
UNC Undergraduate
Real Estate Club

Events
Featured Speakers

Two-Sigma:
With Drew Conway

McDonald's:
With Mathis Nedell

JLL:
With Arlen Hooks

Evercore:
With Neil Wolitzer


Goldman Sachs & Suncap Properties:
With Chris Nelson & Austin Lehr
Greystar:
With Wes Fuller


Adventures in CRE:
With Spencer Burton


Avalon Bay Communities:
With Leo Horey
Nuveen:
With Stephen Bass

PWC:
With Byron Carlock

Foundry Commercial:
With Mark Holoman

Event Highlight:
Don Tepman, the "StripMallGuy", Founder of TownCentreCapital
We were proud to welcome Don Tepman, X Real Estate Celebrity "StripMallGuy" and founder of TownCentreCapital to UNC. He offered valuable market insights, his backstory, and advice for those getting started in the industry.
UREC x Kane Realty
North Hills Innovation District Property Tour
Members of the club were generously hosted by Kane Realty for a presentation and property tour of their North Hills Innovation District, the newest phase in the North Hills development. NHID boasts office, residential, and retail that adapts to the surrounding environment.

Competition History
2024: 1st Place Winner - University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
The Leonard W. Wood Center for Real Estate Studies at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School was asked to partner with the ICSC Foundation in 2023 to co-host the Retail Real Estate Case Competition at ICSC Las Vegas. This invitation-only case competition is held annually during ICSC Las Vegas.
​​Selden Baldwin, Peyton Youth, Christina Steiner, and Spencer Sabatino represented UNC at the ICSC & UNC Real Estate Case Competition in Las Vegas, competing against 14 schools from across the country.
2023: 2nd Place Winner - University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
Andre Goldsmith, Olivia Schram, Emily Shih, and Adam Lee represented UNC at the ICSC & UNC Real Estate Case Competition in Las Vegas, earning 2nd place among 11 teams. Indiana University's Kelley School took 1st, and Villanova placed 3rd.
Spring 2025 Schedule
Wed 1.22 Before First Meeting at 5:30pm: Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Info Session
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Wed 1.22 First Meeting: Real Estate Club Introduction
Wed 1.29 Juniors and Sophomores - Sophomore spring recruiting and Cyrel Helms ULI Presentation
Thurs 1.30 Sage Credit Investment Partners Networking Event - 5:30-7:30 at Geerhouse in Durham
Wed 2.5 Chris Nelson and Austin Lehr: Goldman Sachs and Suncap Property Group
Wed 2.12 Networking Event Dinner
Sat 2.15 Habitat for Humanity Build
Tue 2.18 Wood Center's Visionary Speaker Event: Dionne Nelson from Laurel Street Residential
Wed 2.26 Arlen Hooks - JLL
Wed 3.5 Drew Conway - 2 Sigma PropTech Discussion
Wed 3.19 Clint Myers - Former Sr Managing Director and Chief Strategy Officer at Hines, Currently a
Partner with ROTR's Real Estate Initiative
Thu. 3.20 Women's MBA Happy Hour + Undergraduates
Wed 3.26 Don Tepman "The Strip Mall Guy" - University Partners
Sat 3.29 Habit For Humanity Build
Wed 4.2 Steven Bass - Nuveen
Wed 4.9 Drew Conway - TwoSigma
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Wed 4.23 Young Alumni Panel - Graduate Hotel
Thurs 4.24 Wood Center's Real Estate Conference
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