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Welcome to the Lewis White Real Estate Center
bringing the art and science of real estate to life.

The Lewis White Real Estate Center (White Center) at the Bloch School is the only comprehensive center for formal real estate education in the Kansas City area. Students study in a collaborative environment involving direct engagement with the real estate community to learn about the theoretical and applied aspects of real estate. The Center provides a strong hands-on learning experience in Kansas City own Urban laboratory.

UMKC stands firmly behind the White Center and we look forward to the continued involvement of faculty, staff, students, real estate professionals and the community in growing this important resource.
-Gail Hackett, PhD, UMKC Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

November 19th - William Poorvu
"Cycles, Crisis and Character"
Kansas City Central Library at 6:30 pm
We are honored to present Harvard professor William Poorvu for an interesting presentation on the current economic crisis:  how it was driven by financial excesses, real estate speculation and its predictability. He will discuss how these man-made economic disasters occur in ten year cycles based on our five year memory span. In addition, he will discuss the implications a system that rewards short term speculative behavior in the real estate and market investing has on the broader economy.
Click here to RSVP

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2010 Spring Real Estate Classes:
(Open enrollment begins Nov. 30th)
Real Estate Principles
Real Property Management I
Advanced Real Estate Finance 

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Scholarships:
We have several scholarships for real estate students. For more information on scholarships, contact the White Center or download the scholarship application.  

Internships:
Real estate internship opportunies are available throughout the year. Individual faculty will announce relevant internships in class, or you can visit the UMKC Blackboard Bloch School Career Launcher and view current postings.

Leadership:
The Lewis White Real Estate Center is strongly supported by the Kansas City real estate community, members of whom maintain an active role in shaping the future of the White Center. The White Center Advisory Council meets on a regular basis to help steer the Center as it grows.

Lewis White Real Estate Center Advisory Council:
The Lewis White Real Estate Center is strongly supported by the Kansas City real estate community, members of whom maintain an active role in shaping the future of the White Center. The White Center Advisory Council meets on a regular basis to help steer the Center as it grows.

Rudy Besse
Partner, Sonnenschein, Nath.& Rosenthal

Barry Brady
Senior Vice President, Highwoods Properties

Margaret Latshaw
Managing Partner, Latshaw and Company

Ted A. Murray
President, Grubb & Ellis

Thomas J. Turner III
Executive Vice President, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital

Michael Lee Van Buskirk
Senior Vice President, The Zimmer Companies

Jerry White
Senior Adviser, Retail Services Group, Grubb Ellis, The Winbury Group

Goals:
The Lewis White Real Estate Center  will focus on developing three main goals going forward: academic education, real estate research and professional development for real estate professionals.

If you would like to learn more about how you can help develop the real estate professionals of the future, call 816-235-5188.