Real Estate

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.

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.

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

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.

M. Leanne Lachman, President of Lachman Associates, LLC and Executive-in-Residence for the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate is the lead author of a new book, Global Demographics 2008: Shaping Real Estate’s Future. (Her co-author is Deborah L. Brett).

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Held the evening of May 5 at the Waldorf-Astoria, Columbia Business School’s 32nd Annual Dinner honored Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke with the award for Distinguished Leadership in Government and Russell Carson ’67, general partner and cofounder of the private investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, with the award for Distinguished Leadership in Business. 

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

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?