December 12, 2008
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) San Diego Chapter Economic Forecast Breakfast
The San Diego Chapter of IREM will present their 21st Annual Economic Forecast, "Climb or Decline: Navigating Through Political and Economic Change" 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, San Diego. Ziman Center Associate Director of Research Steve Cauley will provide a US and California economic overview and forecast, and address the impact of the election and capital gains changes. For more information or to register, click here.

December 11, 2008
Ziman Research Seminar
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. UCLA Anderson, Cornell Hall - Room D307. UC Irvine Professor Marlon Boarnet will present: "Transportation Planning in an Era of Expensive Mobility." Lunch will be provided. For more information on the Ziman Research Seminars, please contact Steve Cauley At (310) 825-3203 or at scauley@anderson.ucla.edu.

November 20, 2008
NAIOP SoCal 2008 USC vs. UCLA Real Estate Challenge
Alumni, colleagues and rivals will come together for the annual NAIOP SoCal USC vs. UCLA Real Estate Challenge. This event will be marked by an industry-leading speaker and two student teams from USC and UCLA in a head-to-head match for the coveted Silver Shovel. Join NAIOP, the region's leading commercial real estate association, to watch the UCLA Anderson real estate team defend their title. Teams present plans for a high-profile Los Angeles real estate project. Visit the NAIOP SoCal chapter website for more information and to register.

November 13, 2008
Ziman Research Seminar
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., UCLA School of Law - Tower Room, Hugh & Hazel Darling Law Library. UC Berkeley professor Tom Davidoff will present: "Home Prices Grow Where Location Matters." Lunch will be provided. For more information on the Ziman Research Seminars, please contact Steve Cauley At (310) 825-3203 or at scauley@anderson.ucla.edu.

November 6, 2008
UCLA Real Estate Conference. The New Face of Capital Hill and the Capital Market: Spectator or Investor?
This fall a new administration will be taking charge on Capitol Hill. The Capital Market has been through some tough times and is ready for a fresh start. With the changing of the guard, what's next for the economy? What will this mean for investing and financing in the real estate market? Join UCLA Extension and the Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate to hear what the experts are saying about the debt market, equity investments, financing deals, and the government's role in the financial markets. For more information or to register click here.

October 30-31, 2008
UC Berkeley - UCLA Symposium
The Mortgage Meltdown, The Economy and Public Policy. For the Symposium agenda, please click here.

October 24, 2008
UCLA Anderson 2008 Alumni Weekend Real Estate Panel
2008 Alumni Weekend features UCLA Anderson's Stuart Gabriel, professor of finance and director, Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate; Michael J. Mendes ('89), president and CEO, Diamond Foods; and Tim Mason, president and CEO, Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market. For more information or to register click here.

October 23, 2008
22nd Wine Tasting and Auction Fundraiser
CREW-LA has partnered with the UCLA Anderson School of Management and the Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate at UCLA to raise a minimum of $100,000 to establish the CREW-LA Ziman Center Fellowship Endowment Fund. This fund will provide financial support to deserving commercial real estate students. This fund is being established over the next few years and will be granted annually. Your support will benefit students for generations to come. To register click here.

October 21, 2008
UCLA Ziman Center Board Meeting and Reception
The Ziman Center's Fall 2008 board meeting and reception will take place on October 21, 2008.

October 16, 2008
Ziman Research Seminar
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., UCLA School of Law - Tower Room, Hugh & Hazel Darling Law Library. UCLA Professor of Urban Planning Donald Shoup will present: "Graduated Density Zoning." Lunch will be provided. For more information on the Ziman Research Seminars, please contact Steve Cauley At (310) 825-3203 or at scauley@anderson.ucla.edu.

October 11, 2008
Town Hall Meeting
"Understanding the Financial Crisis: Separating Fact from Fiction," the second in a series of informative Town Hall meetings. October 11, 2008, UCLA Anderson, Korn Convocation Hall, 12:35 p.m. - 1:35 p.m. In an ongoing effort to address the concerns of the UCLA Anderson community, the following panel has been assembled to shed light on U.S. monetary policy as well as past, current, and anticipated government and private intervention to stem the crisis. Please join us for a spirited discussion and guidance on what is really happening behind the headlines. Panelists will include Andrew Atkeson, Ph.D., Stanley M. Zimmerman Professor of Economics and Finance, Director of Business Economics Program, UCLA Department of Economics; Michael R. Darby, Ph.D; Warren C. Cordner Professor of Money and Financial Markets, UCLA Department of Economics, Professor of Policy and Director of the John M. Olin Center for Policy, UCLA Anderson; Stuart Gabriel, Ph.D., Arden Realty Chair, Professor of Finance, and Director, Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate, UCLA Anderson. The panel will be moderated by award-winning broadcast journalist Frank Mottek of KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO. To view a video of this town hall meeting, click here.

June 18, 2008
June 2008 Economic Outlook + Real Estate Conference - What Will It Take to Get Real Estate Moving Again?
The UCLA Anderson Forecast and UCLA Ziman Center for Real Esate present national, state and regional forecasts, the Allen Matkins Commercial Real Estate Survey results, and a real estate panel discussion featuring David Doupe, International Director, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., Robert H. Osbrink, Executive VP & President of Transaction Services, Grubb & Ellis, and David Rifkind, Principal and Managing Director, George Smith Partners. The panelists, moderated by Charlotte Chamberlain, Special Consultant, National Economic Research Associates, will discuss how much longer the tidal wave of foreclosures and credit crunch in mortgage markets will last, what it will take to turn the housing market around and whether intervention from Washington will help or hurt, the impact of the credit crunch on commercial valuation, and when will we know we are at the bottom of this capital markets cycle. For more information or to register click here.

June 10, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
Women at the Top - An evening dedicated to celebrating women at the top of Los Angeles Commercial Real Estate. For more information or to register click here.

May 23, 2008
Ziman Research Seminar
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Gold Hall - Room B313, UCLA Anderson University of Texas Associate Professor Jay Hartzell will present For more information on the Ziman Research Seminars, please contact Steve Cauley At (310) 825-3203 or at scauley@anderson.ucla.edu.

May 12, 2008
UCLA Ziman Center Board Meeting and Reception
The Ziman Center's Spring 2008 board meeting and reception will take place on May 12, 2008.

May 6, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
Capital markets joint panel discussion - Moderator David Blitz, President of NEBO Capitol, will lead professionals in the areas of banking, private equity, development, institutional owners, mortgage brokers and academia in a discussion exploring the direction of the capital markets. For more information or to register click here.

May 2, 2008
Ziman Research Seminar
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Gold Hall - Room B313, UCLA Anderson UCSD Professor Marjorie Flavin will present her paper: "Portfolio allocation over the life-cycle; the effects of owner-occupied housing." For more information on the Ziman Research Seminars, please contact Steve Cauley At (310) 825-3203 or at scauley@anderson.ucla.edu.

April 9, 2008
Benjamin S. Crocker Symposium 2008 on Law and Business
The Ziman Center partnered with the real property section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association to sponsor the Benjamin S. Crocker Symposium on Real Estate Law & Business. It is the premier event in Southern California for its subject, and this year marked the first time the event was hosted at UCLA. The day-long symposium featured prominent keynote speakers and panelists, among them California Attorney General and former Gov. Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Jr., former California Gov. Gray Davis and Henry Cisneros, former secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Breakout sessions covered diverse topics, including the capital markets, commercial real estate risk management, handling troubled real estate assets, leasing challenges, the aging housing market population segment, global real estate opportunities, green development and sustainability, ethics in real estate law, and the economic outlook for real estate law and business. Please visit http://www.crocker2008.com/ for more information.

April 4, 2008
Ziman Research Seminar
Brown University Professor of Economics Nathaniel Baum-Snow will present his paper: "School Desegregation, School Choice, and Urban Population Decentralization." For more information on the Ziman Research Seminars, please contact Steve Cauley At (310) 825-3203 or at scauley@anderson.ucla.edu.

March 14, 2008
Ziman Research Seminar
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Entrepreneurs Hall, Room C315, UCLA Anderson Syracuse University Professor of Economics Stuart S. Rosenthal will present his paper: "Female Entrepreneurship, Agglomeration, and a New Spatial Mismatch." For more information on the Ziman Research Seminars, please contact Steve Cauley At (310) 825-3203 or at scauley@anderson.ucla.edu.

February 29, 2008
Wilbur K. Woo Greater China Business Conference
This event will include the real estate discussion panel, Land of Plenty: Real Estate in China. Connecting California developers, project managers, and global investment firms to harness investment opportunities in the Greater China real estate market. The panel will feature Professor Matt Kahn of the UCLA Institute of the Environment, Andrew Sun of World Premium Company, David Tsao of Swinerton Management & Consulting, Mark S. Karlan of CB Richard Ellis Investors, and moderator Eric Sussman of UCLA Anderson School of Management. Please visit http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/wooconference.xml for more information.

February 28, 2008
Anderson Real Estate Association Career Night
For more information about AREA and their upcoming events, please visit their website.

February 22, 2008
Ziman Research Seminar
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Cornell Hall, Room D301, UCLA Anderson UCLA Department of Economics Assistant Professor Leah Boustan presents: "Female Entrepreneurship, Agglomeration, and a New Spatial Mismatch." For more information on the Ziman Research Seminars, please contact Steve Cauley At (310) 825-3203 or at scauley@anderson.ucla.edu.