With the upcoming summer months, this is a good time to reflect on our many CREF achievements during the last academic year and to consider CREF activities in the coming year. Our three core objectives of student education, industry relevance, and academic rigor were well served with our various activities...see more.
CREF Issues Cornell Real Estate Market Indices for First Quarter 2014
 Hotel prices are not yet reflecting the positive momentum in RevPAR. However, we expect prices for hotel properties to rise in the next quarter based on our repeat sales index. A comparison of current operating yields relative to borrowing cost suggest that hotel investors expect most of investment performance to come from capital gains when the hotel is sold rather than operating performance...see more.
Real Estate Minor
 We’ve been reporting on the Real Estate Minor for several years now, with much of the focus being on growth in the number of students in the minor, growth in course offerings, and growth in activities related to the minor....see more.
Professor Jack Corgel holds the Robert C. Baker Chair (Professorship) in Real Estate at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and holds the position of the director of graduate studies for the Baker Program in Real Estate. He was the first director of the Center for Hospitality Research at SHA....see more.
Philadelphia Trek – Connecting with Alumni
 The Real
Estate Club teamed up with the Cornell Real Estate Council
(Philadelphia) to coordinate a professional development trip to
Philadelphia. Over two days in mid-March, Students had the opportunity
to meet with over thirty members of the Council...see more.
NYC Trek
 From April 24-25, the Real
Estate Club took its annual trip to NYC. With over thirty members in
attendance and visits to some of the prestigious commercial real estate
companies, this year’s trip was the best yet!...see more.
Real Estate Minor Alumni Club
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 REMAC, Cornell’s young alumni real estate organization, has kicked off 2014 with a great start. So far this year, REMAC hosted its annual reception for the Cornell Real Estate Club (“CREC”) in New York City...see more.
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Real Estate and Hospitality Consulting Fields Top Choices among SHA Graduates
 Each year, Career Management in the School of Hotel Administration’s Office of Student Services surveys graduating bachelor’s and master’s students and produces post-graduate employment reports that highlight the industry segments, job functions, and starting salaries our students accept in the U.S. and internationally following graduation...see more.
32nd Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference
Highlighted by what will certainly be an engaging fireside chat between David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of The Carlyle Group, and Wall Street Journal reporter Mike Spector on Thursday evening, the conference includes speakers who are thoughtful, forward-thinking and inspiring leaders in the real estate industry...see more.
Independent Lodging Conference
SHA is proud to be a sponsor of this year’s Independent Lodging Congress, September 29-30, 2014, at the Rittenhouse in Philadelphia. The ILC brings together management from hotels that are not part of large national or international chains to explore the unique challenges specific to their sector of the hospitality industry...see more.
CMBS: A Retrospective
 On Thursday, April 24, 2014, the Cornell Center for Real Estate and Finance (CREF) hosted a breakfast and panel titled CMBS: A Retrospective at the Pierre Hotel in New York. CREF Center Director and panel moderator Professor Daniel Quan...see more.
CREF/CREC/REMAC Reception
On April 24th over 70 students, faculty and alumni came together for a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria. This event gave students in the Cornell Real Estate Club, and the Real Estate Minor Alumni Club a chance to meet and expand their networks, allowing for mentoring opportunities. This event, was sponsored by Hilton Worldwide and the Waldorf-Astoria with special thanks to Dexter Wood ’87 SVP, Global Head-Business & Investment Analysis.
WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate Panel Discussion
 Five executives from WX came to campus on May 1st to meet with students interested in careers in Real Estate and Finance. Students heard valuable career advice from Amy Applebaum ’86 Senior Credit Banker, JPMorgan; Cheryl Boyer ’87 Chief Operating Officer, Fulcrum Hospitality; Ellen Brown ’88 Executive Vice President, Acquisitions & Development, Denihan Hosptiality Group; Jin Lee, Principal and Founder, Royalton Capital; and Susan Swanezy Partner, HODES WEIL & Associates.
Retail Real Estate Roundtable Brought Together Faculty and Industry Leaders
 The first Cornell retail roundtable, co-sponsored by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, held in New York City June 3rd, 2014, was well received. Chaired by Peng Liu, associate professor in real estate, the retail roundtable brought together industry leaders and faculty from various disciplines such as food and beverage, finance, marketing, and real estate...see more.
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