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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »