Welcome to the Herbert D. Weitzman Institute for Real Estate at UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management
The institute owes its existence to a $3 million legacy gift from longtime Texas commercial real estate businessman Herbert D. Weitzman and his wife, Donna. They wanted to support mentoring programs in real estate that would teach students to be entrepreneurial.
The Herbert D. Weitzman Institute for Real Estate works closely with myriad trade organizations and groups in the industry. Most have been financial supporters of students, too. Some supporters include the Corporate Real Estate Network (CoreNet), Ebby Halliday Real Estate, the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), The Real Estate Council (TREC), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the Richardson, Texas, Chamber of Commerce and the Real Estate Financial Executives Association (REFEA).
The institute promotes industry collaboration and productive relationships with businesses of all sizes. We provide our corporate colleagues with resources, opportunities and strategic partnerships that connect their companies to our world-class institution, faculty and students. Contact us to learn how you can engage with the institute.
I am such a supporter of bringing in young people out of college,” Weitzman has said. “That’s one of our purposes with being a partner with UT Dallas. I think there is phenomenal opportunity here. This university is a phenomenal asset to the city, and it was the right fit. It’s the right location at the right time with the right people leading it.
The Weitzman Institute works closely with the Jindal School’s Career Management Center to build and maintain mutual beneficially relationships with key real estate companies and organizations. Several dozen commercial and residential real estate firms have hired our students. Some would include:
Weitzman
Jones Lang LaSalle
7-Eleven Real Estate
Bank of America
Granite Properties
Ebby Halliday
HFF
Transwestern
Freddie Mac
Republic Title
Goldman Sachs
Real Foundations
Swearingen
Twinrose Investments
Richardson (Texas) Economic Development Partnership
Integra Realty Resources
JP Morgan Chase
Fannie Mae
Encore
CBRE
Behringer
Aimbridge Hospitality
NAI Robert Lynn
GE Capital
Berkshire Group
Tango Management Consulting
US Freedom Capital
Keller Williams
Mr. Cooper
MetroMarke
Citadel Partners
Gardner Capital
The Howard Hughes Corporation
Lincoln Properties
Real Page Multi-Family Research
Wingstop Real Estate
FEMA
Coldwell Banker
Oncor Electric
USI
Cross Timbers Capital
Greysteel
Genesis Real Estate
G6 Hospitality, LLC
E Smith Advisors
Plains Capital Texas
Wells Fargo
New Western Acquisitions
Lennar Corporation
Westmount Realty Capital
Civitas Capital
Hicks Equity Partners
Sperry Commercial Real Estate
Brand Capital Partners
Best Western
Landmark Bank
Institute of Real Estate Management
Retail Solutions
Bloomfield Homes
Merit Hill Capital
Texas Republic Bank
KOA Partners
JPI
Robinson Clay
KeyBank Real Estate Capital
Solid Rock Group Asset Management
Academic Programs
The Herbert D. Weitzman Institute for Real Estate builds upon the Jindal School’s already successful undergraduate and graduate-level programs. The institute will provide resources, such as access to experts in the field who have worked with Herb Weitzman over the past 60 years and more case competition participation — to be expanded regionally and even nationally — further enhancing student experience.
Please click on one of the following to learn more about our real estate programs.
