James A. Graaskamp on Wisconsin Real Estate philosophy:
Wisconsin Real Estate philosophy is articulated best by the following two quotes of the late James A. Graaskamp:
“The ideal objective is a renaissance individual with a real estate major who thinks in terms of process, in order to accommodate in the future the accelerating changes in technology and law in real estate. The overall objective is to project a lifelong realization that real estate is not a number crunching exercise but is a series of problem solving opportunities which interface practical tools of applied social science with every major issue of our time in terms of the conservation of both our people and our natural resources.”
“Real estate should be taught as a process of dynamic interactions rather than functional or historical facts. The result should be a real estate entrepreneur with the creativity of Leonardo DaVinci, the sensitivity of the natural world of John Muir, and the political humanity with cash management for profit skills of James Rouse. Of course, the graduate student should be something more!”
