Author: Stan Longhofer
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2009 Honorees – Nestor R. and Michael C. Weigand
Nestor and Michael Weigand, brothers at the helm of Wichita’s oldest residential and commercial real estate company, have been named the 2009 recipients of the Kansas CCIM chapter and WSU Center for Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award. Nestor Weigand has been has been an active real estate professional for more than 45 years. He is…
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2008 Honoree – Jack P. DeBoer
Jack DeBoer began his career selling real estate during the summers while in high school in Kalamazoo, MI. After graduating from high school, he attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a business degree in 1952. Following two years as a Military Police Officer in the Korean War, he returned to Michigan to team…
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2007 Honoree – George Ablah
By Bill Wilson, The Wichita Eagle George Ablah, the man credited with helping drive east Wichita’s development, was honored Friday with the Kansas Certified Commercial Investment Member chapter’s third Lifetime Achievement Award. Ablah, 78, was presented with artwork during the chapter’s annual December banquet at Crestview Country Club. He joins Colby Sandlian and Jack Hunt…
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Land Leverage: Decomposing Home Price Dynamics
Authors: Raphael W. Bostic, Stanley D. Longhofer and Christian Redfearn Real Estate Economics, vol. 35, no. 2, Summer 2007, pp. 183-208
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2006 Honoree – Jack Hunt
By Lainie Mazzullo, the Wichita Business Journal Jack Hunt’s life story reads like a fiction novel. He was raised an orphan, mauled and nearly killed by a bear as an adult, received a Purple Heart during World War II, became a private pilot and was once again nearly killed after he rolled his truck atop…
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2005 Honoree – Colby Sandlian
By Lainie Mazzullo, the Wichita Business Journal Longtime Wichita developer, Colby Sandlian was honored last month with a lifetime achievement award for his work in the local and national real estate industry. Sandlian, owner of Sandlian Realty, received the award on November 30th from the Kansas Certified Commercial Investment Member chapter, and the Wichita State…
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Urban Planning and Land Use Regulation
One of the defining characteristics of real estate is its fixed location, meaning each parcel of real estate is affected by the use of land around it. As a result, governmental restrictions on the use of private land are ubiquitous. Federal, state, and local government agencies all hire real estate graduates to help analyze real estate development patterns…
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Title Research and Insurance
Unlike automobiles, there is no physical title certificate to demonstrate one’s ownership of a parcel of real estate. Because of the varied and complex claims that can be established in real property, title companies play a central role in the smooth transfer of properties from one owner to another. Resources Grant Glasgow NAI Martens Meet Grant Glasgow,…
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Property Management
Property managers take care of most day-to-day tasks associated with operating income-producing real estate, including advertising, leasing, collecting rent, maintenance, and staffing. In addition, property managers often provide financial reports and advice to the owners of properties they manage. As such, property managers provide a valuable service that can help maximize the overall income a property generates for its…
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Mortgage Finance
Commercial banks, savings and loans, mortgage banks, insurance companies and other institutional investors are all among the numerous firms that provide loans for purchasing both residential and commercial real estate. These firms hire real estate graduates to design, price, and underwrite a variety of mortgage products and financial derivatives generated from mortgage. Resources Grant Glasgow NAI Martens Meet…