December 2018 Newsletter 
FROM THE DIRECTOR
The Center for Real Estate and Finance recently concluded its busy “competition season” this fall with the introduction of the Cornell CUHK Regional Real Estate Competition, Asia on October 8th, which attracted a strong university presence, hosting 8 teams from China, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan and Indonesia. The top teams in our regional competitions in Asia...Read more
10TH ANNUAL CORNELL INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE CASE COMPETITION
Congratulations to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania for taking first place at the 10th Annual Cornell International Real Estate Case Competition in New York City on November 13, 2018. Second place went to University of...Read more
AN ACTION-PACKED FALL SEMESTER FOR CORNELL REAL ESTATE CLUB WITH TREKS TO NYC AND CHICAGO
by: Jenna Rediker ’20
Each semester, the Cornell Real Estate Club hosts a couple treks, allowing members to travel to different cities and see real estate deals ...Read more
 
THE FOURTH ANNUAL TITANS OF REAL ESTATE WILL FEATURE MIXED-USE PROPERTY DEVELOPERS
Join us in New York City on Friday, April 19, 2019 for the Fourth Annual Titans of Real Estate, hosted by the Center for Real Estate and Finance....Read more
 
CORNELL REGIONAL REAL ESTATE COMPETITION, UK/EUROPE
Congratulations to KTH Royal Institute of Technology for winning first place and University of Cambridge for winning second place in the Cornell Regional Real Estate Competition, UK/Europe, hosted by the Center for Real Estate and Finance...Read more
CHERYL BOYER ’87 HONORED AS THE WX NEW YORK WOMEN EXECUTIVES IN REAL ESTATE (WX) 2018 WOMAN OF THE YEAR
WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate (WX) hosted its Annual 2018 Woman of the Year Gala on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at The Pierre Hotel in New York City. The sold-out gala honored Fulcrum Hospitality’s Chief Operating Officer.. Read more
CORNELL CUHK REGIONAL REAL ESTATE COMPETITION, ASIA 
Congratulations to the Chinese University of Hong Kong who won first place at the Cornell CUHK Regional Real Estate Competition, Asia hosted by the Center for Real Estate and Finance at Cornell University and the Center for Hospitality and Real Estate Research at...Read more
ADVANCED CERTIFICATION IN REAL ESTATE AND HOTEL INVESTMENT
The Hotel School and eCornell offer a blended certification program designed to help hotel real estate managers, owners and operators use their interests in hotel real estate strategically to grow their businesses and to prosper throughout the market and asset cycle. Apply now!
THIRD QUARTER: DAVID VS. GOLIATH HOTELS: WHICH PERFORMED BETTER THIS QUARTER?
by: Crocker H. Liu, Adam D. Nowak, & Robert M. White Jr.
Hotels in gateway cities continue to shine, rising 15.3 percent year over year compared to 2.2 percent for hotels in non-gateway cities. Hotel operating performance scaled by price is still in the black based on... Read more
 
ALUMNI PROFILE: DENIZ YEGENAGA ’06
by: Tayla Lee Van Rooyen ’20
When Deniz Yegenaga entered the hotel school in 2002, her plan was to explore the diverse courses that the school offers and potentially pursue a career in design, architecture or culinary. However, when Deniz graduated in 2006...
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Upcoming Events

March 2019                            WX: Women Executives in Real Estate & Finance Panel Discussion - Ithaca, NY
April 1-3, 2019                       Spring Break International Trek - Sydney, Australia
April 18, 2019                         Real Estate Club NYC Trek
April 19, 2019                        4th Annual Titans of Real Estate - NYC
May 3, 2019                            Real Estate Symposium - Ithaca, NY
May 19-20, 2019                     ICSC & Cornell International Retail Real Estate Case Competition -
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June 2019                               CREF Advisory Board Meeting - NYC
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