Congratulations to the 2011 Villanova Real Estate Challenge Participants!

First Place: University of Southern California
Second Place: University of Pennsylvania
Third Place: New York University
 

The Villanova Real Estate Challenge

The Villanova Real Estate Challenge is a national real estate development case competition for students from the top undergraduate real estate programs in the United States. The Challenge—hosted by the Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate at the Villanova School of Business—gathered the next generation of real estate leaders together with judges and sponsors representing leading real estate firms.

Competition Overview

Each participating team was comprised of four students and accompanied by a faculty advisor. Finalist teams were selected from groups of first round presentations to advance to the final round presentations. Student presentations were judged by senior executives representing top firms from all areas of the commercial real estate industry. Over $10,000 in cash prizes were awarded.

Challenge Program

Teams arrived at Villanova on Thursday, April 7th and submitted their presentation materials upon arrival. A networking reception was held on Thursday evening, and included all student participants, faculty advisors, industry judges, sponsors, and members of the DiLella Center for Real Estate advisory council. First round case presentations were held on Friday morning (April 8th), and the finalist teams were announced at lunch. The finalist teams presented to all of the judges and attendees in the afternoon, and then an awards ceremony and Challenge reception was held in the evening.

To Learn More

Interested schools should contact Jessica Taylor to learn more about the Villanova Real Estate Challenge. Participation is by invitation only.