First-year Baker Students Get Hands-on Development Experience in New York City

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One of the principal missions of the Baker Program is to educate future leaders in the real estate industry. To this end, the Baker curriculum is likely the broadest and deepest of any graduate real estate program in the world. Additionally, adjustments made to the curriculum in 2015 are giving students an even more hands-on,… Continue Reading First-year Baker Students Get Hands-on Development Experience in New York City

Interview with Andrew Isikoff of the Silverfern Group

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The Baker Program in Real Estate’s Distinguished Speaker Series features many successful real estate practitioners who are also alumni of Cornell. The resulting ability to relate to current students experiences and subsequent knowledge of post-Cornell career paths make these individuals among the best who come to Baker. On February 18, the Baker Program’s signature Distinguished… Continue Reading Interview with Andrew Isikoff of the Silverfern Group

Redeveloping the CBD: Christchurch 5 Years After the Earthquake

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At 12:51 PM on February 22, 2011, Christchurch (ChCh), NZ was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake emanating from a previously unknown, nearby fault. Within seconds 185 people were killed and the Anglican cathedral that was the symbol of the city was destroyed. While the majority of the fatalities were caused by the collapse of two… Continue Reading Redeveloping the CBD: Christchurch 5 Years After the Earthquake

Developer Plans Brooklyn’s First Supertall Skyscraper

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As a borough, Brooklyn has long been staunchly proud of its uniqueness within the metropolis of New York City.  Being a borough where individuals have historically lived rather than worked, tall buildings (200+ feet), while they are found in areas such as Downtown Brooklyn, have never been constructed on anywhere near the scale as that… Continue Reading Developer Plans Brooklyn’s First Supertall Skyscraper

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

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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

Baker Program San Francisco Trek: Part Two, Tech’s Real Estate Impact

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First year students in the Baker Program of Real Estate gained first-hand exposure to the influence that technology companies have within the real estate sector on their inaugural domestic trip to San Francisco. As described in Part One, this second installment of the Baker San Francisco Trek series shows how San Francisco has been a booming commercial real estate center… Continue Reading Baker Program San Francisco Trek: Part Two, Tech’s Real Estate Impact

Home Price Indices, Sales and Economic Releases for February

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United States economic data released the past week provided ups and downs for investors across all sectors, including key information for real estate in Q4 2015. The releases started on Tuesday, February 23 with Existing Homes Sales, then New Home Sales on Wednesday, and finished with GDP on Friday. On the whole, investors have reasons to be… Continue Reading Home Price Indices, Sales and Economic Releases for February

Jeremy Thomas to Discuss Cornell Real Estate at This Week’s Distinguished Speaker Series

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As a land grant institution, the success of Cornell University has been intricately linked to real estate since the school’s very inception. With a central campus comprising 745 acres, and a total of 11,000 acres in Tompkins County alone, managing Cornell’s vast real estate portfolio is no small task. For this week’s Distinguished Speaker Series,… Continue Reading Jeremy Thomas to Discuss Cornell Real Estate at This Week’s Distinguished Speaker Series

Andy Isikoff of the Silverfern Group Visits the Baker Program

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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