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The McCombs Department of Finance at The University of Texas at Austin's Real Estate Finance and Investment Center.

09/24/2026

Our Real Estate Center Society had a busy, but fun-filled week!

On Monday, we teamed up with Healthy Celebrations for a run followed by a coffee tab, and on Tuesday, we had a RECS meetup at Dirty Martin’s!

Thank you to everyone who came out! Looking forward to more RECS meetups this semester! 🤘

09/18/2026

This week was our premier networking event of the fall! Our Real Estate Career Expo brought in over 225 students & 75 representatives from CRE companies across the nation. In an industry built around relationships it’s the networking that counts. Our longhorns know how to show up! 🤘

Thank you to everyone who joined us & to the employers, alumni, & mentors that continues to support our students!!

We welcomed representatives from:
* Aspen Realty Partners
* B&I Capital
* Balcones Real Estate Group
* Bank OZK
* Camden Property Trust
* CBRE
* Crow Holdings Capital Partners
* Deloitte
* Dominium
* Eastdil Secured
* Endeavor Real Estate Group
* EY
* Foresite Commercial Real Estate
* Greystar
* Harbor Capital
* Hines
* JLL
* Karlin Real Estate
* Link Logistics Real Estate
* LV Collevtive
* Matthews Retail Advisors
* Montgomery Street Partners
* Neo East Group
* OHT Partners
* Prologis
* Rialto Capital
* Riverside Resources
* Sands Investment Group
* Stonelake Capital Partners
* Stream Realty Partners
* Trammell Crow Company
* Transwestern
* Trinity REIS
* Wells Fargo

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09/11/2026

We had a great first RECS meeting to kick off the semester! 🤘

It was a great opportunity for students to reconnect, meet new members, and hear about what RECS and the McCombs Real Estate Center have in store for the semester.

Students: make sure to stay up to date in Symplicity and sign up for events like this one.

08/28/2026

Meet the 2026-27 RECS Leadership Team! 🎉
The Real Estate Center Society (RECS) is a student-led organization dedicated to building community, creating connections and opportunities for students interested in real estate here at UT Austin.

Our RECS leaders help bring programs to life, strengthen our student community, connect peers with industry, and represent the Real Estate Center across campus. After a highly competitive application process, we are excited to introduce this exceptional group of student leaders and can’t wait to see the impact they’ll make on the RECS community this year. 🏙️🤘

🌠RECS Leadership 2026-2027🌠
President: Rocco Gonzales VP, Communications & Marketing: Emerson Davis Co-VP, Student Engagement & Peer Mentorship: Maxwell Meizlik Co-VP, Student Engagement & Peer Mentorship: Cami Hughes VP, Case Competitions, MBA: Josh Hu VP, Case Competitions, Undergraduate: Maximilian Druckman VP, Internal Operations: Ben Bidan

08/22/2026

📣Check out where our students spent their summer Internships! 👉

We are incredibly proud to see our Longhorns shining as representatives of UT Austin and the Real Estate Center. A heartfelt thank you goes out to the incredible companies that support our students and offer such valuable summer internship experiences! Hook ’em! 🤘

Thank you to:

Crow Company

Capital
Properties
Capital Partners
Holdings Development
Property Trust

Resources

Living

06/18/2026

We sent a team of undergraduate students to compete among 16 universities at the 2026 ICSC & UNC Retail Real Estate Case Competition in Las Vegas. Case competitions are just one of the many ways we enrich our students education & build real world skills setting them up for success in their careers post graduation.

Thanks to ICSC UNC Wood Center for hosting another great competition.

05/27/2026

Earlier this spring, a group of our Emerging Leader Council members toured Q2 Stadium, home of ! It was a perfect Austin day to get a behind the scenes look and dive into the details behind the design. We love how so much effort went into showcasing our local businesses and fostering a sense of community in this stunning stadium.

Emerging Leaders Council level is comprised of recent UT graduates working in commercial real estate, generally with up to five years industry experience. The Emerging Leaders Council provides opportunities to build professional connections and engage with the Real Estate Center early in one’s career.

For information about any membership level, please contact the Texas McCombs Real Estate Center.

05/08/2026

We’re so proud! 🎓 This is only the beginning of the journey ahead & we can’t wait to see what big these Longhorns bring! Hook’em! 🤘

05/07/2026

Last week, we welcomed over 300 Council Members, industry professionals, and guests to our Spring Real Estate Conference. We were truly inspired by the visionary spirit and selfless leadership of Patrick and Kathy Terry of . We received a candid assessment of our current economic landscape from the insightful Dr. Julia Coronado. Jim Davis, the President of UT Austin, provided us with updates on the real estate developments within the UT community. A panel of experts shared their insights on data centers, energy, and AI infrastructure, discussing the direction we’re heading. Our final panel explored the vision and next steps for the UT Medical Center and the surrounding communities. We finished out the conference with roundtable discussions & opportunities for our attendees to share their thoughts on relevant topics impacting the CRE industry.

A heartfelt thank you to all our speakers for generously sharing their expertise and time with us!

Energy & AI Infrastructure: Powering Growth in a Constrained World
Dr. Lin Ning, Chief Economist, Bureau of Economic Geology
John Parsons, Managing Director, Head of Data Center Development, Affinius Capital
Kassia Yanosek, Managing Director and Head of Financial Partnerships, Bechtel
Moderated by: Dilawar Syed, Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs & McCombs School of Business

UT Medical Center: One Vision, Multiple Districts
Dr. Claudia Lucchinetti, Dean, Dell Medical School; Senior VP for Medical Affairs, UT Austin
Brent Stringfellow, Associate Vice President for Campus Operations and Planning, UT Austin
Kirk Watson, Mayor, City of Austin
Moderated by: Mandy Pope, Director, UT Real Estate Center

04/28/2026

RECS wrapped up the semester with a student meet-up at 415 Colorado, a Stonelake Capital Partners project in downtown Austin. It was a great opportunity for students interested in real estate to connect and close out the semester together!

RECS hosts student meet-ups every other Tuesday—see you next semester!

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