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The Summer’s Over – Now What? CREC CAP to the Rescue!

Summer Interns: Most summer real estate-related internships have ended and it is time to sit back, reflect on your summer experience and decide what your next steps should be toward finding a full-time opportunity or next summer’s internship. We…

Baker Program in Real Estate, Chapters, General, Member Spotlight, News

Real estate titans discuss the importance of mentorship

Real estate developers Howard Milstein ’73 (A&S) and William Rudin inherited impressive business portfolios from their fathers and grandfathers, and their children will one day lead their holdings into the future. Those children—Michael…

AREC, At-Large International, At-Large U.S., Baker Program in Real Estate, Chapters, General, Member Spotlight, News

Cornell Graduate Real Estate Students Win Prestigious ULI Hines Case Competition

For the first time, a multidisciplinary team of Cornell students from architecture, city and regional planning, and the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate has won the $50,000 first prize in the annual Urban Land Institute (ULI) Gerald D. Hines…

Member Spotlight, NYC Tri-State

What to Do on Your Summer Vacation

If you are lucky enough to have a summer internship within real estate, here are some tips to maximize the value of your summer experience. First, many firms use summer internships as their primary source for hiring full time employees.…

Chapters, Event Recap, News, NYC Tri-State

NYC Tri-State Inaugural Event Recap

The NYC Tri-State Regional Chapter (“NYCTS”) hosted its inaugural event in February 2018: Networking Breakfast & Summary of Tax Reform. The event was well attended by Cornell real estate alumni that span the age spectrum and represent…

AREC, Chapters, General, Member Spotlight, Philadelphia

Relationships 101: A Recent Graduate’s Guide to a Successful Mentor/Mentee Relationship

During my time in the Baker Program at Cornell, I was able to choose a formal Mentor that is a leader in the real estate field for the tenure of my graduate education. While initially overwhelming, with a choice of 50 of the top leaders in…

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The Summer’s Over – Now What? CREC CAP to the Rescue!August 22, 2018 - 3:46 pm
Summer Interns: Most summer real estate-related internships have ended and it is time to sit back, reflect on your summer experience and decide what your next steps should be toward finding a full-time opportunity or next summer’s internship. We are excited to announce The Cornell Real Estate Council’s newly launched Career Advisory Program (affectionately known […]
Real estate titans discuss the importance of mentorshipJuly 10, 2018 - 12:33 pm
Real estate developers Howard Milstein ’73 (A&S) and William Rudin inherited impressive business portfolios from their fathers and grandfathers, and their children will one day lead their holdings into the future. Those children—Michael Milstein ’11 (A&S), Samantha Rudin Earls, and Michael Rudin—shared the stage with their fathers at the third-annual Titans of Real Estate event, […]
Cornell Graduate Real Estate Students Win Prestigious ULI Hines Case CompetitionMay 1, 2018 - 10:17 am
For the first time, a multidisciplinary team of Cornell students from architecture, city and regional planning, and the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate has won the $50,000 first prize in the annual Urban Land Institute (ULI) Gerald D. Hines Student Competition. The juried competition selected Cornell’s project from among 130 entries representing 60 universities […]

Cornell Real Estate Review

EB-5 Financing Once Again Faces an Uncertain Future October 14, 2018
Photo Credit: Neil Moralee via Compfight Governmental sources of funding are often contentious or controversial in real estate projects, but perhaps none is more politically charged than EB-5 financing. Named after the United States Customs and Immigration program which provides, “employment based” pathways for foreign citizens to gain green cards and, eventually, full citizenship, the […]
Dustin Dunham
DSS Wrap-up: Matthew D. Shore (’00), Chief Investment Officer – DRA Advisors October 7, 2018
This week, the Baker Program in Real Estate welcomed back another alumnus of Cornell, Matthew Shore (Cornell ‘00), for its Distinguished Speaker Series. Matthew is the Chief Investment Officer at DRA Advisors, an investment advisory firm specializing in real estate investment and management services for institutional and private investors with over $11 billion in assets […]
Ryan Christopher Sequeira
“Wicked” Problems and Real Estate Development October 3, 2018
Real estate development occurring in the public domain often must grapple with the complicated perspectives of a variety of stakeholders. Practitioners must therefore be adept at addressing divergent values and priorities prudently and delivering results while simultaneously managing expectations. This article will examine one such recent scenario in the capital city of India. Indeed, over […]
Ryan Christopher Sequeira
DSS Wrap-Up: Barry DiRaimondo (MBA ’85), CEO of SteelWave LLC October 1, 2018
On September 27, 2018, the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate welcomed Barry DiRaimondo, Chief Executive Officer of SteelWave LLC, to campus as part of the program’s Distinguished Speaker Series. SteelWave is a full-service real estate manager, operator and investor headquartered outside of San Francisco, California. SteelWave’s portfolio consists of approximately 12 million square feet […]
Joseph McFalls
DSS Wrap-Up: Prashant Arul Raj (MPS RE ’00), Head of Guggenheim Commercial Real Estate Finance September 24, 2018
This past Thursday the Baker Program had the pleasure of welcoming back to campus Prashant Arul Raj, Head of Commercial Real Estate Finance at Guggenheim Partners. Prashant is a graduate (MPS RE ‘00) of the Cornell Real Estate Master’s program prior to its sponsorship by Richard Baker. Having been back on campus for the first […]
Wilson Blum

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