Center for Real Estate
Located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the Center for Real Estate connects students, faculty and industry professionals to explore real estate markets, innovation and ethical leadership.
About the Center
The Center for Real Estate brings together students, faculty and industry professionals to explore real estate markets, investment strategies and development practices. Through industry partnerships, mentorship and applied learning, the center connects classroom knowledge with real-world application.
Industry Engagement & Experiential Learning
The center connects students with real estate professionals through mentorship, networking and applied experiences. These engagements provide insight into market trends and real estate practices across the industry.
Real Estate Mentorship Program
This eight-week program connects students with industry professionals to build one-on-one relationships and expand professional networks within the real estate field.
Real Estate Club
Open to all majors, the Real Estate Club connects students with industry leaders through speaker events, site visits and networking opportunities.
Events & Engagement
The Center for Real Estate hosts speaker series, industry panels and networking events that connect students, alumni and professionals across the real estate community.
Leadership & Advisory
Explore the people who drive our work and impact.
The center’s advisory board includes industry leaders who support student engagement, experiential learning and program development while strengthening connections between the university and business community.
- Mike Albanese
Albanese Cormier - Jason Anderson
Crescent Real Estate LLC - Scott Arnoldy
Triten Real Estate Partners - Mike Berry
Hillwood Development - Andy Cates
Value Acquisition Fund - Chad Cook
Quadrant Capital - Mark Cundiff
Southside Bank - Chris Ellis
Endeavor Real Estate Group - Matt Fuqua
Blazer Building - Steve Garrison
PW Development - Steven Greathouse
CTO Realty Growth - Bryan Harlan
Clover Capital Partners - Andrew Hendricks
DR Horton - David Hendricks
Hendricks - Joel Heydenburk
Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth - Rick Jenkins
Busey Bank - Drew Kile
Institutional Property Advisors - Nelson Knight
Apple Hospitality REIT - Andrew Lombardi
Crescent Real Estate - Allison Lyles
Vari - Blake Magee
Blake Magee Company - Bob McClain
Crow Holdings Capital - Kenton McKeehan
Big V - Topher Merrill
Harrison Street - Andy Mitchell
Lantern - Terry Montesi
Trademark Property Company - Bill Newsome
Newsome Development - Jeff Patman
Capital Title - Jon Pharris
Caprock - Boo Purcell
Jupiter Management - Travis Roberts
University Partners - Mauricio Rodriguez
TCU Neeley School of Business - Stephen Schneidau
Cushman and Wakefield - Ryan Smith
Agarita Management Company - Jeff Staubach
Staubach Capital - Jody Thornton
JLL - Cary Tremper
Tremper Capital Group - Jonathan Varni
Foundry Capital - William Wynperle
Coral Tree Management, LP
- Atila Ali
Commerce Bank - Lange Allen
Affinius Capital - Stephen Bailey
Newmark - Fritz Barton, III
The Shelter Company - Thomas Beier
Pennybacker Capital - Blake Brown
Heritage Title Company of Austin - Tanner Davidson
D.R. Horton, Inc. - Craig Davis
Veritex Community Bank - Jessica Essl
M2G Ventures - Dan Frey
Endeavor RE - Chris Gainey
Marcus & Millichap - Ashish Ghimire
Texas Christian University - Dan Grable
Goodman North American - Susan Gruppi
M2G Ventures - Chris Guice
Austin Commercial - Phillip Halliday
Shop Companies - Jessica Hansen
D.R. Horton, Inc. - Dak Hatfield
Hatfield Advisors - Jason Hauck
Morgan Group - James Hendricks
Retired, Clarion Partners - Sarah Jackson
Veritex Community Bank - Glenn Karp
Chandler Capital Advisors - Ben Loughry
Overwatch Fund - Edward Manuel
Pershing - Mart Martindale
Edge Capital Markets - Charles Merdian
LGI Homes - Matt Mildren
TUG Hill Real Estate Partners - Matt Montague
HPI - Jim Mosby
Cushman & Wakefield - Martin Noto
Ciera Bank - Steve Oden
OHT Partners - Kyle Poulson
Transwestern - Chris Powers
Fort Capital - Drew Shields
Granite REIT - Steve Shields
Transportation Property Company - Jared Shope
2SP Partners LLC - Richard Stuart II
2SP Partners LLC - Andy Thelen
The Criterion Fund - Colleen Thelen
CT Development Consulting - John Wilson
Republic Title of Texas, Inc. - Nathan Wynne
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