Runstad Department of Real Estate

Runstad Department of Real Estate The Runstad Department for Real Estate was established in 2002 and was a key milestone in the develo

Located in Seattle, one of America’s great gateway cities with one of the top real estate markets in the country, the Runstad Department of Real Estate at the University of Washington is preparing tomorrow’s real estate leaders today by offering students an interdisciplinary and comprehensive real estate education that values quality and sustainability. Based in the College of the Built Environmen

ts, the department is a service organization with an industry-driven graduate real estate education program that advances and integrates the industry, producing students who become leaders and innovators in the field.

Prominent attorney and civic activist Judy Runstad has been selected 2025 Seattle King County First Citizen. The widely ...
03/26/2025

Prominent attorney and civic activist Judy Runstad has been selected 2025 Seattle King County First Citizen. The widely recognized community philanthropist is the 87th recipient of the prestigious annual award.

This year’s honoree is vice chair of Wright Runstad and Company and recently retired from Foster Garvey PC after 45 years of practice. She will be honored at a civic banquet on May 8 in Bellevue.

Runstad, a highly respected attorney in the areas of real estate development and land use and environmental law, helped craft the state’s Growth Management Act. She was the 2010 recipient of the UW School of Law Women’s Caucus Distinguished Alumna Award and is a University of Washington Legend. In 2010 she was one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Women of Influence.

To read more about the award and Judy's accomplishments, visit https://www.seattlefirstcitizen.org/recipient

Gregg Colburn, associate professor of real estate, highlights how the ongoing tariff uncertainty is further complicating...
02/24/2025

Gregg Colburn, associate professor of real estate, highlights how the ongoing tariff uncertainty is further complicating an already challenging housing market in a recent article by the New York Times.

“What this is doing is creating additional uncertainty throughout the supply chain that complicates an already pretty complicated process — which is getting housing built.”
–Gregg Colburn

Read here (NYT subscription required): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/realestate/trump-tariffs-home-builders-construction.html

*The New York Times digital edition is available for all current UW and Cascadia College students, staff and faculty via the UW Libraries campus-wide subscription. Go to accessnyt.com. Type and select "University of Washington and Cascadia College" in the box. Choose whether you are on campus or off and follow the instructions to create an account.

We did it! Yesterday you helped unlock all of CBE's challenges and together we surpassed the college's goal of $28,000 a...
04/06/2024

We did it! Yesterday you helped unlock all of CBE's challenges and together we surpassed the college's goal of $28,000 and raised $31,195* and counting!

Once again you’ve demonstrated the impact we have when our community comes together. We appreciate your support in its many forms. Your generosity will allow the Office of Student Services to continue delivering an exceptional CBE student experience.

Thank you for supporting the College of Built Environments and ensuring our mission lives on!

Reaching over 200 middle and high school students a year, Youths in the Built Environment is yet another program support...
04/05/2024

Reaching over 200 middle and high school students a year, Youths in the Built Environment is yet another program supported by the Office of Student Services.

The CBE Student Success Fund has provided materials that significantly enhance youths' learning and understanding of the built environment. Being able to provide accessible programming for the youths is deeply meaningful to the students who participate. On-site learning helps bring the built environment to the forefront of these students' minds when it comes to making an impact on their community.

While Husky Giving Day is coming to a close, there’s still time to make a meaningful impact on the lives of CBE students and the greater community!

Make a gift using this link ➡️ https://bit.ly/3VF7yf6

Thank you for your continued support of CBE students!

You're all rockstars! Today, you've helped us unlock $7,250 in challenges. There's just one more left until the finish l...
04/05/2024

You're all rockstars! Today, you've helped us unlock $7,250 in challenges. There's just one more left until the finish line.

If we reach 115 donors by midnight, Dean Cheng will unlock a personal challenge gift of $1,500!

We need 47 donors to unlock this final challenge. There's only a few hours left to help us reach our goal!

Every gift makes a difference 💝 We've got this! https://buff.ly/3TJLvBf

At CBE, student-led affinity groups like Somos CBE (Latine Students), Fil-Am Sa CBE (Filipino Students), Sahā CBE (India...
04/05/2024

At CBE, student-led affinity groups like Somos CBE (Latine Students), Fil-Am Sa CBE (Filipino Students), Sahā CBE (Indian Students), BIPOC Students Affinity Group, and the International Students Affinity Group serve as a vital space for those with underrepresented identities to connect, create spaces of belonging, and thrive.

"As Chair of the BIPOC Students Affinity group, CBE has been a tremendous support. With the help of these funds, I’ve been able to grow the BIPOC Affinity Group community and begin planning programs such as alumni panels and dinner socials. These programs are integral to showing CBE BIPOC students there is an entire community of peers, alumni, and professionals who want to help support each other and make us feel less isolated in such a big industry."
-Rachel L.

By supporting our affinity groups, you are investing in initiatives that empower students, amplify diverse voices, and create a more inclusive environment for all.

There's only a few more hours to make a difference! https://buff.ly/43TxTbu
Thank you for supporting our students on Husky Giving Day.

With the CBE Alumni Giving Challenge unlocked, up next is the First-Time Donors Challenge! We only need 4 more first-tim...
04/04/2024

With the CBE Alumni Giving Challenge unlocked, up next is the First-Time Donors Challenge! We only need 4 more first-time donors to step up and help us unlock an additional $3,000 for the CBE Student Success Fund!

We can do this! https://buff.ly/3xo0Dgh

Mentorship matchmaking is one of the many ways the Office of Student Services supports student professional development ...
04/04/2024

Mentorship matchmaking is one of the many ways the Office of Student Services supports student professional development and networking. Programs like CBE’s Mentorship Program help students grow in their chosen field through one-on-one guidance, advice, and insight from a professional mentor. Your contributions to the CBE Student Success Fund help the program reach its goal of providing a mentor to every CBE student wanting guidance from a CBE graduate and/or industry professional.

Thank you for your support! https://bit.ly/3VF7yf6

Husky Giving Day: Live from Gould Hall! Tune into our livestream, running from 12 PM until 4 PM, to watch donations buil...
04/04/2024

Husky Giving Day: Live from Gould Hall!

Tune into our livestream, running from 12 PM until 4 PM, to watch donations build in real time and see the difference we are making together.

Watch here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4alWY0S

Husky Giving Day is here! By supporting the CBE Student Success Fund, you help build students up academically, professio...
04/04/2024

Husky Giving Day is here! By supporting the CBE Student Success Fund, you help build students up academically, professionally, and emotionally. The Office of Student Services will use these funds to provide programming and support that benefits CBE students across all 5 departments.

Here are some of the ways that OSS has impacted students in the past year alone:

-Creating and supporting five student-led affinity groups

-Hiring a mental health counselor

-Expanded the CBE Mentorship Program

-Established a new Student Council

💝 Ready to make a gift? Head over to our Husky Giving Day page! https://buff.ly/4aEPZQB

Don’t forget to tune into our livestream at 12 PM today, where you can watch donations build in real time! 📹 https://buff.ly/3PJ8R9a

Husky Giving Day is THIS WEEK! Your contributions help our Office of Student Services (OSS) build up students. In the pa...
04/01/2024

Husky Giving Day is THIS WEEK! Your contributions help our Office of Student Services (OSS) build up students. In the past year, OSS has partnered with students, advisors, and the CBE Diversity Council to support three major efforts:

🐾 Creating and supporting five student-led affinity groups
🐾 Hiring a mental health counselor
🐾 Professional preparation and development

Pssst…. Did you know that early giving gives you a headstart on unlocking challenges and revealing the secret message that we’re live-streaming on Husky Giving Day? Tune in on the day of from 12PM – 4PM to watch your donations build in real time. Every donation counts towards a set number blocks that will construct a message on the game board:

$0-20 = 1 block ◼️
$21-50 = 2 blocks ◼️◼️
$51-100 = 3 blocks ◼️◼️◼️
$101-200 = 6 blocks ◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️
$201-500 = 8 blocks ◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️
$501+ = 10 blocks ◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️

Place your block with a donation by using this link 🧱 ➡️ https://buff.ly/4aLCgaT

Thank you for supporting us on Husky Giving Day!

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Box 355740
Seattle, WA
98195

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(206) 616-5335

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