{"id":6754,"date":"2010-02-22T16:21:35","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T20:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=6754"},"modified":"2018-05-17T07:11:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T11:11:00","slug":"lively-event-broadens-students-awareness-of-the-real-estate-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2010\/02\/lively-event-broadens-students-awareness-of-the-real-estate-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Lively event broadens students\u2019 awareness of the real estate sector."},"content":{"rendered":"

Although real estate remains a challenge-filled industry, almost 100 Florida International University (FIU) students are now aware of the many opportunities afforded by the field, thanks to an interactive seminar hosted by the College of Business Administration.<\/p>\n

FIU\u2019s Real Estate Student Association (RESA), in conjunction with Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Miami and Bank of America, presented \u201cuCREW at FIU,\u201d which took place on January 26, 2010.<\/p>\n

\"Wendy
From left to right: Wendy Hernandez, RESA vice president; event co-chair from CREW, Julie Williamson, specializing in real estate law, Akerman Senterfitt; William Hardin; event co-chair from CREW, Elizabeth Green, attorney at law, The Green Companies; Dan Berkovitz; and Christian Rodriguez, executive board member and Council for Student Organizations representative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis was our first event this semester, and it was a smashing success,\u201d said Dan Berkovitz<\/strong>, a management major, president of RESA and one of the coordinators of the program.<\/p>\n

Berkovitz, along with William Hardin<\/strong>, director of real estate programs in FIU\u2019s business school and RESA\u2019s faculty advisor, developed the idea of hosting such events to provide FIU students with insight into the real estate field, including career options. CREW Miami was an ideal group for the first of these programs thanks to their organizational mission and leaders like Julie Williamson of Akerman Senterfitt and Ellen Blasi of The Green Companies, whose firms sponsored the gathering.<\/p>\n

\"Event
Event co-chair from CREW, Ellen Blasi, director of leasing, The Green Companies, in red at the head of the table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Real estate professionals armed with knowledge approach students.<\/em><\/p>\n

In a format aimed at catering to the students, 13 CREW Miami professionals traveled from table to table every 20 minutes, giving expert advice about specific fields of real estate to the 93 attendees.<\/p>\n

\"Clarissa
Clarissa V. Willis, associate, Brokerage Services, CBRichard Ellis, along with Patricia Werhahn, broker specializing in commercial real estate investments, Weingarten Realty Investors (in tan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe had a good amount of diversity of areas within real estate,\u201d Berkovitz said. \u201cIt ranged from law, to brokerage, to interior design.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other subcategories of real estate careers discussed included marketing, architecture, finance, construction and appraisal.<\/p>\n

\"Joy
Joy McKenna, president, Research Management Corporation, gesturing to the students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The evening received positive feedback from students. Among them was real estate and international business major Kirenia Balan<\/strong>, who said that the \u201copportunity to interact with so many professional women in the field of real estate was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting firsthand knowledge from a successful industry leader is essential in making better career choices,\u201d Hardin said. \u201cThese programs allow students to meet industry professionals who typically are not available for career discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Berkovitz, RESA hopes to use the success of \u201cuCREW at FIU\u201d as a \u201cstaple example for future ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Jeff
At the end of the table: Jeff Williamson, developer, Republic Real Estate Advisors; third person to his left, Margaret Nee, vice president of development, Pointe Group Advisors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Group photo by Danet Linares, former and most recent president of CREW Miami and executive vice president, Blanca Commercial Real Estate<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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