Center for Real Estate
Located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the Center for Real Estate 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
- 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
- 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
- Atila Ali- Commerce Bank
- Stephen Bailey- Newmark
- Fritz Barton, III- The Shelter Company
- Thomas Beier- Pennybacker Capital
- Blake Brown- Heritage Title Company of Austin
- Josh Clary- Montgomery Street Partners
- 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- CBRE