Utah Real Estate Challenge

Utah Real Estate Challenge 2026

Overview

The Utah Real Estate Challenge (UREC) is an intercollegiate real estate development competition for undergraduate and graduate students throughout the State of Utah. The competition fosters an understanding of real estate development by giving students the opportunity to prepare and present a development proposal to a panel of expert judges. A grand prize of $20,000 will be awarded to the team with the most promising and economically viable real estate development plan. A second-place prize of $10,000, and a third-place prize of $5,000 will also be awarded. The competition is made possible by the generous support of the Ivory-Boyer Real Estate Center Board, sponsors, mentors, judges, and faculty from participating schools.

Interested in participating or sponsoring the event? Please reach out to Carlene Folau at carlene.folau@eccles.utah.edu.

Resources

Download Competition Packet

Competition Overview
Submission Guidelines
Important Dates

Registration Packet

First Round

Date: March 5, 2026

View the photos from the First Round of the Utah Real Estate Challenge 2026.

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2026 Competition Details

Team Eligibility

Each team must have at least two members and no more than five members. All team members must be enrolled students at a college or university in the State of Utah. A graduating student may participate if they complete all the graduation requirements during Fall Semester. Student standing will be verified by the UREC planning team. Teams may utilize unpaid outside consultants and mentors, but only registered team members are eligible for award money. Previous winning teams have had a strong combination of planning, construction, finance, and design.

Resources

Students who register for the competition may utilize educational forums and other resources to aid in the creation and implementation of their real estate development plan. UREC will provide important reminders of upcoming events, forums, key submission deadlines, and judges decisions via email and the UREC website.

More Info

Should you have any questions regarding the competition or if you’d like to arrange an information session for your school, please reach out to the following: