MBA Students Travel to China and Japan

Before the sun rises, a group of Wisconsin Real Estate MBA students are at the dock of a fish market in Tokyo, Japan. They await the arrival of boats carrying fishermen and their catch of fresh tuna to be auctioned off to a crowd of eager customers.

Real Estate Program Offers New Green Real Estate Courses

The enthusiasm for green buildings among real estate professionals, public officials, and environmental activists is palpable.

Ortalo-Magné Presents AFIRE Survey Results

Professor François Ortalo-Magné recently presented the annual Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) survey results at the group’s winter conference in New York City.

James Graaskamp Landmark Research Collection Launched by UW Digital Collections

Thanks to joint funding from the Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association (WREAA) and Counselors of Real Estate (CRE), the new Digital James A. Graaskamp Landmark Research Collection is now complete.

Undergrads Travel to Germany for Expo Real Conference

When Brad Olsen, President of Atlantic Partners, Ltd., visited Sharon McCabe’s undergraduate real estate course as a guest lecturer in the spring ’07, he encouraged the students to organize a trip to Expo Real, one of the largest international real estate conferences in the world held in Munich, Germany each year. 

Real Estate Club Events Expands Activities and Membership

With a reputation for being one of the most active student associations within the Wisconsin School of Business, the UW Real Estate Club continues to be an integral part of the educational experience for students.

Hire Wisconsin's Best & Brightest!

The James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate is pleased to announce that 16 real estate MBA students will be graduating in May.

Internships Lead to MBA Job Offers

For Jake Maliel, Felipe Izquierdo  and Keyi Xu , three Wisconsin real estate MBA students who interned at Bank of America last summer, the combination of practical work experience and being enrolled in Wisconsin’s top-ranked MBA program proved to be an fantastic combination for entering the full-time workforce. 

Eric Komppa Participantes in ULI Case Competition

Collaborating with three graduate students from MIT and one from Harvard, UW-Madison Real Estate MBA student Eric Komppa’s team received the coveted award of “Honorable Mention” at the sixth annual Urban Land Institute (ULI) Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition.

Students Travel to Vegas for NAREIT Conference

Three real estate MBA students, Erica Healey, Keyi Xu and Wen-chieh Wu; and David Shulman, visiting assistant professor of real estate and assistant director of the AREIT, attended the NAREIT (National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts) Annual Convention.

Erica Healey Receives "Women as Global Leaders" Scholarship

Out of dozens of applicants, UW-Madison Real Estate MBA student Erica Healey was recently selected to receive a full-scholarship to participate in the “Women as Global Leaders” Conference.

Morris Davis: Professor, Researcher and Rock 'n' Roller

The Wisconsin Real Estate Program continues to attract outstanding faculty, most recently assistant professor of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics Morris Davis, who joined the program in the fall of 2006.

Graaskamp Board Member Donates Millions to the Wisconsin School of Business

Taking part in the historic “Wisconsin Naming Partnership,” Graaskamp Board Member and alum (MS ’74) Jon Hammes teamed up with 12 other donors to secure the single largest gift in UW-Madison’s history –$85 million – to the Wisconsin School of Business.

No one’s calling UW real estate alum Brant Glomb a neurotic, but creative is an adjective he’ll gladly live with.

Spring Board Meeting Dates: April 10-11, 2008 in Chicago Feature "An Assessment of Current Market Conditions"

Welcome to our 21 New Members!

Biennial Scheduled for Sept. 17-19, 2008

Welcome Sharon McCabe and David Shulman

Grainger Addition Slated to be Complete by Summer 2008 (pdf)

2006-07 Annual Report (pdf)