Scholarship & Fellowship Award Recipients: Tushar Bundhela & Ana Kalugina

The Baker Program in Real Estate is proud to announce that two of its students have been presented significant nationally recognized scholarship and fellowship awards. NAIOP Diversity Scholarship – Ana Kalugina Ana Kalugina is a dual-degree candidate (MBA|MPS RE) graduating in May 2017.  Ana is a co-founder of Cornell University’s Real Estate Career Work Groups… Continue Reading Scholarship & Fellowship Award Recipients: Tushar Bundhela & Ana Kalugina

Announcement of Baker Inter-Session Trips: Dubai & Seattle

As it has been discussed and proven, real estate continues to be more than just numbers and financial statements. It involves people, places, and relationships. With that continued understanding, the Baker Program In Real Estate which functions jointly between Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration and Art, Architecture, and Planning (AAP),  will further its mission to provide graduate… Continue Reading Announcement of Baker Inter-Session Trips: Dubai & Seattle

Distinguished Speaker Series: David Rodgers, Founding Partner of Park Bridge Financial LLC

This week The Baker Program has the pleasure of hosting David Rodgers as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. David is an expert in Commercial Mortgaged-Backed Securities (“CMBS”) with a career spanning over 30 years working in different market scenarios. He is the founder and principal of Park Bridge Financial LLC (established in 2009), which is the… Continue Reading Distinguished Speaker Series: David Rodgers, Founding Partner of Park Bridge Financial LLC

Distinguished Speaker Series: Martin Stern ENG 68’, Senior Managing Director at CBRE

The Baker Program in Real Estate is excited to welcome Martin Stern this Thursday evening to speak to students as a Distinguished Speaker. Mr. Stern leads the Real Estate Advisory Services group of CBRE Chicago, and is involved in key development and transaction assignments. His clients include the City of Chicago, the Village of Glenview,… Continue Reading Distinguished Speaker Series: Martin Stern ENG 68’, Senior Managing Director at CBRE

CREF’s Annual WX Panel Discussion Addresses Industry Trends, Advice for Future Female Leaders

By Kelsey Padgham The Cornell community warmly welcomed five accomplished female leaders in the real estate industry for the annual WX: New York Women Executives in Real Estate Panel Discussion on Thursday evening, hosted by the Center for Real Estate Finance. Members of Cornell Real Estate Women (CornellREW) assisted in hosting the panelists throughout the… Continue Reading CREF’s Annual WX Panel Discussion Addresses Industry Trends, Advice for Future Female Leaders

Lou Marquet: The Psychology Behind Development and New Urbanism

On Thursday, February 16th, the Baker Program in Real Estate hosted Lou Marquet, Principal at Leyland Alliance, during the weekly Distinguished Speaker Series. Lou has over forty years of real estate related experience, from his time in youth as a carpenter, to his present-day development of large scale, mixed-use projects. His presentation touched up on many… Continue Reading Lou Marquet: The Psychology Behind Development and New Urbanism

WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate: Susan Swanezy, Partner at Hodes Weill & Associates

We are privileged to host Ms. Susan Swanezy – Partner at Hodes Weill & Associates for the WX: New York Women in Real Estate Panel Discussion. Hodes Weill & Associates is a real estate advisory boutique with a focus on the investment and funds management industry. Founded in 2009, Hodes Weill* provides institutional capital raising… Continue Reading WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate: Susan Swanezy, Partner at Hodes Weill & Associates

WX Panel Discussion and Distinguished Speaker Series: J.P. Morgan Chase Global Real Assets Tactical Direct Investments Analyst Amy Yao

WX, in association with the Cornell Center for Real Estate and Finance, Cornell Real Estate Women, and Cornell’s Baker Program in Real Estate, presents WX: New York Women Executives in Real Estate Panel Discussion.  WX is an invitation-only association of executive-level women actively engaged in the commercial real estate industry in New York. WX’s diverse membership includes… Continue Reading WX Panel Discussion and Distinguished Speaker Series: J.P. Morgan Chase Global Real Assets Tactical Direct Investments Analyst Amy Yao

WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate: Tishman Speyer Project Executive Ana Bertuna by Kelsey Padgham

Kelsey Padgham: WX, in association with the Cornell Center for Real Estate and Finance, Cornell Real Estate Women, and Cornell’s Baker Program in Real Estate, presents WX: New York Women Executives in Real Estate Panel Discussion. WX is an invitation-only association of executive-level women actively engaged in the commercial real estate industry in New York. WX’s diverse membership… Continue Reading WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate: Tishman Speyer Project Executive Ana Bertuna by Kelsey Padgham

Dallas, Texas: Day Three, Afternoon

From January 18-21, 2017, the Baker Program in Real Estate Class of 2018 visited Dallas, Texas to participate in their domestic intersession trek. The purpose of these treks is to expose Baker students to real estate markets with diverse characteristics, particularly those that are in contrast to our familiar setting of the Northeastern United States… Continue Reading Dallas, Texas: Day Three, Afternoon