All (244) Alumni & Partners (33)Architecture (77)Climate (32)Construction Management (29)Dean (18)Faculty (69)Honors & Awards (33)In the Media (81)Landscape Architecture (41)News (54)Real Estate (36)Research (50)Students (48)Urban Design & Planning (44) Real Estate (36) Remembering Jon Runstad: A Philanthropist and Real Estate Visionary The College of Built Environments and the Runstad Department of Real Estate are deeply saddened by the loss of Jon Runstad ’64, a prominent figure in the real estate industry and a dedicated philanthropist. Jon Runstad, 81, passed away after … Read More Meet Steven Bourassa CBE Runstad Department of Real Estate’s new chair shares what drew him to the role and what excites him about the future. On August 8, Steven Bourassa joined the College of Built Environments as the Chair of the Department and … Read More The obvious answer everyone is ignoring Examining homelessness beyond personal blame: discover why it’s crucial to address the systemic factors that contribute to this issue. The research from Gregg Colburn‘s new book, Homelessness is a Housing Problem, is featured in a recent article in The … Read More New faculty books: How your brain works, cycling around the world and more H. Pike Oliver, affiliate professor of real estate at UW, has released his new book, “Transforming the Irvine Ranch: Joan Irvine, William Pereira, Ray Watson and The Big Plan.” The book, co-authored by Michael Stockstill, explores the planned development of … Read More UW expert says the housing market is the key factor causing homelessness Not all U.S. major cities are grappling with homelessness at the scale of say, Seattle or San Francisco. And it’s not because some cities have more people in poverty, or more people in crisis. Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of … Read More Homeless in America The homelessness crisis continues to get worse. Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate, discusses his research on why we see variation in homelessness across U.S. cities. | The New York Times… Read More Cause of homelessness? It’s not drugs or mental illness, researchers say SAN DIEGO — Ask just about anyone for their thoughts on what causes homelessness, and you will likely hear drug addiction, mental illness, alcoholism and poverty. A pair of researchers, however, looked at those issues across the country and found … Read More Announcing the Chair of the Runstad Department of Real Estate I am excited to share that Steven Bourassa will take on the role of Chair of the Runstad Department of Real Estate. For the past 7 years, he has been Chair of the Department of Urban Design and Planning at … Read More Why are condos in Seattle so rare and expensive? The average home in Seattle costs over a million dollars. And now, rising interest rates have made mortgages more expensive. Homebuyers just can’t seem to get a break. Condominiums used to be a gateway to homeownership. Even if you didn’t … Read More Search Results Navigation Page 01 02 03 04
