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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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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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Intersession Treks: Dubai & Seattle

Graduate students in Cornell’s Baker Program in Real Estate are departing from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates after six days of exploring the City of Gold’s real estate landscape.  The trip to Dubai was the Baker Program’s third annual…
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Interview with Cornell’s Eva Steiner – REIT Capital Structures

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), the D.C. based association representing REITs and publicly traded real estate investment companies in the United States, recently interviewed Cornell's own Eva Steiner. Eva…
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Why I Chose Cornell – Krizia Calmet, Baker ’19

It is hard to believe that the first semester is halfway completed. This has been an amazing introduction to the journey through the Baker Program in Real Estate. There is no doubt in my mind that I chose the right program for my Master’s…
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It’s not just about Wall Street – Try Wewatta Street

Many years ago, while working for a public real estate investment company, my second job after graduating from Cornell Law School, I swore to myself and everyone who would listen that I would never work on Wall Street. As Charles Dickens said…
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My First Position after Cornell – Stephen Porter, Baker ’15

Upon graduating from the Baker Program in 2015, I accepted a role as a Development Manager with Skanska USA Commercial Development in Seattle, Washington. Skanska is best known as one of the world’s largest construction companies, but it is…
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RE Profession – Living and Working for CBRE in Austria

Life in real estate in Europe (specifically at CBRE in Austria) is good at the moment – the historically rock bottom long-term interest rates in combination with the relatively strong Euro attract yield-hungry capital with no end in sight. What…
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Fairfield at Ross – Dallas, TX – Multifamily Development Project

Recent trends in apartment living include a growing desire for renters of all ages to live in downtown urban cores. Recognizing this trend, and taking advantage of the dearth of amenity-rich apartments in the vibrant, rapidly-gentrifying West…
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My First Position after Cornell – Will Woodworth, MBA

Following my MBA at Cornell, I took a position as a senior associate in the investment originations group at Rockbridge, a hotel-focused private equity firm based in Columbus, OH. While I had worked in real estate finance prior to arriving in…