The Real Estate Circle

The Columbia Real Estate Circle is an exclusive alumni-only professional group that provides its members with unique networking opportunities and educational events. Membership supports real estate initiatives at the school and allows the Center to prioritize alumni network expansion efforts. Membership currently crosses 15 US States and 40 graduations years and includes members in the UK, Latin America, and Abu Dhabi.

Circle Programs are designed to encourage network building and professional development in-person and virtually, and often include monthly market updates, access to Columbia University faculty thought leaders, intimate gatherings with leading real estate practitioners and business leaders, social events, and exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of signature real estate projects.

Membership supports education, fellowships, research, and industry engagement at the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate and has an immediate impact on the Center’s mission to educate the next generation of business leaders about the practice of real estate within an ever-changing global market.

• 6 Market Observation + Member Assembly’s
• 5 International Market Observation + Alumni Assembly’s
• 2 Sites & Sounds Tours
• 2 Regional Networking Socials Events (Washington, D.C., & LosAngeles, California)
• 1 International Networking Social Event (Sydney, Australia)
• 1 Regional Spotlight: Atlanta’s Housing Landscape
• Columbia’s Inaugural Women in Real Estate Summit for Students and Alumni
• CBS Faculty Thought Leadership: Book Launch–Think Bigger by Professor Sheena Iyengar
• Real Estate Capital Markets Conference
• Real Estate Alumni NYC Rooftop Summer Social
• 15th Annual Real Estate Symposium

• Global Uncertainty and Real Estate Investment
• Real Estate Debt Outlook Amidst Rising Rate and Volatility
• Energy Transition, Sustainability and Real Estate Investments
• Workplaces Changes and Its Effect on the Real Estate Market
• Integrating Climate Risk with Real Estate Investment
• The Evolving Landscape of Banking, Credit and Real Estate
• The Art of Choosing: Decision Making and Choice Architecture w/Professor Sheena Iyengar
• Workplace Changes and Effect on the Real Estate Market
• Eric Rosengren, former President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; Visiting Scholar, MIT Golub Center
• David Simon ’85, Chairman, CEO, and President of Simon
• Kim Lew, CEO & President of Columbia Investment Management Company
• Scott Rechler, CEO and Chairman, RXR
• Steven Shores ‘00, Chairman & CEO, RangeWater Real Estate