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Center for Urban Land Economics Research

Focus
The general mission of the Center is to encourage research, education, and service activity relating to real estate and urban land economics. It brings together the human, physical, and financial resources necessary to benefit the academic, professional, and governmental communities and the public at large. It serves as a conduit between the Department of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, other departments in the School of Business, related programs elsewhere on campus, the real estate professional community, governmental agencies, and the public at large.

History
The Wisconsin Center for Urban Land Economics Research (CULER) has long been an important component of the Program in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Its predecessor was the Institute for Research in Land Economics, established by Richard T. Ely, one of the founding fathers of the discipline, in 1920. The current Center structure was formally established by the University in 1971. In 1992 legislation was passed which provided for the Center's current funding base through a supplement to the state's real estate license fee.

Related Academic Programs
Bachelor's in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
M.S. in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
MBA in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
Doctorate in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics

Related Department
Real Estate and Urban Land Economics

Contact Information
Center for Urban Land Economics Research
School of Business
University of Wisconsin-Madison
975 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706

Phone: 608.262.5800
Kerry D. Vandell, Director (kvandell@bus.wisc.edu)