Nicole Kerr

Nicole serves as the Real Estate Manager for the University of Washington’s Real Estate office, where she oversees a diverse portfolio of real estate assets. Her responsibilities encompass the management of ground leases and property rights agreements, gifts of real estate transactions, negotiation and administration of leases with third parties, and the acquisition and sale of university properties.

She joined the Real Estate office in 2020 while pursuing her Master of Science in Real Estate (MSRE ‘21) at the University of Washington’s Runstad Department of Real Estate. Before transitioning to real estate, Nicole built a 13-year career in business development and marketing for leading architectural firms in Seattle and Los Angeles focused on the commercial and higher education market sectors.

Nicole is a member of the Association of University Real Estate Officials (AUREO) where she serves on the Marketing and Communications Committee. She is also active in CoreNet, where she served as co-chair of the University Relations Committee from 2021-2024 and awarded over 30 scholarships to students enrolled in an accredited college/university real estate program.