November 2005

Below, please find the November 2005, edition of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center's E-Newsletter. Contact Janice Leberman lebermaj@wharton.upenn.edu if you would like to subscribe to this newsletter and be on our mailing list.

  • Fall Members' Meeting
    A complete, illustrated summary of our Fall Members' Meeting, October 18th and 19th including a report on the speakers, panel sessions, and Farash Distinguished Lecture.

    Note to our Members: Audio of the meeting is now available on-line.
    Please contact Ron Smith for more information. Attendees: If you have not done so already, kindly complete an online evaluation of the meeting.

  • Save the Dates
    • Spring Members' Meeting - Thursday and Friday, April 20 and 21, 2006
    • Fall Member's Meeting - Thursday, November 2, 2006

  • Student Resume Book
    We invite you to visit our new on-line interactive Resume Book representing students seeking positions in the real estate industry.

  • Real Estate Career Fair
    We are pleased to announce the fifth annual Real Estate Career Fair at Wharton to be held on Friday, January 20, 2006.The fair creates an opportunity for company representatives to meet the University of Pennsylvania's best and brightest, who are seriously interested in exploring the challenges and opportunities to be found in the real estate profession. A company does not need to have an active search in progress to attend. Email Ron Smith for more information and to register your company.

  • Research Focus
    “Immigration and the Neighborhood” by Albert Saiz and Susan Wachter [PDF, 571K]

  • Wharton News
    Wharton real estate professors' speaking engagements, media reports and publications…

  • New Members
    A list of new members who have joined with us in our pursuit of excellence …
October 2005

Below, please find the October 2005, edition of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center's E-Newsletter. Follow the appropriate link to register for our Fall Members' Meeting and to view the latest agenda. Contact Janice Leberman lebermaj@wharton.upenn.edu if you would like to subscribe to this newsletter and be on our mailing list.

  • Fall Members' Meeting—Agenda and Registration
    A complete agenda and opportunity for members to register online for the Fall Members' Meeting, which will take place on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, October 19, 2005. If you would like to attend the Fall Meeting and are not yet a member of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center, please visit our Members' page

  • Career Mentor Program
    Zell/Lurie Members are invited to mentor a Wharton student. If you have not done so, please complete the form.

  • Research Focus
    “Current State Legislative and Judicial Profiles on Land-Use Regulations in the U.S.” by David D. Foster and Anita A. Summers.
    Our research focus report adds to the Zell/Lurie Center's efforts to better understand the nature of land use regulation and control across the country. Anita Summers and David Foster provide a template for evaluating the behavior of state courts, state legislatures, and governors' offices across all fifty states. [PDF, 571K]

  • Wharton News
    Wharton real estate professors' speaking engagements, media reports and publications…

  • New Members
    A list of new members who have joined with us in our pursuit of excellence …
August, 2005

Below, please find the August, 2005, edition of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center's E-Newsletter. Click on the appropriate button to register for our Fall Members' Meeting and to view the latest agenda. Contact Janice Leberman lebermaj@wharton.upenn.edu if you would like to subscribe to this newsletter and be on our mailing list.

Richard Frost
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of long-time Zell/Lurie Center staff member, Richard Frost. Richard joined us in 1997 and was the senior staff person at the Zell/Lurie Center until his retirement in 2003. He was still working part time with the Center until his death. Richard was a 1961 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and proudly served in the United States Marine Corps. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that contributions in his memory may be made to either The Richard Frost Award (checks made payable to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, and addressed to the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center, Suite 1400, Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall, 3620 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104) or to Friends of Acadia (43 Cottage St., P.O. Box 45, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609). If you have any questions or need further information, please call Janice Leberman (215.898.3824).

  • Fall Members' Meeting—Agenda and Registration
    A complete agenda and opportunity for members to register online for the Fall Members' Meeting which will take place on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, October 19, 2005. If you would like to attend the Fall Meeting and are not yet a member of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center, please visit our Members' page

  • Career Mentor Program
    Zell/Lurie Members are invited to mentor a Wharton student. If you have not done so, please complete the form.

  • Research Focus
    “Commitment, Risk, and Consumption: Do Birds of a Feather Have Bigger Nests?” By Stephen H. Shore and Todd Sinai [PDF, 489K]

  • Wharton News
    Wharton real estate professors speaking engagements, media reports and publications…

  • New Members
    A list of new members who have joined with us in our pursuit of excellence …
May, 2005

The Zell/Lurie Center regrets to note the untimely death of our friend and supporter Robert A. Stanger, President of the Robert A. Stanger & Company, Inc. Mr. Stanger had been a Center member since 1998. We join Mr. Stanger's friends and associates throughout the industry in mourning this loss and send our sincere condolences to his wife, Gail, and his children.

  • Spring Members' Meeting
    A complete, illustrated summary of our Spring Members' Meeting, April 21 and 22, 2005, including a report on the speakers and panel sessions: if you have not done so already, kindly complete an online evaluation of the meeting.

  • On-line Resume Book
    We invite you to visit our recently revised on-line Resume Book representing a selective list of students seeking summer and full-time positions in the real estate industry.

  • Research Focus
    “Subprime Lending: Neighborhood Patterns Over Time” by Jonathan Hershaff, Susan Wachter and Karl Russo [PDF, 342K]

  • International Housing Finance Program
    The widely acclaimed conference, “Improving and Expanding Housing Finance Systems,” will be held from June 6 to 16, 2005 at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Information and application forms can be found on the program's web site or by emailing housingfinance@wharton.upenn.edu

  • Wharton News
    Wharton real estate professors speaking engagements, media reports and publications…

  • New Members
    A list of new members who have joined with us in our pursuit of excellence …
April, 2005
  • Spring Members' Meeting
    Spring Members' Meeting - Invitation, Agenda and Registration A final opportunity to register for our Spring Members' Meeting on April 21 and 22, 2005, at The Rittenhouse, Philadelphia. Featured Speaker, Arthur Caplan, Director, Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania and Keynote Speaker, The Honorable Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of New York.

  • On-line Resume Book
    We invite you to visit our recently revised on-line Resume Book representing a selective list of students seeking summer and full-time positions in the real estate industry.

  • Research Focus
    “The Anatomy of a Housing Bubble” by Grace Wong [PDF, 398K]

  • International Housing Finance Program
    The widely acclaimed conference, “Improving and Expanding Housing Finance Systems,” will be held from June 6 to 16, 2005 at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Information and application forms can be found on the program's web site or by emailing housingfinance@wharton.upenn.edu

  • Wharton News
    Wharton real estate professors speaking engagements, media reports and publications…

  • New Members
    A list of new members who have joined with us in our pursuit of excellence …
February, 2005

The Zell/Lurie Center regrets to note the untimely death of Kathryn J. Engebretson, President of the William Penn Foundation and former CFO of the University of Pennsylvania. Kathy was a great friend of this program and was a firm believer that good policy is always grounded in first-rate research. The energetic interest she showed in our research and its implications for the local region certainly helped make us better. We join her many friends in mourning her loss and wish her family well. Read more…

Wharton News, the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center's E-Newsletter, February 2005 edition may be found below. Please contact Janice Leberman at lebermaj@wharton.upenn.edu if you would like to subscribe to this newsletter and be included on our mailing list.

  • Spring Members' Meeting – Invitation, Agenda and Registration
    An impressive array of panelists and speakers will be featured during all sessions of the Spring Members' Meeting including Featured Speaker, Arthur Caplan, Director, Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania and Keynote Speaker, The Honorable Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of New York. The Meeting will take place on April 21 and 22, 2005, at The Rittenhouse, Philadelphia.

  • On-line Resume Book
    We invite you to visit our recently revised on-line Resume Book representing a selective list of students seeking positions in the real estate industry.

  • Research Focus
    “Why Have Housing Prices Gone Up?” By Edward L. Glaeser,, Joseph Gyourko and Raven E. Saks [PDF, 117K]

  • International Housing Finance Program
    The widely acclaimed conference, “Improving and Expanding Housing Finance Systems,” will be held from June 6 to 16, 2005 at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Information and application forms can be found on the program's web site or by emailing housingfinance@wharton.upenn.edu

  • Student News
    A focus on student activities.

  • Wharton News
    Wharton real estate professors speaking engagements, media reports and publications…

  • New Members
    A list of new members who have joined with us in our pursuit of excellence …


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