Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center

Newsletter: November 2012

Below, please find the November 2012 edition of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center's E-Newsletter. Contact Janice Leberman if you would like to subscribe to this newsletter and be on our mailing list.


(l) Nate Silver;
(r) Jeremy Siegel

Annual Fall Members' Meeting
The annual Fall Members' Meeting was Friday, October 5, 2012 in Jon M. Huntsman Hall on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, with Farash Distinguished Lecturer Nate Silver, political polling analyst for the New York Times and FivethirtyEight.com. Panels focused on the single family housing sector, how major institutional investors are dealing with the challenges of investing in an uncertain economic and political climate and what is going on in the different property markets in terms of transactions and capital structures. Agenda. Attendees: Kindly complete an online evaluation of the meeting.

Members are invited to watch a video of the panel presentations and the speaker and to view photographs from the meeting. To do so, please contact Ron Smith.

Governor Chris Christie
Governor Chris Christie

Research Sponsor Dinner, New York City
Research Sponsors enjoyed dinner in New York City with Governor Chris Christie as guest speaker. If you would like to learn more about joining this elite circle of members, please contact Janice Leberman

Student Resume Book
We invite you to visit our on-line interactive Resume Book representing students seeking positions in the real estate industry.

Real Estate Career Fair
The eleventh annual Real Estate Career Fair will be Friday, January 18, 2013. The fair creates an opportunity for company representatives to meet the University of Pennsylvania's best and brightest who are seriously interested in exploring the challenges and opportunities in the real estate profession. Your company does not need to have an active search in progress to attend. Register your company.

Openings in your company? Send a job description to Janice Leberman who will distribute to the appropriate students and/or Penn/Wharton graduates.

Alumni: Do not miss our special pre-career fair Alumni Breakfast. For more information and to register, contact Ron Smith.

Save the Dates:
Real Estate Career Fair and Alumni Breakfast, Friday, January 18, 2013
Spring Members' Meeting Tuesday, April 23, Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Research Focus
"Speed" by Gilles Duranton [504K PDF]

Wharton News
Wharton real estate professors' speaking engagements, media reports and publications.

New Members
Acknowledging new members who have joined with us in our pursuit of excellence.

Alumni
Join our online community of Wharton and University of Pennsylvania Real Estate grads on our alumni page, now with more than 800 graduates, from 1963 to the summer of 2012. View and add your name to the alumni directory. Alumni may post their resumes in our Alumni Resume Book. Contact Ron Smith to register.

Do not miss our special pre-career fair Alumni Breakfast on January 18, 2013 at 10 a.m., Houston Hall. For more information and to register, contact Ron Smith.

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