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View in browser Faculty in the MediaBisnow: February 11, 2025Companies Enforcing 4-Plus Days Of RTO Are Using More Office Space Than Before The PandemicProfessor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh's research is referencedRead ArticleBloomberg: January 18, 2025Regional Banks Face Headache From Rising Treasury YieldsProfessor Tomasz Piskorski is quotedRead ArticleOp-Ed published by The New York Times: January 1

Bloomberg: June 6, 2024 Real Estate Investors Are Wiped Out in Bets Fueled by Wall Street Loans Professor Tomasz Piskorski is quoted. Read Article Marke

We share today to share with you the bittersweet news that Christopher Mayer, Paul Milstein Professor of Real Estate, and Co-Director of the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, will be retiring from his full-time responsibilities at the Business School effective June 30th.  Chris joined the Columbia faculty in 1996 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor before lea

Gothamist: January 1, 2024 ‘Doom loop’ professor says things are actually looking up for New York City Professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh is interviewed.      Bloomberg: December 20, 2023 Small US Banks Are Increasingly at Risk in Commercial-Property Slump Featuring Professor Tomasz Piskorski's research.      BISNOW: December 19, 2023 Economists: 44

Student Programming HighlightsDistinguished Real Estate Speaker Series - Fall 2023  Each semester the Paul Milstein Center welcomes distinguished real estate professionals to meet with students to discuss their career path, observations of the market, programs and initiatives that they are involved in, mentorship, and advice for MBA students about to embark on careers in the real estate industry.

Meet the 2023-2024 Circle Fellows The Real Estate Circle Fellowship is awarded to a select group of 2nd Year students who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership capability as well as academic excellence. Ambitious and energetic, these students have a proven record of success and are recognized for their potential to become future leaders in the real estat

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View in your browser Spring 2023 Distinguished Speaker Series Each semester the Paul Milstein Center welcomes distinguished real estate professionals to m

Professor Brian Lancaster receives Robert W. Lear Award Presented annually to the faculty member or administrator who most clearly demonstrates commitment to students through accessibility and an overall contribution to the improvement of student life. Established by the Graduate B

The Covid-19 pandemic led to drastic changes in where people work. Physical office occupancy in the major office markets of the U.S. fell from 95% at the end of February 2020 to 10% at the end of March 2020, and has remained depressed ever since, only gradually creeping back to 50% by May 2022. In the intervening period, companies have learned how to effectively work from home. Many corporate lead

Congratulations to the CBS alumni highlighted in Commercial Observer's Power 100: The Players Who Rose in 2022 and Power Finance 2022 lists:Power Finance 2022 David Bouton ’96 Jeff Fastov ’92 Kara McShane ’00Power 100 2022 Nicholas Bienstock '96  Tommy Craig '82 Meredith Marshall '92  Paul Pariser '78  David Simon '85  Brian Steinwurtzel '04

By Michelle Forman ’20Virtual kitchens, also known as “ghost” kitchens, are restaurants where all food is prepared for take-out delivery or pickup by customers. Venture capital dollars have been pouring into this sector in a response to the rapidly growing food delivery market, which has become a $30 billion marketplace over the past three years.In his presentation, “Virtual Kitchens: Strategic Pa

Moderator    Ronald Dickerman ’87, Madison International Realty Panelists Lisa Kaufman ’92, Lasalle Investment   Tom Shapiro, GTIS Partners   Peter Sotoloff, Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies  By Rebecca Bendetson ’21  Amidst the longest economic recovery in post-war history, four experts in global real estate gathered to discuss current investment trends. Ronald Dicke

By Angela Wang ’21 and Maura Lewkowicz ’20The retail real estate industry witnessed significant changes and transformation over the last several years. The 2019 Real Estate Symposium kicked off with an opening discussion on Retail and Public REITs with prominent industry leaders, Kenneth Bernstein, President and CEO of Acadia Realty Trust, and Jim Sullivan ‘89, President of Green Street Advisors.S

Moderator    Raphael Sidelsky ’99, W5 Group Panelists    Jason Epstein, Sonder   Britt Zaffir, Kin   Andy Levin, Ollie  By Musashi Liu ’20 and Justine Murphy ’21The Co-Living and Beyond Panel at the 2019 Columbia Business School Real Estate Symposium focused on the attractive opportunities that co-living and short-term rentals provide to renters, travelers and investors

By Peter Gross ’21 and Shrey Gupta ’20The closing session at Columbia Business School’s 12th Annual Real Estate Symposium saw attendees gather to listen to an enlightening fireside chat between Scott Rechler, Chairman and CEO at RXR and David Sherman ’82, Senior Advisor & Co-Founder, Metropolitan Real Estate and Co-Director, Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, Columbia Business School.Carrying o

Moderator      Zach Aarons ’13, MetaProp Panelists Robyn Beavers, Blueprint Power   Anthony Fiore, NYC Division of Energy   Jonathan Flaherty ’07, Tishman Speyer   Katherine Zamsky ’14, Carbon Ventures By Scott Ma ’21The rapid growth in new technologies and capabilities continues to transform the real estate industry, providing opportunities for investment and d

The exclusive alumni-only educational forum will take place on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at the Princeton Club of New York.  Ticket sales will open late September! Keynote Speaker Scott Rechler: Chairman and CEO, RXR Realty Featured Speakers Kenneth Bernstein, Acadia Realty Trust Jim Sullivan ’89, Green Street Advisors Geoffrey Heal, Columbia Business School Zach Aarons ’13, MetaProp