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Real Estate and Construction Management Articles
New Burns Director Aims to Increase Reach, Student Experiences
Vivek Sah has plans to elevate the Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management to a new level of prominence.
Alum Creates Endowed Scholarship to Honor MBA Grad
He had two siblings of his own, but Jason Howe (MBA 2013) wanted to be everybody’s big brother. “He wanted to take care of his family,” said Tim Howe, Jason’s father. “He wanted to be that person who you could always go to, who could be relied upon, who was willing to...
Denver Tracks with National Trend, Rents Keep Climbing
Researchers at the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business in partnership with the Apartment Association of Metro Denver released the second quarter Denver Metro Apartment Vacancy and Rent report. The report shows rents continuing to increase, which is...
Real Estate and Built Environment Student Shares His Experience
Nicolas Ream is pursuing a master’s degree in Real Estate and the Built Environment. The graduate student grew up in Montana around the construction industry. His family owns and operates Montana Heritage Home Builders, Inc., which specializes in luxury,...
New, High-Tech Collaboratory Positions Students for Success
“This is what cyberstalking a property looks like,” Eric Holt says, and his fingers go to work. With a few strokes of the keyboard and clicks of a mouse, we’re in downtown Miami Beach, Florida, 1,723 miles from the University of Denver campus. The Google Earth...
Barb Jackson Retires from Burns School
Barb Jackson is a builder. Seems fitting as the director of the Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management. In Jackson’s case, “building” has a broader definition—Jackson is entrepreneurial, she thinks big, dreams big and she had a vision for...
Apartment Survey Shows Rent Increases and Steady Vacancy
Researchers at the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business released the first quarter Denver Metro Apartment Vacancy and Rent report, which showed a resumption in rent growth and a level vacancy rate. The first quarter results show an increase of $56.94, up...
Q&A: What’s Happening With the Housing Market?
Since the start of the pandemic, a perfect storm has sent home prices soaring, as record low mortgage rates and remote work spurred Americans to move. And now, even as interest rates tick up, inventory is at a record low, driving prices even higher. In February, the...







