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What to Do on Your Summer Vacation (2019 Edition)

It seems like it was only yesterday that I wrote the Cornell Real Estate Council Blog, “What To Do on Your Summer Vacation” in the Spring of 2018 and here we are with Cornell students heading off around the world again.c Here…

Chapters, Membership, News

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 (2018 Version)

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…

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What to Do on Your Summer Vacation (2019 Edition)May 24, 2019 - 5:15 pm
It seems like it was only yesterday that I wrote the Cornell Real Estate Council Blog, “What To Do on Your Summer Vacation” in the Spring of 2018 and here we are with Cornell students heading off around the world again.c Here are some old tips and new tips to enhance the value of your […]
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 Real Estate Review

Second Chance for American Motels October 13, 2019
The ubiquitous roadside motel – or at least the properties that host them – could find a new purpose in a starkly different America than the one in which they were conceived. Demographic shifts over the past several decades have made these properties largely irrelevant. The number of motels has declined from a peak of… […]
John R. Thompson
DSS Wrap-Up: Scott Walsh, VP Residential Development at Lendlease October 1, 2019
On Thursday, September 26, 2019, the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate had the privilege of welcoming Cornell Alumnus Scott Walsh (AAP ’99) back to campus as a speaker in the third Distinguished Speaker Series event of the Fall 2019 semester. Mr. Walsh is the Vice President of Residential Development for global real estate firm… […]
Samyak Jain
2019 Summer Internship Series: Wilson Blum, Rialto Capital September 30, 2019
This Summer I had the opportunity to join Rialto Capital as a Summer Associate. Rialto was formed in 2007 by industry veteran Jeff Krasnoff as a subsidiary of Lennar, the nationally recognized homebuilder. Krasnoff was previously president of LNR, another prior subsidiary of Lennar that was formed in the early 90’s to take advantage of… […]
Wilson Blum
2019 SUMMER INTERNSHIP SERIES: JOHN THOMPSON, FATHOM COMPANIES September 25, 2019
This summer I had the opportunity to join Fathom Companies as a Development Associate. Fathom Companies is a real estate development, management, and investment company based in Portland, Maine. Though Jim Brady co-founded the company only recently in 2017, the combined hospitality management and development experience of its leadership extends far deeper. For example, Jim’s… […]
John R. Thompson
DSS Wrap-Up: Matt Mitchell, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of SteepRock Capital September 24, 2019
On Thursday, September 12, 2019, the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate welcomed Cornell Alumnus Matt Mitchell (ILR ’97) back to campus as its featured speaker in the second Distinguished Speaker Series event of the Fall 2019 semester. Matt is the Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of SteepRock Capital, a real estate investment firm based… […]
Sam Berry

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