Real Estate Development

Groups & Organizations

Connect with real estate development students and professionals! Joining organizations is a great way to meet new people and get exposure to new opportunities.

Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development

The mission of the Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development is to provide opportunities to students studying real estate development, industry professionals, and allied disciplines that further the practice of creating financially viable, environmentally respectful, socially responsible, sustainable design—the “Quadruple Bottom Line.” The Colvin Institute seeks to increase the understanding and visibility of the real estate development industry and its role in creating vibrant communities.

The Colvin Institute is located in Room 1121. It is staffed by graduate assistants from 5-7 pm, Monday – Thursday. Resources available are access to industry journals and the Real Estate Review. Assistant Director, Carrie Chard is available to assist you from 9-5, Monday – Friday. She can be contacted via email at cchard@umd.edu or stop by 1121.

Watch for emails from Carrie Chard as the Colvin Institute sponsors student registrations to conferences, lectures, happy hours, competitions, Excel Bootcamp and other events. In addition to announcements regarding internships and job opportunities.

As a real estate student, The Colvin Institute sponsors your membership to the following organization. You will automatically be enrolled. You will need to activate your membership using your UMD email.

The Commercial Real Estate Development Association (NAIOP)

Students are automatically members
Scholarship opportunities
Networking events
Access to trainings

International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)

Scholarship opportunities
Access to trainings
Mentorship connections

ICSC Home

Housing&

Membership by request to Colvin Institute
Research, advocacy, training, and collaboration to advance housing solutions that strengthen communities and expand opportunities for all

Housing& Home

More useful recourses and networks to connect with!

Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)

Industry's premier business networking organization
Membership unlocks business connections, leadership development, access to CREW members in your market, and more than 14,000 professionals around the globe
Events and networking
Scholarship opportunities for women and female identifying students in related fields

Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)

Urban Land Institute (ULI)

The Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute (CCIM)

CoreNet Global

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

Colliers International

Job Search Platforms

Be sure to use Handshake and other go-to platforms as well. These are some search resources that are more specific to Real Estate.

SelectLeaders

SelectLeaders is a real estate Job Site and Network formed to provide one, industry-wide career destination to attract talent into careers in real estate

Go to SelectLeaders

A.CRE Jobs

Use another search platform to browse positions open in various fields of commercial real estate.

Go to A.CRE Jobs

iHireRealEstate

Another career platform built for Real Estate job seekers to find personalized job matches, connect directly with employers, and find your next job.

Go to iHireRealEstate

Resources

Deep Dive: Careers in Commercial Real Estate

(article)

Exploring Careers in Commercial Real Estate

(video testimonial from industry professionals)

How the Real Estate Development & REIT Industries Work

(article from UMBREX on the full chain of Real Estate Development and Construction industries)

Architecture

Webpages, Handbooks, and Articles:

NCARB Guide to Your Career in Architecture

www.ARCHCareersGuide.com

Careers Beyond Architecture

The NCARB Certification Guideline Handbook

Toward an Evolution of Studio Culture

Careers in Architecture & Beyond

Links to an external site.

Organizations

The American Institute of Architects

The American Institute of Architecture Students

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

The National Architectural Accrediting Board

The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

The National Organization of Minority Architects

Creative's XP

is a professional development platform that introduces collegiate architecture students and emerging professionals to traditional and nontraditional design careers. Through resources and a series of annual events, participants engage with professionals from various creative careers, participate in workshops, build a network, and craft a thoughtful game plan to tackle their desired careers head-on.

Links to an external site.

Books:

Architect? A Candid Guide to the Profession, Roger K. Lewis, FAIA, (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press)

Becoming an Architect, Lee W. Waldrep, PhD., (Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)

Links to an external site.