Real Estate

cnp55
Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:28:25 +0000

My husband is in real estate development with a national home builder. His firm hires bright, smart, ambitious young people that want to be in real estate, not necessarily any particular major. His particular background is civil engineering plus business – which has been an excellent combination for him. One of his best hires was a young man who had graduated from West Point – because he knew how to get things done.

I would choose a university with lots of different course options and be sure to study business. A little landscape architecture would go a long way also – and make sure to sneak in real estate law (usually from the business department).

Cornell offers a graduate program in real estate. Some of those courses are available (and accessible) to undergrads. Cornell’s Hotel School also offers a concentration in development. Some of those courses would be open to non-hotel majors.