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Welcome

Welcome to the Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development and the Graduate Programs in Real Estate Development in the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at the University of Maryland.

You are embarking on an exciting journey in a unique program that combines academics and practice, professors and practitioners a joint effort to enhance or jumpstart your career in real estate development. The MRED program here at Maryland embraces a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary approach to real estate education addressing all facets of the industry from planning to property management, finance to construction. As our tag line announces, we are all about "Collaborative Education for a Sustainable Future." We educate our real estate students to develop for a Quadruple Bottom Line concerned not only with the old-fashioned financial bottom line, but more broadly for Economic Viability, Environmental Respect, Social Responsibility and Sustainable Design.

Besides undertaking the work in your courses, you will find multiple opportunities to interact with industry professionals, many of whom will come to lecture in your classes or work with you on your capstone project. In addition, we encourage early and frequent involvement with one of the many development trade associations located in this region. Moreover, you should take advantage of the enrichment you can find at the School's Wednesday night lectures, the Kibel Gallery exhibitions, as well as field trips and weekend forums.

So, again, welcome! I look forward to many formal and informal exchanges during your time here at Maryland. Please don't hesitate to contact me by email, phone (301-405-6790), or in my office (Arch Faculty Wing 1243) before or after class to discuss your particular program and interests, as well as concerns or suggestions for how we can make this the most valuable and rewarding education for you. I look forward to welcoming you back as one of our honored alumni in not too many months.

Regards,
Margaret McFarland, JD, Director
Graduate Programs in Real Estate Development
Email
301-405-6790

Real Estate Development News

• ARGUS Summer Skills Course

  Mike Daugard will be teaching our summer ARGUS Class which will be held on six Saturdays  from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm beginning July 18 through August 22.
  

• MRED Graduation Award Winners

  Seven graduating Master's of Real Estate Development students are recognized during the School's Spring commencement ceremony.

• MRED Spring Capstone Presentations are a Grand Success

  Eleven students presented a feasibility analysis based on a "real world" development proposal of their making. Three students made summary presentations of their research thesis of a single topic.

• UM in the Winner's Circle in National Real Estate Development Competition

  An interdisciplinary team of students sponsored by the Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development has, for the second year in a row, placed Maryland in the top three in the national REIDO Case Competition.