News

The Center for Real Estate and Finance publishes a quarterly electronic newsletter, the Cornell Center for Real Estate and Finance News. The newsletter showcases current research, industry events, and corporate members. To receive a complimentary newsletter, complete the registration form. To read past newsletters, please go to the newsletters page.

The Center for Real Estate and Finance posts periodic press releases upon publication of a hospitality publication and when showcasing a major event. Newsworthy information about the center will also be featured and immediately available.

Members in the News

BusinessWire (June 14, 2023): RLJ Lodging Trust Announces the Appointment of Chad Perry as Executive Vice President and General Counsel; Featuring Kate Henriksen
Commercial Observer (February 8, 2023): CBRE Hospitality Co-Head Mark Owens Joins Colliers; Featuring Mark Owens
Hotel Business (February 1, 2023): Roseville Junction hotels revealed; Featuring Nirav Shah
BusinessWire (February 1, 2023): Clearview Promotes David Jubitz to President; Featuring David Jubitz
Travel Market Report (January 27, 2023): Report: New W Hotel Is Coming to Universal Orlando; Featuring Buccini Pollin
Skift (January 25, 2023): Blackstone, Starwood, Other Big Hotel Investors Prep for Dealmaking Rush Later This Year; Featuring Blackstone, JLL, and Starwood
JD Supra (January 18, 2023): Shining a Light on the Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN’s Rules for Beneficial Ownership Reporting; Featuring Jeff Horwitz
Seeking Alpha (January 13, 2023): Crusie Demand off to Strong Start in 2023 – Truist; Featuring C. Patrick Scholes
Mansion Global (January 9, 2023): Americans Are Buying International Property ‘All Over,’ Says Marriott Exec; Featuring Dana Jacobsohn

JD Supra (December 9, 2022): Question of the Week: As the impact of return-to-office policies take shape and climbing interest rates increase capitalization rates, how are real estate deals being affected?; Featuring Blackstone and Starwood
CoStar News (December 8, 2022): Blackstone, Starwood CEOs Defend Investment Strategy Amid Surging Cash-Out Requests; Featuring Jeff Horwitz
Hotel News Now (December 5, 2022): Rebound of Business Travel Demand Faces New Hurdles; Featuring Chip Ohlsson
Bisnow (December 5, 2022): Silverstein Raising $1.5B Office-To-Residential Conversion Fund; Featuring Marty Burger
Floor Daily (November 29, 2022): Some Hotels Struggle to Upgrade Finishes Amid Market Challenges; Featuring C. Patrick Scholes
Commercial Observer (November 28, 2022): Married to the Job: Craig Robins and Jackie Soffer On Love, Art and Miami; Featuring Jackie Soffer
Hotel Management (November 1, 2022): Braemar to buy Four Seasons Scottsdale for $267.8M; Featuring Richard Stockton
Hotel News Now (October 21, 2022): Changing Behaviors Give US Hoteliers Optimism About Group Demand Recovery; Featuring Chip Ohlsson
The Real Deal (October 20, 2022): Russell Galbut scores approval for Art Deco hotel renovation; Featuring Russell Galbut
HospitalityNet (October 18, 2022): Aimbridge Hospitality Grows Select Service Division, Bringing Five Extended Stay Hotels Owned By Three Wall Capital Under Management; Alan Kanders
CoStar News (September 21, 2022): Hines Jumps Into Hot Market for Tax-Deferred Property Sales; Featuring Alfonso Munk
Floor Daily (September 20, 2022): Resurgence in Group Travel Boosts Hotel Bookings; Featuring C. Patrick Scholes
What’s Up New P (September 15, 2022): RI Hospitality Association’s 19th annual Economic Outlook Breakfast predicts continued recovery in 2023; Featuring Rachel Roginsky
Inventum (September 9, 2022): UHealth at SoLe Mia to open in early 2025; Featuring Jackie Soffer
Hotel Business (September 8, 2022): Wyndham breaks ground on first hotel for new extended-stay brand; Chip Ohlsson
Realty News Report (September 3, 2022): $430 Million Apartment Purchase by Hines; Featuring Alfonso Munk
The Real Deal (September 1, 2022): Silverstein CEO: RIP Five days a week in the office; Featuring Marty Burger
Market Screener (August 22, 2022): Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated : Electra America Hospitality Group acquires historic boutique hotel in Boston’s Back Bay; Featuring Kevin Davis
CSR Wire (August 17, 2022): CBRE Named “Best Place To Work for Disability Inclusion” for Second Consecutive Year; Featuring CBRE
Real Estate Weekly (August 8, 2022): Aimbridge Hospitality Adds Trio of Extended Stay Hotels to Growing Three Wall Capital Portfolio; Featuring Alan Kanders
BISNOW (August 4, 2022): As Travel Returns, The Search For Labor Bedevils D.C.’s Hotel Industry; Featuring Dave Pollin, Kevin Davis, Rob Kline
Nolan School BusinessFeed (July 14, 2022): Rachel Roginsky ’79 – The Climb to the Top; Featuring Rachel Roginsky
JDSUPRA (June 24, 2022): Proskauer: ‘We’re going to see a big uptick in distressed opportunities’; Featuring Proskauer
Yahoo (June 23, 2022): Brookfield Properties Accelerates Neurodiversity Hiring with CAI Neurodiverse Solutions; Featuring Brookfield Properties
BWHotelier (May 26, 2022): The Slate Denver, Tapestry Collection by Hilton opens; Featuring Navin Dimond
The Real Deal (April 25, 2022): Turnberry, Carlos Rosso to develop condo tower at massive SoLé Mia in North Miami; Featuring Jackie Soffer
HospitalityNet (May 3, 2022): Access Point Financial Follows Record Year with Record-breaking Q1 2022, Closing Over $1 Billion in Hotel Financing in the last 12 months; Featuring Michael Lipson
HospitalityNet (April 28, 2021): Stonebridge Companies Acquires Denver Airport Marriott at Gateway Park; Featuring Navin Dimond
The Real Deal (April 25, 2022): Turnberry, Carlos Rosso to develop condo tower at massive SoLé Mia in North Miami; Featuring Jackie Soffer
PoliticsNY (April 25, 2022): Marty Burger, CEO of Silverstein Properties: Power Players in Real Estate and Development; Featuring Marty burger
Yahoo Finance (April 22, 2022): Hudson’s Bay Co. calls donation of Winnipeg building an act of reconciliation; Featuring Richard Baker
NewsWise (April 13, 2022): Larry Summers to be featured at Kellogg’s annual Real Estate Conference and Venture Competition; Featuring Seth Singerman
Commercial Observer (April 12, 2022): Madison Newbond Lends $72M on California Wine Country Hotels; Featuring Neil Luthra
The Real Deal (April 7, 2022): Silverstein refis 7 World Trade with $458M in green bonds; Featuring Silverstein
The Real Deal (April 1, 2022): Russell Galbut’s Crescent Heights scores $224M loan for Whole Foods- anchored Edgewater project; Featuring Russell Galbut
MPA (March 31, 2022): CBRE ups sustainability game with Climate Technology Fund; Featuring CBRE
HospitalityNet (March 29, 2022): Access Point Financial Refinances Portfolio of Four Hotels for Walker Reynolds Lodging Partners; Featuring Access Point Financial
Commercial Observer (March 25, 2022): The Rise of Ready-to-Rent Condos in Miami; Featuring Russell Galbut
Women’s Wear Daily (March 23, 2022): Why Hudson’s Bay Co. Wants Kohl’s Corp.; Featuring Richard Baker
HospitalityNet (March 10, 2022): Robert Springer named President at Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. in Aliso Viejo; Featuring Robert Springer
Yahoo Finance (March 10, 2022): Cantor Fitzgerald and Silverstein Properties Close Third Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund, Approximately $600 Million of Total Capital Raised; Featuring Marty Burger
Yahoo Entertainment (March 2, 2022): TowerBrook and Related Fund Management Complete Investment in Stonebridge Companies; Featuring Navin Dimond
The Real Deal (March 1, 2022): Jackie Soffer’s Turnberry Proposes office/retail project near Aventura Mall; Featuring Jackie Soffer
Commercial Property Executive (February 28, 2022): Experts Asses Ukraine Conflict Impact on CRE; Featuring Real Capital Analytics
CoStar (February 25, 2022): Wyndham Program Aims to Grow Female Hotel Ownership; Featuring Wyndham
Global Newswire (February 17, 2022): FTI Consulting Named #1 Professional Services Firm on Forbes List of America’s Best Employers; Featuring FTI
Real Estate Weekly (February 8, 2022): Brookfield Properties commences $50M redevelopment of Brooklyn Commons; Featuring Brookfield
Commercial Property Executive (February 8, 2022): Los Angeles Market Update: Office Development Rebounds Amid Shifting Trends; Featuring Northwood
Tech Times (February 2, 2022): World Trade Center to Begin Using Apple Watches and iPhones as Office Keys; Featuring Silverstein Properties
Commercial Observer (February 1, 2022): US Multifamily Investment Volume Sets Record in 2021; Featuring CBRE and Real Capital Analytics
GlobeSt.com (January 31, 2022): CBRE Widens Path for Future Black CRE Professionals; Featuring CBRE
WITN 22 (January 19, 2022): THE BUCCINI/POLLIN GROUP CELEBRATES TOPPING OUT OF 11-STORY MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT COMMUNITY; Featuring Robert Buccini
MINGTIANDI (January 18, 2022): AEW PICKS UP SET OF FOUR GREATER TOKYO MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS; Featuring Jason Lee
The Real Deal (January 14, 2022): Starwood, A-Rod and partner buy South Florida single-family rentals to add to portfolio; Featuring Starwood
Rebusiness Online (January 12, 2022): Berkadia Brokers Sale of 95-Room Hotel Indigo Sarasota; Featuring Access Point
Boston Real Estate Times (January 12, 2022): Sale of historic hotel in Portland, Maine closes; Featuring KHP/JLL
Bloomberg (January 10, 2022): Hines Launches $1 Billion Fund for Undervalued U.S. Properties; Featuring Hines
Bloomberg (January 10, 2022): Silverstein Partners CEO: NYC Real Estate Coming Back; Featuring Marty Burger
BusinessWire (January 6, 2022): H.I.G. Realty Partners Aquires Saugus Station Industrial Portfolio; Featuring David Hirschberg
BusinessWire (January 5, 2022): Acquisition Enhances CBRE’s Capabilities that Help Companies Reimagine Their Occupancy Strategies; Featuring CBRE
Yield Pro (January 4, 2022): Commercial property prices hit new high; Featuring Real Capital Analytics

CREF Events

Real Estate Professionals Program: David Mei

Thursday, March 5, 2026

DavidMei ’94, Vice President, Global Capital Investments & Transactions,IHG Hotels & Resorts · Lending · CMBS · Brand launches ·...

8:00am - 4:00pm EST -05:00

289 Statler Hall

Real Estate Professionals Program: Scott Singer ’94 (A&S)

April 9 - April 10, 2026

Scott Singer ’94 (A&S), Principal, Co-Lead of Tri-State (NYC) Debt & Equity Finance,Avison Young · Debt & equity financing for...

289 Statler Hall

Real Estate Professionals Program: Tony Charles

Monday, April 13, 2026

Tony Charles, Head of Research and Strategy,Morgan Stanley · Global Real Estate trends · Implications for different Real Estate sectors...

8:00am - 4:00pm EDT -04:00

289 Statler Hall

Real Estate Professionals Program: Raphael Fishbach ’99

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Raphael Fishbach ’99, Co-Chief Executive Officer,Mesa West Capital · Commercial real estate finance · Alternative lender/debt fund · Meet with...

8:00am - 4:00pm EDT -04:00

289 Statler Hall

International Real Estate Professionals Program: Baron Ah Moo ’93

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Baron Ah Moo ’93, Senior Vice President,Indochina Kajima · Commercial real estate finance · Alternative lender/debt fund · Meet with...

8:00am - 4:00pm EDT -04:00

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Real Estate Professionals Program: David Mei

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International Real Estate Professionals Program: Baron Ah Moo ’93