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Event Recap: Annual Real Estate Speed Networking Event

The UW Runstad Department of Real Estate hosted its third annual Fall Speed Networking Event on Thursday evening, November 5. Designed as a smaller, more casual complement to the department’s large annual Real Estate Career Fair coming up in February, this event provided students an opportunity to connect with Seattle-based real estate employers in person,…
Event Recap: Annual Real Estate Undergraduate Mentorship Program Welcome

The Runstad Department of Real Estate officially launched its annual BSRE Mentorship Program on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, bringing together students and industry professionals for an evening of connection, conversation, and career exploration. The kickoff event gathered mentors representing a broad spectrum of real estate disciplines, including asset management, leasing, brokerage, market research, legal counsel,…
BSRE Alumni Group Hosts First Event

October 21, 2026, marked the first ever Bachelor of Science in Real Estate alumni event for the Runstad Department of Real Estate. Bringing together BSRE graduates from across different graduating years for an evening in Downtown Seattle, the gathering offered alumni an opportunity to reconnect with the Runstad community and with fellow recent graduates as…
BSRE Alumni Spotlight: Heather Lin

Heather Lin, BSRE ’22, has used her real estate foundation from Runstad to step into investment banking, now advising clients on M&A deals at Harris Williams. With an interest in business, Heather began her way into real estate and investment banking through the UW Investment Banking Accelerator, a student-led group where she found a professional…
African Community Housing & Development Hosts 3rd Annual Journey Home Luncheon

This year’s African Community Housing & Development (ACHD) 3rd Annual Journey Home Luncheon, themed Breaking Ground for Our Future, celebrated an exciting new chapter for the Seattle real estate community. The luncheon took place on Wednesday October 15 at the Westin Hotel in downtown Seattle, and several Runstad alumni, current MSRE and BSRE students, staff…
Event Recap: 2026 MSRE Welcome Reception

On October 1st, 2026, the Runstad Department of Real Estate welcomed Advisory Board members, incoming and continuing Master of Science of Real Estate (MSRE) students, mentors, faculty and staff, to our annual MSRE Welcome Reception, which took place on the rooftop deck of Washington 1000 (Hudson Pacific Properties) in downtown Seattle. The event included appetizers,…