on Biometrics and A.I. are Changing How We Experience Buildings When Amazon Go launched earlier this year in Seattle, some customers reported an awkward feeling as they were leaving the store. This new shopping experience was so unfamiliar that it made some customers feel like they had just shoplifted or gotten their groceries for free but… Continue Reading Biometrics and A.I. are Changing How We Experience Buildings (4 min)
on Issues around cyber security are nothing new for companies in the digital age but considering the recent headlines around the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the Equifax Credit Reporting hack, a new emphasis on how we in commercial real estate think about data protection might be warranted. Data breaches commonly involve the taking of consumer data,… Continue Reading How Vulnerable is Commercial Real Estate to a Cyber Attack? (4 mins)
on Big data analysis and data science techniques applied to public and private datasets is nothing new, but recent growth in the quality of information and its use in commercial real estate is. Commercial real estate is a $12 trillion industry and the ability to make better data-driven decisions can save time and money for… Continue Reading Innovations in “Big Data” Are Impacting Real Estate Investment (4 mins)
on Last week the Baker Program was honored to have entrepreneur, philanthropist and restaurateur, Dennis Kessler, on campus to meet with students in the Distinguished Speaker Series. Dennis co-founded Kessler Restaurants LLC in 1975 with his brother and is a passionate philanthropist and business leader the greater Rochester community. Over the last 30 years, Kessler… Continue Reading DSS Wrap-up: Dennis Kessler, Co-Founder of Kessler Restaurants (4 mins)
on Blockchain technologies, specifically cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have been making headlines lately as the world begins to utilize them in various transactions. Once stigmatized as a tool to enable money laundering, drug dealing, murder for hire and other illicit “dark web” transactions on sites like Silkroad, these technologies have shed their stigma, gone mainstream and minted… Continue Reading Bitcoin is Impacting Multi-Family Real Estate Transactions, What’s Next?
on At the Cornell Real Estate Conference in New York City on October 13th 2017, the findings of the 5th annual global real estate Allocations Monitor were presented by the Co-Founder of Hodes Weill & Associates, Doug Weill. The Allocations Monitor has been serving institutional investors, asset managers and industry professionals in the real estate industry… Continue Reading Baker Program and Hodes Weill & Associates Present 5th Annual Institutional Real Estate Allocations Monitor Report
on Some called it the “world’s most important number” and by the end of 2021 it will no longer be published, according to the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority. The absence of the now infamous LIBOR benchmark may force market participants to rethink credit calculations, standardized benchmarks, lease contracts, and financial reference calculations such as the “risk-free… Continue Reading LIBOR: The World’s Most Important Number is Going Away, What’s Next?
on One on One with WeWork It is with great pleasure that the Baker Program in Real Estate and the Cornell Real Estate Council will host WeWork Vice Chairman, Michael Gross (SHA ’97) as the Morning Keynote Speaker at the 34th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference. To learn more about WeWork and the real estate industry,… Continue Reading One On One: WeWork
on Senior living – including senior apartments, retirement homes, and nursing homes – has been a growing area of interest among real estate students here in the Baker Program. With an aging generation of baby boomers and a healthy investment environment for pension funds, broad population demographics in the US seem poised to support growth in… Continue Reading Shifting Fundamentals Shaping Senior Living
on On Thursday, September 7th, the Baker Program in Real Estate was honored to welcome Meir Cohen, Founder and CEO of Cohen Equities, to the Distinguished Speaker Series. Mr. Cohen’s entrepreneurial background and inspirational story captivated a full audience of students throughout his presentation. Mr. Cohen began his talk with a short video about how future… Continue Reading DSS Wrap Up: Meir Cohen of Cohen Equities