Real estate students tour the Miami River on floating classroom.

All aboard! The “Miami Lady” tour boat became a floating classroom when Suzanne Hollander, who teaches real estate courses in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), took 100 undergraduates, graduate students and alumni on an educational real estate tour on the Miami River on November 4th. This critical artery of commerce, […]

Event connects students and real estate organization leaders.

Location. Location. Location. In real estate, it’s often said that this is the key to a successful property sale. Students looking to launch a career in real estate might add this mantra for success: Organizations. Organizations. Organizations. To help foster the right connections, the College of Business Administration’s Real Estate Student Association (RESA) recently hosted […]

Students learn to tap into the power of networking.

In this challenging job market, good networking skills complete any serious job-hunter’s toolkit. That’s a good reason why more than 40 students and college community members attended the recent “Power Networking,” sponsored by Keller Williams Realty. The College of Business Administration’s Real Estate Student Association (RESA) hosted the event, in cooperation with the college’s Real […]

Lively event broadens students’ awareness of the real estate sector.

Although real estate remains a challenge-filled industry, almost 100 Florida International University (FIU) students are now aware of the many opportunities afforded by the field, thanks to an interactive seminar hosted by the College of Business Administration. FIU’s Real Estate Student Association (RESA), in conjunction with Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Miami and Bank of […]

Real estate investors help student organization rebuild.

Whether or not the local real estate market has rebounded, the Real Estate Student Association (RESA) at Florida International University (FIU) definitely has. Under the organization’s new executive board and its president, Dan Berkovitz, the group recently held its first 2009-10 school year event, titled “Investing in Commercial Real Estate,” and it was a “big […]