Case Competition

The Future of Housing

The Corcoran Center Case Competition is a real estate case competition centered on affordable housing. It is open to undergraduates nationally.  Workshops prepare students for the interdisciplinary challenge of creating a development based on a real-world site and project that makes economic and social returns for the community, residents, and development team

Registration for the Fall 2025 Case Competition has now closed.

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How It Works

The annual housing development case competition affords undergraduates an opportunity to compete, develop their knowledge, and learn from experts in the field through the analysis of an affordable housing real estate case. All competition activities are virtual. The registration deadline is final, late registrations are not accepted.

The competition is open to full-time undergraduate students currently enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities (not open to graduate students). Teams consist of 3–5 students. All team members must be from the same school.

The Case Competition includes two virtual workshops, taught by industry experts, that teach the material required to complete the case. You do not need to have taken prior courses in real estate to participate. 

After completing the two workshops, teams prepare solutions to the case. Four finalist teams are selected anonymously by a panel of judges. These finalists are given the opportunity to revise their submissions after consultation with an industry expert mentor. 

The finalist teams present their proposed development via 15 minute virtual presentations to a panel of industry leaders, who deliberate, offer feedback, and select the winner. 

$10,000 in Prizes

  • $5,000 — First Place Team
  • $2,500 — Second Place Team
  • $1,500 — Third Place Team
  • $1,000— Fourth Place Team

Fall 2025 8th Annual Corcoran Center Case Competition Winners

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First Place: Whiteoak Development, University of Connecticut

Aidan Jubb, Krisha Benzy, Grayson Glasgow, Sam Cimini

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Third Place: Westgate Development, The Pennsylvannia State University 

Corey Lict, Logan Holman, Sean McFerran, Siena Lizcano, Tejas Gatehouse 
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Second Place: Pinnacle Property Partners, Boston College 

Anika Obrecht, Ted Roberts, Halen Hickman-Goveia, Nathan Shea, Kira Stoetzer

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Fourth Place: Case Closed, University of Alabama 

Freja Seneski, Mia Markhan, Kelley Pham, Gabriella Gaston 

Past Competitions

Lack of affordable Housing is a national crisis

The United States loses over 125,000 units of affordable housing each year. The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is crucial to combating the affordable housing crisis.
Keith James, a Partner at Inland Group, leads a case workshop. Keith has over 20 years of experience in real estate development.

Keith James, a Partner at Inland Group, leads a case workshop. Keith has over 20 years of experience in real estate development.

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