What is New Urbanism?
Sunday, February 06
As cities began to expand and people settled further away in the suburbs, additional infrastructure was needed. We needed electricity to reach people further away. We needed fresh water to reach people further away, as well as roads, sidewalks, waste removal, and telecommunications. This was not ...
Making Your Case Against Regulations
Monday, January 31
City planning, codes, zoning, and government regulations are generally considered to be rather boring subjects to most people. But when there’s an issue that’s important enough to you and that you’re passionate about, you may have to bite the bullet and dive in head first. City Planning Meeting I...
Real Estate Finance is an Oddball
Sunday, January 23
It’s hard to believe that this time last year I was taking the GMAT (entrance exam similar to the SATs) and preparing my applications for graduate school. Once I completed and submitted those applications, the next several months seemed to almost drag, as I eagerly awaited the start of classes. Y...
Informational Interviews are Just Conversations
Sunday, December 19
A few weeks back we had three alumni speak to our class. One of them mentioned being rather shy when it came to networking, but that she made a point of pushing herself past her comfort zone knowing the importance of relationships in business. While still a student, she set up several informatio...
Three Months In: Is it Worth It?
Sunday, December 05
I began this blog as a series entitled, “A Master’s Journey into Real Estate” as a play on words. Education is like a journey towards learning/discovering something new and I’m actively pursuing a master’s degree. Hopefully by the time I earn that degree, as the name suggests I’ll feel as though ...
Get Out into the Real World: Property Tours
Saturday, November 20
Recently, I had the opportunity to take three property site tours. These were real world development projects offering behind the scenes tours. I’ll describe the three tours in a moment, but first I want to briefly discuss why getting out and exploring “the real world” is so important. The Real W...