REDI is a comprehensive real estate development training and mentorship program intended to increase the number of women and people of color in the real estate industry. The curriculum goes step-by-step through the real estate development process with presentations by ULI NWA volunteer instructors. Outside of the classroom, ULI REDI participants apply what they learn as they work in teams to create a development proposal for a real, local site.

REDI participants not only have access to ULI members who serve as session speakers and team mentors, but they also can receive a free ULI membership upon completion of the program, giving participants access to an expanded network that can propel them in their personal and professional lives.

Core program components of the ULI Real Estate Diversity Initiative include:

• The program is an exclusive opportunity for women and people of color.
• The curriculum is based on samples developed originally by ULI Colorado and Minnesota and adapted according to local District Council needs, local market specifics, member input, and speakers’ input.
• Participants gain an experiential, project-based opportunity to learn about the development process using a real, local study and what it takes to put together a successful development.
• Participants can further their careers by learning directly from real estate mentors about the challenges and opportunities in the local industry and apply lessons to a project as their group devises plans for development on a specific site. Each team will produce a development plan, pro forma, and marketing plan.

Are you interested in volunteering as a mentor or facilitator for the REDI program? Please reach out directly to Megan Brown at [email protected].

Applications have closed for the 2023 Cohort.