloomington, IU-Indianapolis, Notre Dame, and Purdue competed in the competition, which was held at Holliday Farms Clubhouse on November 2nd and sponsored by Holladay Properties and the Opus Foundation. Teams were asked to propose the most profitable,... Read more »
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 »