School of Business

Join us for a webinar on Thursday, April 13th as our panel of experienced housing professionals discusses trends and looks to the year ahead.

The conversation, led by Markel CEO Tom Gayner and hosted by the Kornblau Real Estate and Risk Management and Insurance Programs at VCU, centered around the concepts of risk and how steady investments pay off over time.

The webinar welcomed experts from commercial and residential real estate and construction, economic development, community revitalization and more.

Returning to its in-person format after a two-year pandemic hiatus, the 2022 conference welcomed more than 1,500 attendees and featured leading minds in economic and geopolitical strategy.

Data expert from GID and the author of “The Accidental Superpower” will be this year’s speakers.

Brent Smith, CoStar Chair in Real Estate Analytics, shares expert advice on the subject of home improvement loans.

Monique Johnson, adjunct professor of real estate in the School of Business and member, VCU School of Business Real Estate Circle of Excellence, serves families in neighborhoods similar to those she knew growing up, as managing director of outreach at Virginia Housing.

The Kornblau Real Estate Program Industry Talk featured perspectives from homebuilding, commercial real estate, financing, urban planning and economic development.

VCU School of Business hosts conversation with real estate moguls Sam Zell and Andy Florance.

“If Richmond were a breed of dog, which breed would it be?” This is not the question you might expect in an industry talk about “Commercial Real Estate and the Future of the Office Market.”