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Fri, 04/26/2024 - 12:00

A team of five graduate students from the University of Maryland’s Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development program won first place in the National Association for Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP) DC l MD 2024 Capital Challenge this month. The win marks the third time Maryland has taken the to...

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 12:00

An interdisciplinary graduate student team from the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation has advanced to the final four in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2024 Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition. They wil...

Fri, 12/15/2023 - 12:00

It has been a landmark year for the Real Estate Development Program at the University of Maryland. In Fall 2022, we launched our undergraduate major in Real Estate and the Built Environment, celebrated the major’s first graduate in May 2023, and welcomed two new faculty members, Jesse Saginor, Ph.D....

Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:00

Written by Brianna RhodesJohn Park joins the Real Estate Development program this fall as an assistant professor. He earned his Ph.D. in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University, an M.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and M.S. and B.S. degrees from Hanyang University in Seoul, South Kore...

Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:00

Jesse Saginor, is an associate professor and assistant director of graduate students in the Real Estate Development Program. He holds a Ph.D. in Urban Studies and Public Affairs with a concentration in real estate and economic development from Cleveland State University. He also has a Master of Publ...

Fri, 03/24/2023 - 12:00

There’s a statistic in the architecture world that Lakisha Woods thinks deserves more attention. It’s not related to community development, sustainable practice or green design—but rather, who’s doing it. Although 51% of architecture students are women, they comprise only 17% of all registered archi...