Professional Resources and Opportunities for Students
The Blackwood Department of Real Estate offers students a variety of ways to become more engaged with the real estate industry. From attending nationally-acclaimed conferences such as the Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting, to providing a membership to the International Council of Shopping Centers, students at Blackwood are geared towards success. Explore the opportunities below and reach out to Ashley Ulp at realestate@vt.edu to learn more.
Commercial Real Estate Opportunities
- African American Real Estate Professionals of District of Columbia
- American Resort Development Association
- Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate
- Building Owners and Managers Association
- Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM Institute)
- CoreNet Global
- Commercial Real Estate Women
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
- International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
- Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers
- National Multifamily Housing Council
- Pension Real Estate Association
- Real Estate Business Institute (REBI)
- Realtors Land Institute
- Society for Industrial and Office Realtors
- The International Real Estate Federation
- The Appraisal Foundation
- Urban Land Institute
Residential Real Estate Opportunities
- American Society of Appraisers (ASA)
- American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA)
- American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
- Appraisal Institute
- National Apartment Association
- National Association of Home Builders
- National Association of Realtors
- Women’s Council of Realtors
- Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council
- Real Estate Staging Association
- Residential Real Estate Council (RRC)
- The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing
Opportunities for both Commercial and Residential
- American Real Estate Society
- American Real Estate & Urban Economics Association (AREUEA)
- Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA)
- Counselors of Real Estate
- Institute of Real Estate Management
- Mortgage Bankers Association
- National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB)
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)
- National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA)
- Real Estate Roundtable
- The Appraisal Standards Board
- The Virginia Bar Association