The Fed and Real Estate – Beyond the June FOMC Meeting

Three years ago, former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman  Ben Bernanke opened the proverbial Pandora’s box by discussing the U.S. Federal Reserve’s intent to taper its purchases of long-term maturity bonds and mortgage-backed securities. At the time, the United States economy had rebounded to the point where additional stimulus had become a crucial talking point among partisan politicians and economists… Continue Reading The Fed and Real Estate – Beyond the June FOMC Meeting

Citi Community Capital Vice President Visits Baker Program

Each Thursday during the Baker Program in Real Estate’s Distinguished Speaker Series an industry veteran takes time to discuss their business with students from the program. Director Dustin Jones makes sure to have a well-rounded and well respected cohort of speakers who relish the opportunity to engage with the students. This week, the Baker Program… Continue Reading Citi Community Capital Vice President Visits Baker Program

Alex Popov ’98 of Highbridge Principal Strategies Visits the Baker Program

Alex Popov ’98, a Managing Director at Highbridge Principal Strategies, will visit with students from the Baker Program in Real Estate during this week’s distinguished speaker series on Thursday, March 3rd. Based in New York, Highbridge Principal Strategies is a global credit and private investment firm with approximately $16 billion in assets under management. Popov… Continue Reading Alex Popov ’98 of Highbridge Principal Strategies Visits the Baker Program

Andy Isikoff of the Silverfern Group Visits the Baker Program

Andy Isikoff, a managing director at the Silverfern Group visits the Baker Program in Real Estate for the weekly Distinguished Speaker Series. Silverfern specializes in investing with leading private equity firms, and over 60 of the largest single-family investment offices in the world in buyouts, build-ups, acquisitions, growth equity and recapitalizations worldwide. Andy brings over… Continue Reading Andy Isikoff of the Silverfern Group Visits the Baker Program

Baker Program San Francisco Trek: Part One, A Walk Down Mission Street

In late January, first-year students in the Baker Program in Real Estate attended the first annual domestic real estate trek as part of the program’s newly revised curriculum. For this inaugural trip, students visited San Francisco and Silicon Valley, two of the nation’s most active real estate markets. This article is the first part in… Continue Reading Baker Program San Francisco Trek: Part One, A Walk Down Mission Street

Capital Impact Gives Great Insight into Lending Climate

Cornell’s 33rd Annual Real Estate Conference was held in NYC from Oct 15-16. The forum was highlighted by several panels of experts sharing industry insight with Baker students and conference attendees. Throughout the day, these panels opined on different trends affecting the markets and different asset classes. The Capital Impact Panel, in particular, noted the differences… Continue Reading Capital Impact Gives Great Insight into Lending Climate

Mark Fogel, President of ACRES Capital Speaks About Transitional-Asset Lending

In his October visit to Cornell’s Baker Program in Real Estate, Mark Fogel sat down with the Cornell Real Estate Review to discuss the company he founded, ACRES Capital, and the broader market for mezzanine, and transitional-asset real estate lending.  Fogel brings over 20 years of commercial real estate experience, and as Chief Executive Officer and President… Continue Reading Mark Fogel, President of ACRES Capital Speaks About Transitional-Asset Lending

Recap of Capital Flows Discussion at the Cornell Real Estate Conference

Each year, the highlights of the annual Cornell Real Estate Conference are the featured speaker panels.  At the 2015 conference, held on October 15-16 in New York City, panel topics included Capital Flows, Trends in Multi-Family, and Energy Efficient Commercial Development.  The morning portion of the schedule was kicked off by an introductory discussion from… Continue Reading Recap of Capital Flows Discussion at the Cornell Real Estate Conference

Cornell Takes Second in UT-Austin National Real Estate Challenge

In late November, students from the top Real Estate and MBA programs in the country gathered at the University of Texas at Austin for the 13th Annual National Real Estate Challenge. Hosted by the McCombs School of Business, the competition puts teams head to head in a case-based real estate challenge presented in front of… Continue Reading Cornell Takes Second in UT-Austin National Real Estate Challenge

Paramount Lodging Advisors Founder Sanjeev Misra ’98 Visits Baker Program

On Thursday, November 19, the Baker Program cordially welcomes back to campus Sanjeev Misra to its Distinguished Speaker Series. Sanjeev is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration (SHA) in 1998, and he received a Master of Business Administration degree from Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in 2003.… Continue Reading Paramount Lodging Advisors Founder Sanjeev Misra ’98 Visits Baker Program