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![Eric Shaw - Emeritus Professor](https://business.fau.edu/images/business/newsroom/images/Eric%20Shaw.png)
FAU Emeritus Professor of Marketing Donates $2 Million to University
Florida Atlantic University has received an estate gift pledge of more than $2 million from College of Business emeritus professor Eric Shaw ’72, ’73, Ph.D. This generous gift will benefit various athletics, business, arts and letters, and other university programs, and makes Shaw the largest FAU faculty or staff donor in the university’s history, after former assistant professor Dick Schmidt ’71.
![Renting beats buying](https://business.fau.edu/images/business/newsroom/images/2021-12-08%20BHJ%20Q3.jpg)
Housing Index Shows Renting Beats Buying in Eight Major U.S. Markets
As the cost of housing continues to soar, deciding whether to buy a home or rent one is a virtual toss-up in many parts of the country.
![Overvalued Markets](https://business.fau.edu/images/business/newsroom/images/2021-12-02%20Overvalued%20Housing.jpg)
Home Prices Reaching ‘Inflection Point’ in Overvalued Markets
Home prices continue to rise across the country and are poised to flatten in some metropolitan areas, according to a ranking of the most overvalued U.S. housing markets by professors at Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University.
![Kudos FAU Business - November 2021](https://business.fau.edu/images/business/newsroom/images/Kudos-Placeholder-2.jpg)
Kudos: November 2021
Kudos honors the accomplishments of FAU Business faculty, staff, and students.
![Equity Crowdfunding Tracker](https://business.fau.edu/images/business/newsroom/images/2021-11-09%20Equity%20Crowdfunding%20Tracker.jpg)
FAU College of Business Equity Crowdfunding Tracker Is First Free Resource in U.S.
As of today, the U.S. equity crowdfunding market has grown in total amount raised from $23 million in 2016 to $244 million in 2020 – since becoming fully legal in the U.S. when Title III of the 2012 JOBS Act took effect on May 16, 2016. The Equity Crowdfunding Tracker presents data that spans from 2016 to today.
![Employability Skills](https://business.fau.edu/images/business/newsroom/images/2021-11-08%20Employability%20Skills.jpg)
Study Identifies Four Elements That Lead to Employability
Over the past several decades, job security for U.S. workers has been declining to the point that many now realize they can’t rely on long-term employment with a single organization.