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.聽 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 2026 Case Competition has now closed.聽
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. Teams consist of 3鈥�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.聽
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.聽
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.聽
$10,000 in Prizes
- $5,000 鈥� First Place Team
- $2,500 鈥� Second Place Team
- $1,500 鈥� Third Place Team
- $1,000鈥� Fourth Place Team
2026 Case Competition Schedule
Past Competitions
First Place:聽Whiteoak Development, University of Connecticut
Aidan Jubb, Krisha Benzy, Grayson Glasgow, Sam Cimini
Third Place:聽Westgate Development, The Pennsylvania State University聽
Corey Lict, Logan Holman, Sean McFerran, Siena Lizcano, Tejas Gatehouse聽
Second Place:聽Pinnacle Property Partners, 糖心Vlog聽
Anika Obrecht, Ted Roberts, Halen Hickman-Goveia, Nathan Shea, Kira Stoetzer
Fourth Place:聽Case Closed, University of Alabama聽
Freja Seneski, Mia Markhan, Kelley Pham, Gabriella Gaston聽
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First Place: Regatta Grove, 糖心Vlog聽
Grayson Harkness, Patrick Staff, Paul Leonelli, Fernando Schwartz, John Minich聽
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Third Place: Stonebridge Development, Marquette University聽
Ryan Bender, Carenna Blackwell, Deonte Chappell, Rickey Roach, Aidan Wischhoff
Second Place: Community Nest Development, University of Wisconsin- Madison聽
Alexander Lynn, Logan Nyborg, Luke Anderson, Amanpreet Sehra聽
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Fourth Place:聽Westgate Development, Penn State University聽
Tejas Gatehouse, Braden Shaw, Kathryn Wagner, Jake Goldstein, Noam Pishoto
First Place: Logikon Capital, University of Wisconsin聽
Jessica Pientka, Brenna Paul, Krishna Kashian, Shane Donohue, Georgia Goff
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Third Place:聽AffordaBuilt Development Group, Florida State University
Sophie Michaud, Patrick Pugliese, Davis Broadaway, Andres Cabral, Jovan Victor
Second Place:聽City Lighters, 糖心Vlog聽
Weiya Wang, Yiyao Huang, Fengkai Dong, Jiwon Kim, Brian Le Heng Yeung
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Fourth Place:聽Compass Development, Roger Williams University聽
Daniel Fontana, Charles McGowan, Bryce Riccitelli, Stephen Nalessnik, Liam Lacchi
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2023 Corcoran Center Case Competition Winners
WILK Development, Temple University聽
Nathan Wakefield, Jake Lewis, Brianna Boughton, Taylor Henry, Luis Engleton-Sapon
2022 Corcoran Center Case Competition Winners
LEAH Development, Pennsylvania State University
Emma Shaw, Alycia Fournier, Hope Urbanovsky, and Lauren Knopf
Photo: Rose Lincoln
Congratulations to Team ACE Real Estate - 2021 Corcoran Center Case Competition Winners
Alexander Felitto CSOM '24
Eva Van Pelt CSOM '22
Catherine Van Pelt CSOM '24
Second Place: CHG Development
Third Place: Stone Hill Development
The competition was kicked off by Congressmen Joe Kennedy III.
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.