Center for Real Estate & Finance events

The Center for Real Estate and Finance promotes, sponsors, and supports a variety of events where students, faculty, and practitioners interact and exchange ideas to direct the future of the real estate and finance industry. Some of these events include the Women in Real Estate and Finance Panel Discussion, Real Estate Investment Speaker Series, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association Conference, Western Financial Association Summer Symposium, and Environmental, Real Estate, and Urban Economics workshop series.

Past events that CREF has supported include: Cornell International Real Estate Case Competition, Cornell Regional Real Estate Competitions in the UK/Europe and Asia, Retail Real Estate Case Competition, and Titans of Real Estate.

Upcoming events

The Center for Real Estate & Finance has events throughout the year. Check to see how you can get involved.

September 22, 2026 at 9:00am

Real Estate Professionals Program: David Mei ’94

David Mei ’94, Vice President, Global Capital Investments & Transactions,IHG Hotels & Resorts Lending CMBS Brand      launches Integration…

September 23, 2026 at 9:00am

Real Estate Professionals Program: David Mei ’94

David Mei ’94, Vice President, Global Capital Investments & Transactions,IHG Hotels & Resorts Lending CMBS Brand      launches Integration…

September 24, 2026 at 9:00am

Real Estate Professionals Program: Rob Kline ’84

Robert Kline ’84, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, The Chartres Lodging Group Hospitality and Real Estate Investment Hospitality Asset Management…

October 4, 2026 at 11:00am

Real Estate Professionals Program: Kara Randall

Kara Randall, Chief Development Officer, Luxury, North America, Accor Luxury Hospitality Development Hotel Real Estate & Investment Deal Execution &…

October 24, 2026 at 1:00pm

Real Estate Professionals Program: Kara Randall

Kara Randall, Chief Development Officer, Luxury, North America, Accor Luxury Hospitality Development Hotel Real Estate & Investment Deal Execution &…

October 29, 2026 at 9:00am

Real Estate Professionals Program: Zachary Fischer ’06

Zachary Fischer ’06, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley CRE Lending CMBS Trading Meet with Zachary