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Hoyt Group

The Hoyt Group is a multifaceted nonprofit organization that was established in 1968 as the research arm of Real Estate and Land Use Planning Program of The American University School of Business Administration. At that time it was simply known as the Homer Hoyt Institute but as the professional practice of real estate as well as real estate being established as a field of academic study the Homer Hoyt Institute expanded to meet the growing demands of both professionals and academics by creating the Maury Seldin Advanced Studies Institute, the Hoyt Fellows, LLC, Hoyt Advisory Services and Hoyt Institute of Real Estate. The mission of the four divisions of the Hoyt Group has and continues to contribute to improving the quality of public and private real estate decisions by:

Expanding and disseminating the real estate body of knowledge;
Stimulating innovation in the discipline of real estate and land economics;
Building bridges among academia, industry, and government; and,
Developing innovative approaches to the solution of real estate problems.

Hoyt Fellows (HF)

The Hoyt Fellows, LLC (HF) is the industry counterpart to the Advanced Studies Institute with a mission to bridge the gap between industry and academia. Membership is by invitation only, resulting in a designation of Hoyt Fellow. Research supported by the Hoyt Fellows must meet the highest standards of scholarship, and it must further the improvement of decision making in the real estate industry. That is, it must combine rigor with relevance.

Hoyt Advisory Services (HAS)

The Hoyt Group utilizes Hoyt Advisory Services (HAS), its wholly-owned subsidiary, for research and development, asset management, and other special assignments. HAS is also developing further commercial applications for the Hoyt REIT Model, a proprietary model for investing in real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Maury Seldin Advanced Studies Institute (ASI)

The Hoyt Group accomplishes its mission by supporting the Maury Seldin Advanced Studies Institute (ASI) and has provided funding for research programs at a broad network of universities with emphasis on a consortium of six Real Estate Centers. ASI operates the Weimer School of Advanced Studies in Real Estate and Land Economics, which recognizes, encourages, and further educates leading real estate decision-makers in academia and industry.

Hoyt Institute for Real Estate (HIRE)

The Hoyt Institute for Real Estate (HIRE) is dedicated to career development of practitioners and professionals in real estate and closely related industries, directly as well as through teh relevant trade and professional organizations. It is an information and publication organization. HIRE's contituency is industry in contrast to academia.