Real Estate

News, updates, and insights about the industry, as well as updates on what’s happening within the Baker Program in Real Estate.

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Johnson School

Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate Names Inaugural Faculty

The Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate draws faculty from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.

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Dyson School

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Every feature of our built environment has a relationship with climate; we can no longer separate fields of learning into rigid, prescribed pathways.

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Dyson School

Redressing the Balance: Equitable Approaches to Sustainable Real Estate

Sustainability in real estate is about more than energy efficiency; environmental justice for communities requires looking at a far broader picture.

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Dyson School

Dynamic Properties

From investment opportunities to risk protection and energy savings, climate change awareness is sparking transformation in real estate.

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Dyson School

Castles in the Sand

A look at how climate change is impacting the places we live and work and how we should be preparing for the changes to come.

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SC Johnson College

Gift to establish Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate

A $30 million gift from Paul Rubacha ’72, MBA ’73, will create the Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate, an innovative, multicollege department.

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Nolan School

Cornell Hotel Indices: Fourth Quarter 2021 Converging Towards Normalcy

Hotel price momentum normalcy can be expected next quarter, says Professor Crocker H. Liu.

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Nolan School

Cornell Hotel Indices: Third Quarter 2021 Pole Vaulting to a New High

The hospitality industry is bouncing back. Hotels are seeing a rebound and some hotels are rising above the pre-pandemic average.

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Johnson School

A Second Quarter Rebound: Are We There Yet?

Are hotel prices signaling a return to pre-pandemic levels? Professor Crocker Liu weighs in.