REEX Summer Program

To expose teens of color to a variety of colleges and universities, as well as career opportunities. 

Highlights from reex Summer 2024

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Quick Stats About REEX Summer Program

students
150 +

Total Number of high school participants 2017-2024

students receiving tuition assistance
0 %

Past Partners & Universities

“It was great! We had a total of 18 students attend. Eric and Adam were very informative! Looking forward to doing it again with maybe an even more concentrated group. I see the potential of a few students being interested in a career in commercial real estate.”

 -Cesar Munoz, Cristo Rey Miami

The REEX Summer Program

The REEX JumpStart Scholars in Commercial Real Estate is a 2-week residential program that will focus on developing a pipeline of high achieving, diverse students (current high school juniors) by providing exposure to the following:

  • Entrepreneurship & Commercial Real Estate Fundamentals in “Masterclass” Modules as well as Small Group Cohorts
  • Access to University Partners & their College Faculty/Admission Officers
  • Experiential Learning through engaged instruction, site visits, case studies, etc. with other diverse students nationwide
  • Engage with CEOs, Founders & Executives in Business & Commercial Real Estate
  • Participate in Team University Competitions culminating at a National Competition
  • REEX JumpStart will culminate with a capstone project competition in which top students will apply the skills they have learned to a real-world case study.

Eligibility: Current High School sophomores and juniors.
2025 Program Dates: TBD | 2025 Program Fees: TBD | 2025 Program Locations: TBD

The REEX Program

Founded in 2016 by Kirk Sykes (Board Chairman, Real Estate Executive Council (REEC)) & Steve Martin (then Chairman, NAIOP), the REEX (Real Estate Exchange) Summer Programs are aimed at addressing the lack of diverse representation in the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. In 2017, REEX launched its inaugural summer program at Georgia State University (GSU), and expanded to three (3) additional universities in 2018 at Villanova, Columbia University and Fordham University. In 2019, REEX impacted 103 new diverse students at Cornell University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Roosevelt University, and the University of Miami (Miami, FL).

In 2020 and 2021, propelled by the continued support from REEX’s lead sponsor, The PREA Foundation, the REEX program successfully pivoted from an in-person program to an online platform, with a total of two hundred and eighty three scholars participating in the virtual summer experience.

REEX continues to grow significantly each year as the industry’s leading high school CRE immersion program, and to date, has exposed over six hundred students to the industry. REEX returned on-campus in 2022, with the introduction of the REEX JumpStart Summer Program with LEAD, and will be back in 2023.

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