Suzanne S. Hollander

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Education

Juris Doctor in Law
University of Miami, Miami, Florida

Bachelor of Arts in Government
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire

Areas of Expertise

• Commercial Real Estate Development and Property Management
• Distress Property Purchases and Mortgages
• Global Allocation of Wealth
• Housing
• Mortgages Access to Loans
• Property Tax
• Property Taxes - Structuring Investments into U.S. Real Estate
• Real Estate and Property Law and Rights
• Real Estate Development Urban Development Zoning
• Real Estate Investment
• Real Estate Investment Global Allocation of Wealth - Assets
• Real Estate Law and Real Estate Regulation

Professional Activities

Professor Suzanne Hollander, JD, is an Associate Teaching Professor at FIU’s Hollo School of Real Estate teaching real estate law and property rights. The U.S. Department of State appointed Professor Hollander to its Fulbright Specialist Roster as a Real Estate Expert.  During 2022, Professor Hollander conduced on-site reserach on the impact of COVID on real estate in Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay and met with property owners across Latin America.

Bringing the real world of real estate into the classroom, Professor Hollander served as general counsel and project developer for a family office from Switzerland building skyscrapers in Downtown Miami and later as the City of Miami's Director of Real Estate & Asset Management managing an estimated US$17.5 Billon real estate portfolio.

Professor Hollander has advised private investors and government entities throughout the U.S. and Latin America on urban and regional development/finance, strategies to meet demand for housing and natural resources, real estate developments’ impact on regional economies, commercial leasing, entitlements for large scale development, and, as a a result of her work, the U.S. State Department appointed her to its Fulbright Specialist Roster as an Expert in Real Estate.

Professor Hollander has taught thousands of students.  At FIU, Professor Hollander, teaches real estate law and has led commercial real estate industry events for over 15 years.

 Professor Hollander has taught real estate law at New York University Schack Institute of Real Estate and teaches throughout the U.S. and Latin America.

Professor Hollander is a frequent speaker in English, Spanish and Portuguese on real estate, property rights and development in the U.S. and Latin America and her commentary appears in media such as the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, WTOP, NPR, CBS News and WLRN Radio, among others.

Recognized by OTSO as a National Woman in Commercial Real Estate in 2023, South Florida Business and Wealth as a Prestigious Woman in 2021, by Globestreet as a Woman of Influence in Commercial Real Estate in 2019, and by Commercial Real Estate Women Network as Global Impact Award Winner in 2018; Professor Hollander also serves on the Boards of  Brazilian Alternative Investments Committee, the Ronald McDonald House Capital Campaign Committee and is a Counselor of Real Estate.

Professor Hollander graduated from Dartmouth College, cum laude, and earned her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Miami School of Law, magna cum laude, where she was awarded a full three-year scholarship for academic and professional excellence.

Courses Taught

• Legal Environment of Real Estate
• Real Estate Law

Publications