Rutgers Announces New Certificate for MBAs in Real Estate
Rutgers University Business School has announced a new certification for MBAs with a concentration of study in Real Estate.
As part of a partnership with the school’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, the school will now offer the certificate for students eager to pursue the fields of real estate development and redevelopment.
Lehigh’s College of Business and Economics Welcomes International Industry
As part of its Gruhn Distinguished Speaker Series in Finance, Lehigh University’s College of Business and Economics recently hosted real estate developer Daniel Haime, who graduated from Lehigh in 1982.
Haime is a native of Colombia. In his talk, he urged MBAs and undergraduate business students to pursue opportunities internationally. “The U.S. has it all, no doubt, but we live in a globalized economy, and the more bridges you can build, the more relationships you will profit from—in business and in life.” he said.
Haime earned his B.S. from Lehigh in industrial engineering. Throughout his career, he has specialized in steel pipe and tube production and distribution for the oil and construction industries, in addition to the cultivation of palm oil and its chemical derivatives. His role in production of industrial products led him into the field of real estate development, where he has led large-scale residential, retail and medical projects.
Haime said, “Lehigh’s demanding environment gives you the true grit to be a problem solver. What you get here at Lehigh is a toolbox that will reaffirm your aptitudes. With that toolbox, you can apply those abilities and succeed when the opportunities present.”
The Gruhn Distinguished Speaker Series in Finance was founded by Daniel M. Gruhn, a 1949 graduate of Lehigh in business administration. Now retired, Gruhn spent four decades in the financial services industry on the New York Stock Exchange. He is an active member of the College of Business and Economics’ Dean’s Advisory Council. In 2008, he established an endowment for the Speaker Series, in an effort to bring business leaders to campus for the benefit of the student community.
DePaul University Offering MBA Degree With Real Estate Focus
As the real estate industry rebounds from its bursted bubble a few year back, DePaul University’s Kellstadt School of Business provides various opportunities for graduate students who want to enter or advance in the field.
“After the real estate slowdown of the last few years, the job market for real estate graduates has improved substantially recently,” Charles Wurtzebach, chairman of the Department of Real Estate at DePaul University, said in an article on the school’s website. “All sectors of commercial real estate appear to be expanding and need new employees to keep up with the expansion. Many of our students have been successful in getting multiple offers at graduation.” Continue reading…
INRIX Drive Time Tool Helps Houston Students Find Housing
If you plan to attend school in the Houston metro area you should be prepared for traffic. As current residents can attest, traffic in the Bayou City can get pretty hairy. In 2014 Houston was ranked as the 15th worst city in the nation for traffic congestion according to INRIX. According to another study by the National Transportation Research Group, Houstonians lose between two and three days to traffic congestion each year. With that fact in mind the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) created a new tool called INRIX Drive Time.
Using INRIX Drive Time, potential buyers state-wide can search for homes based on drive times. To search, users enter an address, define how long a commute they want and select a few other standard real estate variables. HAR’s new tool then provides a map with available real estate that meets your desired commute time and other variables. Continue reading…
