A team of real estate students from UConn’s School of Business earned third place in an international case competition in New York City, sponsored by Cornell University. UConn’s real estate program, has, for the last 15 years, consistently ranked in the top 10 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.
This year’s UConn team was awarded a $3,000 prize to be divided among the students. This is the second time in three years that a UConn real estate team made it to the finals. In 2012, UConn students also took third place in the same competition.
Berkshire Hathaway’s Adams Named 100 Most Influential Real Estate Executives
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties President and CEO Candace Adams was named among the 100 Most Influential Real Estate Executives in the fall 2014 issue of Real Estate Magazine.
Adams was recognized in 2008 as one of the “Eight Most Remarkable Women” in business in Connecticut. In 2011 she was named a “Women of FIRE” by The Commercial Record.
Earlier this year she was ranked 68th on Swanepoel’s list of “The 200 Most Powerful People in Residential Real Estate in 2013.”
Webster Bank Wins SBA Awards
Waterbury regional lender Webster Bank was recently recognized for its U.S. Small Business Administration lending in Connecticut.
Webster was awarded top 7a lender, top 504 third-party lender, and was recognized for having the top total loan volume in Connecticut. This is the seventh year in a row Webster was the top 7a-volume lender in the state; it was the 13th consecutive year Webster was the top 504 lender.
