Real Estate Circle Past Events
The Circle currently offers a combination of in-person and virtual events.
The Circle began offering virtual programming at the start of the pandemic in 2020 and has continued offering its monthly market update calls via Zoom. The call also serves as a monthly touchpoint with others in various corners of the industry to share observations, suggest best practices, and find connections across the USA and the world.
2024
- January 17: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- February 7: Real Estate Circle: International Market Observations and Exchange
- March 6: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- March 11: Mumbai Alumni Networking Event & Discussion with Professor Brian Lancaster and Kristin Svenningsen, Milstein Center
- March 27: 2024 Real Estate Capital Markets Conference
- April 2: Women in Real Estate Summit
- April 3: Real Estate Circle: International Market Observations and Exchange
- April 4: The Future of Affordable Housing in the US
- April 5: Real Estate Circle Site Tour: The UBS Arena & Belmont Park Village
- May 1: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Alumni Exchange
- May 22: Real Estate Circle Site Tour: 2000 Biscayne Boulevard (Miami)
- June 4: CBS Annual NYC Real Estate Alumni Summer Social
- June 24: Real Estate Circle Member-Only "Meet and Greet" Breakfast and Networking with Professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh
- June 25: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Alumni Exchange
- August 28: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- September 18: International Market Observations and Exchange
- September 26: Real Estate Circle NYC Member Meet-Up
2023
- January 25: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- February 8: CBS International Real Estate Virtual Alumni Winter Meeting: Updates on RE Markets around the world
- February 27: (co-hosted w/ Digital Future Initiative) Public lecture on “Workplace changes and effect on the Real Estate Market"
- March 1: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- March 29: Real Estate Capital Markets Conference
- April 5: CBS International Real Estate Alumni Virtual Spring Meeting: Updates on RE Markets around the world
- April 6: Sites & Sounds Tour: Newly Redeveloped 550 Madison Avenue
- April 19: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Alumni Exchange
- May 10: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Alumni Exchange
- May 10: CBS Faculty Thought Leadership: Book Launch – Think Bigger by Sheena Iyengar
- May 11: Real Estate Alumni DC Networking Social Reception
- June 7: CBS International Real Estate Alumni Virtual Summer Meeting: Updates on RE Markets around the world
- June 14: Real EstateAlumni Annual NYC Summer Social Reception
- June 26: Real Estate Alumni Los Angeles Networking Social Reception
- July 27 - 29: Diversity in Commercial RE Conference
- September 13: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- October 11: Real Estate Circle: International Market Observations and Exchange
- October 26: CBS Real Estate Alumni Miami + South Florida Networking Social
- November 6: CBS Alumni Austin Networking Social
- November 8: RE Circle Member Only Event: Executive Leadership Workshop, The Psychology of Persuasion
- November 15: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- November 29: Real Estate Circle: International Market Observations and Exchange
- November 29: CBS Alumni Seattle Networking Social
- December 6: 16th Annual Real Estate Symposium
2022
- January 6: Circle Member Regional Event in Seattle: Featuring Lisa Picard, President and CEO,EQ Office
- February 9: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- March 9: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- April 6: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- April 13: CBS International Real Estate Virtual Alumni Meeting: Impact of Uncertainty on Markets Around the World
- May 4: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- June 29: CBS International Real Estate Virtual Alumni Meeting: Impact of Uncertainty on Markets Around the World
- September 14: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- September 28: CBS International Real Estate Virtual Alumni Winter Meeting: Updates on RE Markets around the World
- October 6: Real Estate Circle Regional Spotlight: A then and now dive into Atlanta's housing market with Steven Shores '00, Chairman & CEO, RangeWater Real Estate
- November 16: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- November 29: Sites & Sounds Tour: One High Line with Lea Guberina-Sulc '12
- November 30: CBS International Real Estate Virtual Alumni Winter Meeting: Updates on RE Markets around the World
- December 7: Annual Real Estate Symposium
2021
- January 12: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchangeon Urban Single Family Rental Market
- January 29: Real Estate Capital Markets Conference
- February 2: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchangeon Urban Single Family Rental Market
- February 23: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- March 16: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchangeon Underwriting Environmental Risk
- March 25: Circle Virtual Cocktail Hour
- April 6: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- April 21: Global Real Estate Alumni Introductions and Market Observations – exclusively for CBS alumni outside of the US. Sponsored by the Real Estate Circle.
- April 27: Real Estate Alumni Virtual Cocktail Hour
- May 6: Columbia Business School Annual Real Estate Alumni Event
- May 18: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- May 25: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- June 15: Virtual Circle Event: Penn District Redevelopment Presentation
- June 29: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- July 21: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- August 4: Real Estate Alumni Summer Social Reception
- September 14: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- September 21: Virtual Circle Event: Distinguished Speaker Breakfast with Marty Burger, CEO of Silverstein Properties
- October 13: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- November 9: Virtual Market Observation Assembly and Member Exchange
- December 1: Virtual Event: Boston Life Science and Biotech Market
2020
- February: Circle Academy Breakfast – the Art of Choosing with Professor Dr. Iyengar
- March: Circle Breakfast - Development of Life Science Buildings with Robert Albro, Managing Director, King Street Properties, and Brian Steinwurtzel '04, co-CEO and Principal, GFP Real Estate
Throughout the year: Circle Market Observations and Discussions
2019
- February: Circle Breakfast - Co-Living: New Frontiers
- February: Circle Breakfast - Opportunity Zones in Action
- March: Sites and Sounds Tour: 53W53
- April: Circle Event - The Robots Are Coming!
- April: Distinguished Speaker Breakfast with Debra Cafaro, Chairman & CEO, Ventas
- May: CBS Annual Real Estate Alumni Reception
- August: Real EstateAlumni Summer Social Reception
- September: Breakfast Panel on NY Rent Regulation
- October: Distinguished Speaker Breakfast with Tom DeRosa '88, CEO, Welltower
- November: Sites & Sounds Tour:East Side Access
- December: Real Estate Symposium
2018
- January: Sites & Sounds Tour: Essex Crossing
- February: Distinguished Speaker Breakfast: Discussion on Global Investing
- March: Distinguished Speaker Lunch with Richard LeFrak,Chairman and CEO and Harrison LeFrak '98,Vice Chairman of LeFrak
- April: Sites & Sounds Tour: 61 Ninth Avenue & 512 West 22nd Street
- April: Real Estate Circle Academy Breakfast
- June: Pre-Event Cocktails & Networking
- July: Summer Happy Hour
- September: Distinguished Speaker Breakfast: Nick Bienstock '96 & Steven Orbuch
- October: Real Estate Tech Roundtable: Real Estate Tokenization and ICOs
- November: Sites & Sounds Tour: 56 Leonard
- December: Real Estate Symposium
2017
- Fall: Circle Academy Breakfast - How Real Estate Staucks Up Among Capital Market Alternatives
- Spring: Circle Academy Breakfast
2016
- Fall: Circle Academy Breakfast - Power at Ground Zero: Politics, Money, and the Rebuilding of Lower Manhattan
- Spring: Circle Academy Breakfast - The REIT World Today: Benefits & Headwinds
2015
- Fall: Circle Academy Breakfast - The Changing Structure of the Real Estate Investment Industry
- Spring: Circle Academy Breakfast - Secular Opportunities in Today's Real Estate Markets
2014
- Fall: Circle Academy Breakfast - The Current US Private Equity Market
- Spring: Real Estate Under the Alternatives Umbrella
2013
- Fall: Circle Academy Breakfast - GSE Reform
- Spring: Circle Academy Breakfast - CRE Debt: Have Markets Normalized?
2012
- Fall: Circle Academy Breakfast
- Spring: Circle Academy Breakfast - Being a Real Estate Entrepreneur, Young!
2011
- Fall: Circle Academy Breakfast - Challenges to Effective Renegotiation of Residential Mortgages
- Spring: Circle Academy Breakfast - An Interactive Case Study: Liquidity in a Credit Drought: Equity Residential (EQR)
2010
- Fall: Circle Academy Breakfast - Housing, Credit, Real Estate, and the Economy
- Spring: Circle Academy Breakfast - Distressed Debt Investing: The Hancock Tower & Garage (a real estate case study)
2009
- Fall: Circle Academy Breakfast - Distressed Real Estate
- Spring: Circle Academy Breakfast - A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder
2008
- Fall: Circle Academy Breakfast - The Venturesome Economy
- Spring: Circle Academy Breakfast - Strategic Intuition: The Creative Spark in Human Achievement
- Summer: Circle Academy Breakfast - Are Short Sellers Evil?
2007
- Fall: Circle Academy Breakfast - Macroeconomic and Monetary Studies Function
- Spring: Circle Academy Breakfast - Bubbles, Fundamentals, and Superstar Cities: The Future Path of High Real Estate Prices
- Summer: Circle Academy Breakfast - Is Good Governance Always Good for the Shareholders?
- Winter: Circle Academy Breakfast Long-Term Trends in Globalized Interest Rates