Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship

  • September 28, 2023

    Fairfax City mayor and George Mason University alumna Catherine S. Read (BA ’84) and George Mason University School of Business Dean Ajay Vinzé will sign a partnership agreement on October 2 aimed at promoting economic growth in the city while giving students access to experiential learning opportunities that will benefit local businesses and students. 

  • May 30, 2023

    Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship Executive Director Eric Maribojoc was quoted as an expert in WalletHub's list of best home improvement loans for 2023.

  • March 21, 2023

    Eric Maribojoc, director of the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship, predicts modest price drops for most markets in this GoBankingRates article.

  • February 28, 2023

    Eric Maribojoc, executive director of the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship at George Mason University's School of Business, told GoBankingRates he doesn’t think there will be a nationwide housing crisis in 2023, but he does predict more expensive, newly-built homes will have greater price drops than existing homes for sale.

  • February 1, 2023

    Colleges and universities can commit their land or endowment funds to kick-start local affordable-housing efforts, according to a report co-authored by Eric Maribojoc, executive director of the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship.

  • December 5, 2022

    With an increasing shortage of housing across the U.S. driving up home prices and rents, communities and developers need to adopt a broader strategy.  An important part of that approach will be infill development, adaptive reuse, and changes in zoning regulations to encourage the development of so-called “Missing Middle” buildings with multiple units that younger couples and families can afford to purchase. 

    This article from Urban Land, the magazine of the Urban Land Institute, quotes Eric Maribojoc, executive director for the School of Business' Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship, on the issue.

  • November 7, 2022

    Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship Director Eric Maribojoc comments on the pros and cons of rent control in a story for Florida's Spectrum News 13.

  • October 20, 2022

    “Northern Virginia has been No. 1 for economic mobility in the past four decades,” said Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship Director Eric Maribojoc. But the market is not producing enough housing for 60,000 new residents expected next decade.

  • October 5, 2022

    Since the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship’s (CREE) inception a dozen years ago, its advisory board, comprised of the region’s senior leaders from across the real estate industry, has been a staunch supporter of developing the next generation. As both the center and the master’s in real estate development program (MRED) mature, former students who have advanced in the careers and become industry leaders themselves, are coming back to support the program that helped them along their way.

  • September 14, 2022

    Eric Maribojoc, executive director of the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship, joined Arlington Board Chair Katie Cristol and other housing researchers on Arlington TV for a wide-ranging discussion on housing, development, and zoning reform as part of Arlington County's missing middle housing information series.