Real estate students at Berkeley Haas have access to a wealth of resources beyond the classroom. There are a number of scholarships and inter-campus competitions, as well as an active student club and alumni association.
- Take real estate classes!
- Join BREC (Berkeley Real Estate Club) – https://berkeleyrealestateclub.com
- Attend BREC Summit on Friday, September 17 from 9:30am to 12:30pm – Registration link here.
- Connect with Abby Franklin, Executive Director of Accelerating Careers in Real Estate (ACRE) at
abigail_franklin@berkeley.edu. You may also sign up for appointments in CMG Bears.
ACRE is a program within the Career Management Group focusing specifically on students pursuing a real estate career. The ACRE program is designed to help students focus their career search in real estate and provide a bridge to the professional real estate community. It builds on the Haas School’s strong relationships within the Bay Area as well as national and international real estate networks to provide students with extraordinary exposure to industry leaders and career opportunities.
ACRE integrates the Haas School’s resources including the Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics as well as providing the following:
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- Personal Introductions to help you leverage our vast alumni network, connecting you with alums and other real estate professionals working in your area of real estate interest
- Assistance in finding and securing full-time careers, school-year and summer internships
- Strategic advice on case competition participation, fellowship applications, and course selection
- Spring Career Chat Series, semi-weekly conversations with practitioners showcasing a variety of real estate careers beginning in April 2022
- Salary negotiation
- Overall strategic advice and coaching as you craft your real estate career trajectory
- Attend the “Lunch with Nancy & Abby” Series, a virtual lunch event with Professor Nancy Wallace, Chair of the Berkeley Haas real estate program, and Abby Franklin for open-ended discussion ranging from Haas-specific news to broad trends in real estate. The remaining Fall 2021 Semester Dates are: Fridays, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, October 8 & 29, November 19. Zoom Link
- Pursue the Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Real Estate (IGCRE)
- Participate in case competitions:
- UT Austin Real Estate Finance Challenge
- NAIOP Golden Shovel Challenge
- Bank of American Low-Income Housing Challenge
- Kellogg Real Estate Venture Challenge
- UNC Development Challenge
- ULI Hines Student Competition
- Apply to attend the Fisher Center Policy Advisory Board Meetings
- Join ULI (Urban Land Institute) – additional info to be sent later in the semester
- Apply for Fellowships & Scholarships
- Volunteer for Fisher Center events (public conferences, alumni events, etc.). Sign up here.
- Network, network, network….and then network some more!
To download a pdf of this checklist with live links, please click here.
Because most real estate employers determine their summer and full-time hiring needs in the spring, April is typically the busiest month for our graduate students’ real estate job searches. In 2020, the pandemic and shelter-in-place orders forced us to move from a traditional in person career fair to a series of individual virtual chats with employees. The program and format were so successful that we are thrilled to offer these virtual career chats for the third consecutive year.
To continue educating students about various real estate careers in general and specific opportunities in particular, the Accelerating Careers in Real Estate Program at Berkeley Haas and the Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics are partnering with BREAA (Berkeley Real Estate Alumni Association) and BREC (Berkeley Real Estate Club to provide career discussions during the month of April 2022.
These sessions will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm and will focus on a particular aspect of real estate (investments, development, affordable housing, etc.). The guest speakers will be UC Berkeley alums working in these real estate fields.
We hope you will join us for these informative and impactful sessions. They will provide valuable career-related content and highlight the strength and meaning of the UC Berkeley real estate community.
