Background
The Ziman Center, a joint center of UCLA Anderson School of Management and UCLA School of Law, was formed in 2001 with a directive to create and steward UCLA's activities surrounding the topic of real estate. The Center has three overarching characteristics:
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It is firmly grounded in the research and teaching missions of UCLA Anderson, UCLA School of Law and UCLA as a whole.
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It draws upon faculty and departments throughout UCLA, including management, economics, law, public policy, urban planning, engineering, architecture, and geography to fulfill its goals.
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It is tightly coupled to the real estate community it was established to serve, with a special emphasis on California and the Center's growing global mandate.