As San Francisco vacancy rates rise, Professor Steven Bourassa, Chair of the Runstad Department of Real Estate, considers the profitability of leaving units vacant. | San Francisco Independent Journal
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New Chair of the Runstad Advisory Board: Shannon Underwood
Shannon Underwood has been a member of the Runstad Advisory Board since 2014. She served on the Academic Committee, the Hiring Committee, and as chair of the Student Experience Committee before becoming Chair. She recognizes her good fortune in working with the distinguished real estate thought leaders on the Board who share her commitment to the next generation of real estate leaders.
Redfin’s Glenn Kelman on real estate’s ‘massive reckoning’
Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin, gave the keynote address at our 9th Annual Runstad Leadership Dinner. The dinner celebrates and supports our growing undergraduate program. Steve Bourassa, chair, is quoted. | Puget Sound Business Journal
Access and recovery: A conversation about the transitional housing of individuals experiencing homelessness
Professor Gregg Colburn weighs in on the benefits of housing individuals experiencing homelessness in hotels, a program adopted by King County at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. | The Daily
What would it take to bring Seattle home prices down to earth?
Arthur Acolin, assistant professor of real estate, talks about the theoretical impact a sufficient supply chain could have on home prices. | Crosscut
Homeless People Need Homes – and Money, Too
Gregg Colburn, associate professor of real estate, discusses the relationship, or lack thereof, between homelessness and poverty, and what he believes is the true cause of homelessness. | Washington Post
New faculty books: How your brain works, cycling around the world and more
H. Pike Oliver, affiliate professor of real estate at UW, has released his new book, “Transforming the Irvine Ranch: Joan Irvine, William Pereira, Ray Watson and The Big Plan.” The book, co-authored by Michael Stockstill, explores the planned development of the Irvine Ranch into UC Irvine and its surrounding neighborhoods. | UW News
2022’s Most Expensive Metro Areas to Rent
Affiliate professor of real estate H. Pike Oliver discusses renting in the current economy and the various factors affecting the market. | Lawn Love
UW expert says the housing market is the key factor causing homelessness
In this interview with KUOW, Gregg Colburn, associate professor of real estate, discusses his new book “Homelessness is a Housing Problem” and offers insight into how Seattle’s homelessness crisis might be addressed. | KUOW
America’s Homelessness Crisis is Getting Worse
Assistant professor of real estate Gregg Colburn discusses the relationship between housing market conditions and rates of homelessness across the country. | NYT