Overview

The Real Estate Forum (formally, URBDP 598 R) is a one-credit graduate class that is graded on a pass/fail basis. It is a speaker-series and features a number of senior real estate professionals who are leaders in their respective professional associations. The objective of the class is to provide students with an opportunity to learn about the breadth of the interdisciplinary field of real estate as well as the depth of knowledge the various professionals need to bring to the table to solve complex real estate problems. The speakers will share their career paths, insights and "lessons learned."

The individual sessions blend formal presentations with informal Q&A, providing students with an opportunity to explore various issues in an interactive format. The speakers represent a variety of real estate specialties and national/regional associations. This will provide students with an opportunity to learn about different career options, understand how to prepare for specific career paths, and help develop the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in their careers.

Speaker Line-up Fall 2008

This year, the theme is "Real Estate: Breadth of the Field." The objective of this class is to: 1) explore the various career opportunities in real estate, 2) provide students with an understanding of how leaders in various specialists approach the industry in these challenging times, and 3) help students get connected with the major professional associations with an active presence in the Puget Sound Region. The preliminary line-up includes:

 

Date	Speakers (click for links)	Topic	Organization	Organization Links
Sept 25	Jim Footh, MCR, CCIM, CB Richard Ellis Corporate Services	Corporate Real Estate	CoreNet Global	CoreNet
Oct 2	Douglas Howe, Touchstone Corp. & NAIOP National President-elect	Office Development	National Association of Office and Industrial Properties	NAIOP
Oct 9	Sue Lewis, CPM , ARM; Barry Blanton, CPM, Lorig	Property & Asset Mgmt.	Institute of Real Estate Management	IREM
Oct 16	Jim Bowles, CB Richard Ellis; Rob Aigner, Harsh Investments; Paul Chiles, Chiles & Company Inc. Commercial Real Estate Commissioner; Tricia Deering, CBA	Commercial Brokerage, Counseling & Analysis	Commercial Brokers Association	CBA
Oct 23	Eric Postle, Washington Partners, Inc; Jim Kidder, GVA Kidder Matthews	Industrial & Office, Corp Real Estate	Society of Industrial and Office Realtors	SIOR
Oct 30	Sam Anderson, Executive Officer MBA; other TBA	Homebuilding	Master Builders Association	MBA-KS
Nov 6	Rick Parks, TRF Pacific LLC	Retail Real Estate	International Council of Shopping Centers	ICSC
Nov 13	Jeff Lyon, GVA Kidder Mathews	Investment Brokerage	Certified Commercial Investment Member	CCIM
Nov 20	Roxanne Bilski, Peoples Bank; Terra Vall-Spinosa, Panattoni Development, Inc.; Kris Beason, Skanska USA **	Career Options	Commercial Real Estate Women	CREW
Dec 4	Rod Kauffman, President BOMA Seattle King County; other TBA	Ownership & Management	Building Owners and Managers Association	BOMA

 

* as of 9/16/2008 ** To be determined prior to class on September 25, 2008

In addition to the formal class, the Young Leaders group of the ULI Seattle District Council
will be scheduling a introductory session for students.

This course is open enrollment and may be taken by any graduate students on campus. Depending on space avaibility, we may be able to accomodate undergraduate students and non-matriculating (i.e., non-registered) students. If you have questions, or to get clearance or check on how to enroll, please contact Professor Jim DeLisle.

Speaker Line-up Fall 2006

The schedule for Fall, 2007 is presented in the table below.

Month	Date	Speaker	Company (click for link)	Topic
September	28	Jim Snyder	Kennedy Associates	Institutional Investment
October	5	Dan Ivanoff	Schnitzer NW	Office/Apartment/Condo
	12	Sarah Lewontin	Housing Resource Group	Affordable Housing
	19	Larry Remmers	Wells Fargo Bank	Construction Lending
	26	Tom Parsons	Opus Northwest	Development
November	2	Guy Jaquier	AMB Property Corp	Global Real Estate
	9	Joel Benoliel	Costco	Retail Development
	16	John Nesholm	LMN Architects	Architecture and Real Estate
	23	Thanksgiving
	30	Bill Rademaker	Private Investments	Private Investments
December	7	Dan Fulton	Weyerhaeuser Realty Corp.	Forestry/Housing

Speaker Line-up Fall 2005

The schedule for Fall, 2005 is presented in the table below.

Month	Date	Speaker	Company (click for link)	Topic
September	29	Blake Eagle	NCREIF	Institutional Investment
October	6	Robert Holmes	THG, LLC	Public/Private Connections
	13	Rob Hollister	Hines Interests Limited Partners	Real Estate Development
	20	Bill Bain	NBBJ	Architecture and Real Estate
	27	Al Levine	Seattle Housing Authority	Public Housing
November	3	Judy Runstad	Foster Pepper	Real Estate Law
	10	Larry Remmers	Wells Fargo	Construction Lending
	17	Craig Kinzer	Kinzer Real Estate Services	Real Estate Consulting
	25	Thanksgiving
December	1	Bruce Lorig	Lorig Associates	Project Management
	8	Eric Campbell	CamWest	Residential/Land Development