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It is our mission to be the ecosystem where the real estate’s future is actively shaped, through exceptional talent, advanced education, and industry integration. Each member joins to take responsibility for how the built environment should evolve, intelligently, ethically, and humanely. We exist to ensure that real estate is not shaped by convention, but by those who carry both the capability and the conscience to lead its transformation.

At the core of REA lies a mission that shapes how we think, build, and lead.

It is our mission to be the ecosystem where the real estate’s future is actively shaped, through exceptional talent, advanced education, and industry integration. Each member joins to take responsibility for how the built environment should evolve, intelligently, ethically, and humanely. We exist to ensure that real estate is not shaped by convention, but by those who carry both the capability and the conscience to lead its transformation.

At the core of REA lies a mission that shapes how we think, build, and lead.

We believe real estate is about people, those who shape the work, and the lives shaped by it in return.

1. Real Passion

Our network unites the most outstanding students across the world’s most prestigious universities, each selected not only for their intellectual excellence and leadership potential, but for a shared, deeper trait: an intrinsic drive to transform the built environment for the better. We call this trait passion.

2. Ownership

Each member is responsible for contributing to the performance and growth of their local chapter and the broader Network. REA operates on a peer-led model where initiative and accountability drive growth. Outcomes depend on members taking proactive responsibility, individually and as a team.

3. Teamwork

Members are expected to operate in alignment with their chapter and the wider Network, maintaining high standards of communication, collaboration, and professionalism. The team structure is designed to simulate a startup environment - where individual output must support collective success.

4. Long-Term Involvment

REA doesn’t end when your studies do. It’s designed as a lifelong Network that grows stronger the more you give back. We expect every member to think as a future alumni, mentor, and industry partner. The compounding value of this Network depends on people who stay engaged, build for the future, and carry REA with them throughout their careers.

our core pillars:

Our Core Values:

  • REA offers companies the opportunity to collaborate with high-performing, interdisciplinary teams of students, handpicked from Europe’s leading universities in real estate, architecture, finance, business, law, and urban development, to work on strategic, real-world challengesThese projects are driven by our mission to shape a more purposeful and human-centered built environment

    Our network unites the most outstanding students across the world’s most prestigious universities, each selected not only for their intellectual excellence and leadership potential, but for a shared, deeper trait: an intrinsic drive to transform the built environment for the better. We call this trait passion.

  • REA offers companies the opportunity to collaborate with high-performing, interdisciplinary teams of students, handpicked from Europe’s leading universities in real estate, architecture, finance, business, law, and urban development, to work on strategic, real-world challengesThese projects are driven by our mission to shape a more purposeful and human-centered built environment

    Each member is responsible for contributing to the performance and growth of their local chapter and the broader Network. REA operates on a peer-led model where initiative and accountability drive growth. Outcomes depend on members taking proactive responsibility, individually and as a team.

  • REA offers companies the opportunity to collaborate with high-performing, interdisciplinary teams of students, handpicked from Europe’s leading universities in real estate, architecture, finance, business, law, and urban development, to work on strategic, real-world challengesThese projects are driven by our mission to shape a more purposeful and human-centered built environment

    Members are expected to operate in alignment with their chapter and the wider Network, maintaining high standards of communication, collaboration, and professionalism. The team structure is designed to simulate a startup environment - where individual output must support collective success.

  • REA offers companies the opportunity to collaborate with high-performing, interdisciplinary teams of students, handpicked from Europe’s leading universities in real estate, architecture, finance, business, law, and urban development, to work on strategic, real-world challengesThese projects are driven by our mission to shape a more purposeful and human-centered built environment

    REA doesn’t end when your studies do. It’s designed as a lifelong Network that grows stronger the more you give back. We expect every member to think as a future alumni, mentor, and industry partner. The compounding value of this Network depends on people who stay engaged, build for the future, and carry REA with them throughout their careers.

We believe real estate is about people, those who shape the work, and the lives shaped by it in return.

Our History

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Dec 24

REA Rotterdam is founded by Lukas and Dominik Eberle as a local student club. It is the first student-led initiative at Erasmus, with the goal to give students opportunities to engage with the real estate industry.

May 27

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May 25

With various events formats, from in-house days to site visits, from Rotterdam to St. Gallen, the first cycle of the chapter is completed.

May 27

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Aug 25

What began as a local chapter quickly revealed a global gap: the need for an international network of real estate talent. This marked the turning point: REA evolved from a single association into a growing ecosystem spanning 13 chapters and counting.

May 27

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May 27

REA continues to grow by the day — deepening its industry engagement, collaborations, and driving forward strategic projects and initiatives across the network.

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