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The Center for Real Estate Finance at McCombs The McCombs School of Business
  
THE COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP
Jeff Swope Mark Gibson GRES Students Jeff Mundy
REFIC Council members represent some of the country's leading seasoned real estate professionals in a variety of areas such as finance, development, asset management, acquisitions & investments.  As council members, they serve as advisors and financial supporters of one of the most talked about real estate programs in the country.

Council Membership is by invitation only.
Contact Dr. Jay Hartzell for more information

SOME REAL ESTATE FINANCE AND INVESTMENT CENTER INITIATIVES


Challenge Pic THE NATIONAL REAL ESTATE CHALLENGE - Each fall, REFIC hosts the largest graduate real estate case competition in the country with schools such as Wharton, Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley, Michigan, Columbia, NYU, Kellogg, USC, UCLA, and Cornell. Teams compete in front of judges from Goldman Sachs, CBRE|Trammell Crow, and Bank of America, among many other prestigious companies.
Go to website for more info
Barton Creek ANNUAL REFIC CONFERENCES - The REFIC meets twice a year in Austin for spring and fall real estate conferences sponsored by the Center. The objective of each conference is to inform real estate professionals of important regional and national issues affecting real estate and financial markets. In addition, the Center will periodically host seminars and symposia on cutting-edge real estate finance and related financial topics, and REFIC members are invited to participate in these activities.
A young Kenny Aboussie THE MENTORING PROGRAM - The mentor program pairs real estate professionals with students to offer career guidance, networking opportunities, and help heighten overall real estate awareness.
See example mentor-mentee matchups from a previous year.
 

For more information, please contact Angela Dorsey
The Real Estate Finance and Investment Center, CBA 6.222, 1 University Station B6600, Austin, TX 78712 (512) 232-7385
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