Jerome Bain Real Estate Institute
Created through a gift of $500,000 from the Educational Foundation of the Realtor Association of Greater Miami and the Beaches (RAMB) that was matched with other private sector gifts and by the State of Florida to create an initial $1,000,000 endowment, the Institute bears the name of Jerome Bain - a graduate of Florida International University (FIU) and former president of the Association.
The Institute's goal is to provide premier University-based real estate educational opportunities for industry constituents, to support research focused on real estate transactions and market participants, and to provide opportunities for student and industry interaction. The Institute also provides support for real estate activities within in the Chapman Graduate School of Business, the Landon Undergraduate School of Business and Florida International University.
Real Estate News
MSIRE Alumni Spotlight: Jonathan Lay
MSIRE Program sets the path for real estate recovery and success. Amidst a faltering real estate market and its ultimate collapse in 2008, Jonathan Lay searched for new, stable opportunities. In South Florida, the market had softened and jobs were difficult to find. Already an FIU undergraduate alumnus, Lay enrolled in the Hollo School of […]
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College of Business real estate alumni gather to explore zoning challenges.
Zoning matters: FIU brings the experts together to chart the course of cities. Brought together by Florida International University’s REAAC (Real Estate Alumni Affinity Council), local officials, attorneys, architects, realtors, brokers and others exchanged insights into resolving complex zoning issues at a half-day seminar on zoning on September 14, 20106. The seminar, presented to a […]
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Faculty Notes: July-August 2016
Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics Monica Chiarini Tremblay, department chair and associate professor, was recently elected president-elect of the Association of Information Systems’ SIG-Health, which supports health-IS research, education and career development. Department of Management & International Business Jerry Haar, professor, wrote an op-ed column entitled “Brain Drain: Fact? Fiction? Or A Little of […]
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MSIRE Alumni Spotlight: Gerardo Gato says program offered new opportunities for success.
In the midst of the 2008 financial crisis and recession, Gerardo Gato wanted to stand out from competitors and boost his exposure in South Florida’s growing international real estate marketplace. The Hollo School of Real Estate and its Master of Science in International Real Estate (MSIRE) provided Gato with expertise in accounting and financial management […]
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MSIRE grad nurtures gardens and a career.
This spring and summer has been a harvest of achievement for Julie Petrella Arch. In July she earned her Master’s in International Real Estate from Florida International University’s Hollo School of Real Estate, a challenging, accelerated program. While working toward graduation from the College of Business, Arch was also finishing up an award winning book, […]
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MSIRE Alumni Spotlight: Ryan McDowell highlights the FIU program’s finance focus.
The quest for new opportunities and success at the top levels of the real estate industry drove Ryan McDowell to FIU’s Hollo School of Real Estate and its Master of Science in International Real Estate (MSIRE) program. The program’s finance focus gave McDowell the tools to break new ground. Today, he is vice president and […]
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Malcolm Butters lifts student loan burden for two MSIRE students.
Completing the demanding Master of Science in International Real Estate program at the Hollo School of Real Estate is a true achievement. Two brand-new graduates of the Florida International University (FIU) College of Business program received an additional reward for their hard work: checks for $11,700 as winners of the Malcolm Butters Real Estate Scholarship […]
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Faculty Notes: May-June 2016
School of Accounting Jimmy Carmenate, clinical instructor, has been named Outstanding Faculty Advisor of the Year by the national office of Beta Alpha Psi, the honor society for accounting, finance and information sciences students. Carmenate serves as faculty advisor to the FIU student chapter, which recently achieved Gold Chapter status for two consecutive years. Department […]
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MSIRE Alumni Spotlight: Glenn Kindred credits FIU’s program with heightened success.
The fast-changing real estate industry requires insiders to stay ahead of the trends. So when Glenn Kindred wanted to refresh his academic view of the real estate industry, he turned to the Hollo School of Real Estate and its Master of Science in International Real Estate (MSIRE) program. A specialist in national net lease retail […]
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FIU Hollo School students trump ARGUS’ challenge.
Graduate students at FIU’s Hollo School of Real Estate placed in the top five in the 2016 ARGUS Software University Challenge, scoring an honorable mention. This year, 39 universities from the U.S. and abroad, participated in the competition, the largest group since it began in 2011. FIU students have a strong record of success in the […]
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