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February 25, 2009

Are We Overestimating Foreclosures?

Catherine New

Foreclosure estimates are high, but Professor Eric Johnson says that fewer people will walk away from their homes than we might think. Why?

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Real Estate
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March 03, 2008

Should the Federal Government Provide a Housing Bailout?

Ray Horton

One of the reasons that Modern Political Economy is such an enjoyable course to teach is that every term a real-life issue emerges that underscores the course’s contemporary relevance. What to do about the credit crisis that cascaded from the home mortgage debacle is the latest case in point.

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October 26, 2009

High and Mighty: Behind the Vision of the City's Newest Park

John Lewis ’10

High Line visionaries, architects, developers and city planners gathered for a panel discussion on October 13 about the 75-year-old elevated railroad that reinvigorated West Chelsea.

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October 17, 2008

Home Prices Need Policy Help

Catherine New

Dean Glenn Hubbard responds to Ben Bernanke's speech, and calls for more action in order to stop falling house prices.

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  • Real Estate
Read post 3 Comments
September 14, 2007

Paying it safe: What we'll spend to keep crime risk at bay

New research using Megan’s Laws data confirms that property values decline when sex offenders move into a neighborhood — and points to how much it's worth spending on policies that prevent violent crime.

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  • Real Estate
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October 02, 2008

Let's Fix the Foundation

Glenn Hubbard and Chris Mayer

The decline in housing prices remains the elephant in the room in the discussion of the credit market deterioration. Let’s start there.

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May 06, 2008

Mortgage Delinquencies and Foreclosures

Ben Bernanke

Many foreclosures are not preventable. However, if a foreclosure is preventable, and the borrower wants to stay in the home, the economic case for trying to avoid foreclosure is strong.

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  • Real Estate
  • Risk Management
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February 26, 2009

"What Is Your Capital Worth?" Asks Zell

Catherine New

Sam Zell recently spoke about the economy and the real estate market as part of the Silfen Leadership Series. What investment opportunities does he see in the future?

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  • Real Estate
  • Strategy
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September 08, 2008

New Chapter For Financial Giants

Catherine New

The government takeover of Fannie and Freddie marks a stunning event in the historical legacy of these financial institutions.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Corporate Finance
  • Real Estate
Read post 2 Comments
August 27, 2008

Crisis Alters Banking Structures

Charles Calomiris

What long-term structural changes in financial intermediation will result from the subprime turmoil?

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  • Corporate Finance
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Read post 3 Comments
August 31, 2009

Liar's Loans

How misaligned incentives between brokers, banks and borrowers encouraged widespread falsification on mortgage applications.

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May 21, 2008

Living in Challenging Times

Jerry Speyer '64

When I graduated in 1964, the market was down, jobs were tight, competition was fierce and America was fighting a polarizing war. It was, like now, a challenging time. How do we go forward in challenging times?

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August 12, 2008

A New Model to Price Houses

Chris Mayer

Today’s distressed mortgage market requires a new model for house pricing. Here are a few key takeaways from my research.

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March 31, 2009

Making Connections In Real Estate

Catherine New

"It is one thing to know about real estate and know about companies but another to have teachers who can make the connections for you," says Robert Klein '04. Keep reading this alumni profile.

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August 06, 2009

Putting Pressure on Loan Servicers

Catherine New

Should the government out the home lenders that it says isn't doing enough to help homeowners? Senior Vice Dean Chris Mayer shares his thoughts.

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August 17, 2009

What Are Your Economic Indicators?

Catherine New

Economic indicators are all around us, from the number of empty store fronts to the volatility index for the stock market.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Real Estate
Read post 1 Comment
August 01, 2008

Aging Population Informs Real Estate Trends

Jill Stoddard

The Urban Land Institute reports that the aging of baby boomers will lead to a dramatic increase in single-person households, driving demand for more multifamily housing.

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  • Risk Management
  • World Business
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June 09, 2008

Dubai: If You Build It, Will They Come?

John Shoaf '10

What was once a small desert city along the gulf coast is quickly becoming a large metropolis with miles of skyline and hundreds of man-made islands emerging from the Arabian Gulf.

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January 23, 2009

The Makings of a Classic Crisis

Catherine New

The combination of financial innovation and a liquidity burst is a classic element of an asset bubble, Professor Frederic Mishkin told students at a recent economic forum.

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September 08, 2009

Financial Crisis Module Offers Framework for the Core

Catherine New

A new orientation lecture about the financial crisis was created this year to give students an overview of the causes and key issues of the crisis.

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July 15, 2008

The Panic Over Fannie and Freddie

David Beim

The U.S. government has made it clear that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two big mortgage guarantors, are not going to run out of cash. Yet the stocks of both are still tumbling; what is going on?

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May 31, 2007

Superstar cities

As high salaries soar even higher, housing prices in the most attractive cities have tested their limits.

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June 15, 2005

Seller loss aversion

Noting that seller behavior doesn't always conform to standard economic theory, Chris Mayer explains why housing markets tend to function poorly in a down economy.

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October 03, 2008

Recapitalization Is Key

Catherine New

“The real heart of this crisis is that traditional means for recapitalizing these institutions have gone away,” says Prof. Greenwald.

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  • Leadership
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Read post 1 Comment
January 25, 2006

Where are house prices headed?

Chris Mayer talks about housing market fundamentals, the U.S. housing boom and the surprising results of his recent study of U.S. house prices.

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October 21, 2008

Wall Street's Ripple Effect in China

Wei Jiang

There are two ways the crisis will have an effect: through the trading route and through the asset route.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Real Estate
  • World Business
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December 17, 2008

No Lender Risk in Housing Plan

Catherine New

Low mortgage rates would substantially reduce the risk of further house price declines.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Real Estate
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July 25, 2008

BlackRock Real Estate Internship: Hitting the Ground Running

Lawrence Ou '09

Things are busy at BlackRock this summer. There was a lot of acquisition in the early to mid 2000s, and now it’s time to really make those properties perform.

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Real Estate
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June 15, 2005

Agency conflicts and investment timing

If the owner of a piece of land hires a developer to construct a building, the project's timing may hinge on the developer's own motives. How can the owner design a contract that aligns the interests of both parties?

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March 05, 2009

When Corruption Is the Norm

Ray Fisman

Morgan Stanley's bribery scandal in China is by no means an isolated event.

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Read post 2 Comments
March 04, 2008

Should the Government Provide a Bailout? Students Have Their Say

Ray Horton

Yesterday I asked Public Offering visitors the same question I asked my Modern Political Economy students: should the federal government intervene in the current crisis or simply let the market work its painful way out? Here are a couple student responses.

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  • Real Estate
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December 05, 2008

Mayer: Low Rates Could Profit Treasury

Catherine New

Senior Vice Dean Chris Mayer talks about the Treasury's proposal to lower mortgage rates.

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  • Real Estate
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January 11, 2008

Master Architect Designs Manhattanville Campus

Jill Stoddard

Looking at Renzo Piano’s design for Manhattanville (the future home of CBS), one can see why this world-renowned architect is often described as “a master of light and art.”

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January 26, 2009

Stopping the foreclosure freefall

As Washington weighs action to stabilize the housing market, a new proposal for stemming the tide of foreclosures from Professors Chris Mayer and Tomasz Piskorski of the Business School and Edward Morrison of Columbia Law School is gaining currency. The key, they argue, is to align the financial incentives of all stakeholders to modify loans that homeowners cannot afford and remove legal barriers that deter servicers from seeking loan modifications.

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January 05, 2009

Lessons for the Economy in 2009

Catherine New

Regulation reform, house prices and bankruptcy are some of the issues that may shape the economy in the coming year.

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  • Real Estate
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January 07, 2009

Stemming the Foreclosure Tide

Chris Mayer

A combination of an incentive fee program with a legislative initiative to modify servicing agreements can help reduce the number of foreclosures.

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Finance and Economics Division

B9377: Real Estate Investment (Master Class)

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B7314: Real Estate Finance

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B8308: Debt Markets

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B7308: Debt Markets

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B8158: Real Estate Transactions

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B8399: Global Real Estate Investment

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July 01, 2008

Mayer Named Senior Vice Dean

Christopher J. Mayer, the Paul Milstein Professor of Real Estate and director of the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate since 2003, has been named the School’s next senior vice dean. Read more...

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February 28, 2008

Foreclosures in America Searching for a Plan B

"Professor Chris Mayer points out that some $750 billion of annual mortgage lending has dried up as the securitization of subprime and jumbo loans has collapsed." Read more...

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January 28, 2010
5:45 PM - 7:30 PM

REA Pre Happy Hour

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Directory

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Christopher Mayer
Christopher Mayer

cm310@columbia.edu
212-854-4221

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Michael Giliberto
Michael Giliberto

mg2786@columbia.edu
212-854-7903

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Jeffrey Barclay
Jeffrey Barclay

jeffrey.barclay@ingclarion.com
212-883-2617

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Camille Douglas
Camille Douglas

cdouglas@mainstreetcapitalpartners.com
518-469-5042

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Leanne Lachman
Leanne Lachman

ll588@columbia.edu
212-854-4333

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Tomasz Piskorski
Tomasz Piskorski

tp2252@columbia.edu
212-854-4655

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J. Daniel Adkinson
J. Daniel Adkinson

da2120@columbia.edu
212-854-7903

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School News

May 04, 2009

10th Annual Business Plan Competition - Alexander Bodini Foundation Prizes Awarded to Real Estate Master Class Top Three Teams

Three teams competed for the Alexander Bodini Foundation Prizes in the Master Class in Real Estate Investment and Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition 2009, held on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Read more...

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  • Entrepreneurship
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March 24, 2009

Equity Group Chairman Sam Zell Visits Columbia Business School

On Tuesday afternoon, February 17th, Sam Zell, Chairman of Equity Group Investments and a member of the Columbia Business School Real Estate Forum, spoke to students as part of the Silfen Leadership Series. Read more...

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March 07, 2009

Obama administration is urged to expand mortgage rescue

Prof. Chris Mayer comments on the Obama administration's housing plan. Read more...

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March 07, 2009

Housing fall was concentrated at first

Widespread lending risks in the financial sector paved the way for a national credit crisis, Prof. Chris Mayer says. Read more...

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March 05, 2009

Would you walk away?

Prof. Eric Johnson contends that the foreclosure threat may be overstated, identifying the psychological forces that keep many homeowners from walking away from their mortgages. Read more...

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March 04, 2009

Unlucky or Unwise, Some Owners Are Left Out of Plan

Prof. Chris Mayer says the Obama administration's housing rescue plan doesn't provide enough assistance to those who need it most. Read more...

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February 21, 2009

Finessing 'Moral Hazard' Is Tough in Housing Plan

The government's housing-relief plan may send the wrong signal to some homeowners, warns Prof. Chris Mayer. Read more...

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February 06, 2009

Will Loan Modifications Lift the Housing Market?

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February 05, 2009

Housing Fix? Republicans Push For 4 Percent Loans

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February 03, 2009

Both Parties Move to Aid Homeowners

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January 23, 2009

Mortgage Crisis: Will Loan Mods Bring Relief?

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January 20, 2009

Obama Has No Quick Fix for Banks

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January 15, 2009

Some more thoughts on how to fix the housing crisis

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January 07, 2009

Columbia Professors Offer New Proposal for Reducing Foreclosures

The plan aims to facilitate mortgage modifications, and thus reduce foreclosures, by compensating servicers and removing some legal constraints. Read more...

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January 07, 2009

Columbia Professors Offer New Proposal for Reducing Foreclosures

Columbia Business School and Columbia Law School announced on January 7 a new joint proposal to stem foreclosures through loan modifications. The proposal focuses on privately securitized mortgages. These types of mortgages are at the core of the housing crisis, accounting for more than 50 percent of foreclosure starts. Read more...

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December 31, 2008

New York, Boston Prices Expected to Fall Further

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December 22, 2008

Bernstein Center Hosts Research Symposium on Financial Crisis

Leading academics and experts gathered to examine the origins of the financial crisis and discuss what actions policymakers might take to prevent it from happening again. Read more...

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December 17, 2008

Low-Interest Mortgages Are the Answer

In an op-ed, Dean Glenn Hubbard and Prof. Chris Mayer explain why the Treasury's plan to offer a 4.5 percent mortgage for home buyers is a good idea. Read more...

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December 17, 2008

Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate Launches Special Housing Crisis Site

Columbia Business School's thought leadership on issues related to the U.S. housing crisis has gained the attention of the media and policymakers alike. This page is a guide to related background, analyses and opinions. Read more...

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December 08, 2008

Daniele Bodini Honored as Distinguished Real Estate Alumnus 2008

On November 20th 2008, the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate hosted the annual Real Estate Alumni event at 640 Fifth Avenue. Read more...

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December 04, 2008

Washington’s New Tack: Helping Homeowners

As the Treasury and the Fed consider subsidizing cheaper mortgages for homeowners, Prof. Chris Mayer advocates extending lower rates to prospective home buyers as well. Read more...

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October 23, 2008

A helping hand to homeowners

A plan by Dean Glenn Hubbard and Prof. Chris Mayer to provide more affordable mortgages through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is discussed as one possible approach to keeping homeowners in their homes. Read more...

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October 17, 2008

Shouldn’t We Rescue Housing?

Columnist Joe Nocera considers the proposal put forward by Dean Glenn Hubbard and Prof. Chris Mayer for the government to refinance all residential mortgages at a lower rate, with the aim of stabilizing the housing market. Read more...

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October 06, 2008

Professors Offer Views on Economy at Community Forum

Among the keys to solving the current economic crisis are promoting bank recapitalization and stabilizing housing prices, speakers said. Read more...

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  • Real Estate
  • Risk Management
October 03, 2008

Bailout Won’t Fix Underlying Problem

Dean R. Glenn Hubbard and Prof. Chris Mayer discuss their plan for fixing falling housing prices. Read more...

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October 02, 2008

First, Let’s Stabilize Home Prices

In this op-ed, Dean R. Glenn Hubbard and Professor Chris Mayer propose a plan that would stimulate the housing market by pushing down the mortgage rate, an important step toward shoring up the broader economy. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
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September 26, 2008

Help Housing

In this op-ed Professor Chris Mayer calls on the government to target the heart of the financial crisis through direct assistance to home buyers and homeowners. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
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August 13, 2008

Professor Chris Mayer's study quoted in the New York Times

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July 01, 2008

Mayer Named Senior Vice Dean

Christopher J. Mayer, the Paul Milstein Professor of Real Estate and director of the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate since 2003, has been named the School’s next senior vice dean. Read more...

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  • Leadership
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June 17, 2008

Leanne Lachman's new book "Global Demographics 2008: Shaping Real Estate's Future" published

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June 05, 2008

Builders: Give Home Buyers a Tax Credit

Proposals to extend tax credits to home buyers may be misguided, Professor Tomasz Piskorski warns. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
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May 27, 2008

‘Marketplace’ Report: Mixed Housing News

Professor Christopher Mayer attributes falling housing prices to the credit crunch: lenders are having trouble raising the financing they need in order to extend loans to would-be buyers. Read more...

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May 07, 2008

9th Annual Sheldon Seevak Real Estate Business Plan Competition

Two teams - Emerging Markets Real Estate Equities (EMREE) and Grosvenor - tied for first place in the 9th Annual Sheldon Seevak Real Estate Business Plan Competition, held on Wednesday, April 23rd. Read more...

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May 06, 2008

32nd Annual Dinner Honors Ben Bernanke and Russell Carson '67

An evening featuring the remarks of Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Russell Carson '67, cofounder of private investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, raised more than $3 million for the School's programs and initiatives. Read more...

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May 06, 2008

So, who says the worst is over?

Professor Christopher Mayer explains the critical role Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac play in the mortgage market. Read more...

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April 25, 2008

U.S. Agency Helps Prop Up Housing Market

The Federal Housing Authority's spending to keep troubled mortgage holders in their homes in a falling housing market could ultimately lead to bigger losses, says Professor Christopher Mayer. Read more...

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April 14, 2008

West Side Redevelopment Plans in Disarray

With setbacks to the redevelopment plan for Manhattan's West Side, advocates of a more gradual approach to commercial development, including Professor Lynne Sagalyn, suggest a change of course. Read more...

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April 01, 2008

Working for Play

Andrea Wenner'05, founder and executive director of Out2Play, featured in Columbia Magazine, by Cristina Najarro CC'10. Read more...

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  • Real Estate
  • Social Enterprise
March 24, 2008

Lynne Sagalyn Named Director of the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate

Lynne B. Sagalyn, Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate, has been appointed Director of the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, effective July 1, 2008. Read more...

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March 20, 2008

March 20 Zadankai: "Japan's Economic Prospects: How Good Are They?" with Professors Charles Horioka and Tsutomu Watanabe [article]

On Thursday, March 20, the Center on Japanese Economy and Business hosted a zadankai (informal discussion group) titled, Japan’s Economic Prospects: How Good Are They? Read more...

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March 06, 2008

The FHA Needs More Authority in Crisis

Dean Hubbard argues that the Fed should temporarily expand the Federal Housing Administration's authority to deal with the housing crisis. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
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March 04, 2008

Blog Roll: Setting Expectations

"On the Public Offering blog, several students at Columbia Business School provide their view on what should be done about the current mortgage crisis. 'We have been living through at least 15 years of continuous asset-price inflation; will a government intervention in this deflation -- whether through buying up mortgages or reducing interest rates -- just create more of the same?' writes Erik Diehn." Read more...

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March 03, 2008

Prof. Chris Mayer featured on MTV News

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February 28, 2008

Foreclosures in America Searching for a Plan B

"Professor Chris Mayer points out that some $750 billion of annual mortgage lending has dried up as the securitization of subprime and jumbo loans has collapsed." Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
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December 21, 2007

Manhattanville Expansion Approval Marks First Step in Business School Transformation

The New York City Council officially approved the University’s construction of a new uptown campus, which will allow the business school to powerfully broaden its resources. Read more...

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October 24, 2007

Paul Milstein Center and EMBA Team Up

Paul Milstein Center and EMBA team up for the first EMBA/MBA Real Estate overview panel. Read more...

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May 03, 2007

The Paul Milstein Center Hosts Annual Sheldon Seevak Real Estate Business Plan Competition

The Paul Milstein Center Hosts Annual Sheldon Seevak Real Estate Business Plan Competition Read more...

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May 02, 2007

Omar Nasser Eddin '07 took home the top prize at the annual Sheldon Seevak Real Estate Business Plan Competition Reception Dinner on April 27th

Omar Nasser Eddin '07 took home the top prize at the annual Sheldon Seevak Real Estate Business Plan Competition Reception Dinner on April 27th Read more...

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April 27, 2007

Professor Chris Mayer presented an overview of real estate valuations to the Real Estate Roundtable in Washington, DC on April 26th

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April 27, 2007

Professor Chris Mayer presented an overview of real estate valuations to the Real Estate Roundtable in Washington, DC on April 26th

Professor Chris Mayer presented an overview of real estate valuations to the Real Estate Roundtable in Washington, DC on April 26th Read more...

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April 09, 2007

Twenty-Five Real Estate students visited Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires in March, as part of the Chazen International Real Estate Study Tour.

Twenty-Five Real Estate students visited Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires in March, as part of the Chazen International Real Estate Study Tour. Read more...

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March 27, 2007

Fighting Global Warming One Mortgage at a Time

Alumnus Edward Mannix '04 takes on Global Warming Read more...

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March 20, 2007

Risky Mortgages: Professor Chris Mayer Discusses, on NPR

Professor Chris Mayer, Director of the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, discusses Alt-A loans on NPR's Marketplace Money. Read more...

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March 06, 2007

Real Estate Career Cocktail Series Offers Students Rewarding Networking Opportunities

Networking events become increasingly important to the business school experience as summer rapidly approaches and students rush to secure internships and full time positions. Read more...

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February 20, 2007

Rent or Buy? Professor Chris Mayer Shares Insights on CNN

On CNN?s ?In the Money? last week, Professor Chris Mayer gave viewers advice on whether to rent or buy their homes. Read more...

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January 08, 2007

ECONOBLOG: Chris Mayer Participates in WSJ Online Housing Economy Blog

Chris Mayer Participates in WSJ Online Housing Economy Blog Read more...

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January 05, 2007

2006 Annual Real Estate Alumni Dinner

On Thursday November 30th, the Real Estate Association and the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate hosted the 2006 annual Real Estate Alumni Reception. Read more...

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October 24, 2006

OUT2PLAY Cuts Ribbon on First Refurbished Playground

OUT2PLAY Cuts Ribbon on First Refurbished Playground Read more...

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October 10, 2005

Real Estate Study by Professor Chris Mayer Captures National Interest

A recent study confronts misperceptions about the underlying drivers behind the decade-old real estate boom and refutes conventional wisdom saying there is a housing bubble. Read more...

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September 08, 2005

Summer in Affordable Housing

Summer internship profile, by Maury Stern '06, Bottom Line. Read more...

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March 21, 2005

Spring Newsletter - Chris Flynn '04: Community Development and Affordable Housing

Chris Flynn '04 is applying her MBA to community development and affordable housing with the Housing Development Corporation in New York City. Read more...

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November 04, 2004

Young Alumni Joel Papo '03

Real estate and community development, Bottom Line. Read more...

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June 01, 2004

New Real Estate Resources

Joseph Azrack, MBA ?72, president and CEO of Citigroup Property Investors, generously donated the complete Urban Land Institute (ULI) ?library? to the School. Read more...

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February 18, 2010
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REA Pre Happy Hour

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REA Pre Happy Hour

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December 02, 2009
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REA 1st Year & 2nd Year Class Dinners

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