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The Milstein Center Research Lab conducts rigorous academic research in a collaborative setting and fosters meaningful dialogue with business innovators and public sector leaders to address the most pressing challenges in real estate markets.

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Real Estate
Date
May 11, 2026
1st Place: Noble Investment Group
Real Estate
Real Estate News

2026 Alexander Bodini Foundation Prize Competition Winners

Alexander Bodini Foundation Prizes Awarded to Top Four Teams of Real Estate Capstone Course
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Real Estate
Date
April 21, 2026
CBS team places 2nd at 2026 Kellogg Real Estate Venture Competition in Chicago
Real Estate
Real Estate News

CBS team places 2nd at 2026 Kellogg Real Estate Venture Competition

Congratulations to Dilan Badshah ’27, Ben Curry ’27, Dalton Redmon ’27, Dominica Wambold ’26, and Wenjia Zheng ’26 for placing 2nd at the 2026 Kellogg Real Estate Venture Competition on April 15th.
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Real Estate
Date
April 15, 2026
Jane Yang '10
Real Estate
Real Estate News

Student Faculty Interview with Adjunct Assistant Professor of Business Jane Yang '10

Jane Yang '10 is a real estate investment professional and professor at Columbia Business School, where she teaches the Real Estate Capstone course. She brings over 18 years of experience spanning $4.5 billion in transactions across all asset types. She is the founder of Cooper Square, a vertically integrated real estate owner, operator, and investor focused on the manufactured housing sector. Before founding Cooper Square, Jane had an extensive career holding roles at leading institutions including Prospect Ridge, Meadow Partners, and Lehman Brothers, building expertise across real estate private equity, distressed investing, and restructuring.Jane holds an MBA from Columbia Business School where she was a Bodini Fellow and the recipient of the Alexander Bodini Foundation Prize Competition. She also holds an AB in Government from Harvard University.
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Business and Society
Date
February 13, 2026
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Business and Society

The Future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Privatization, Conservatorship, and the Limits of Demand-Side Housing Policy

Hugh Frater ’85, former Chief Executive Officer of Fannie Mae, and David Benson, former President of Fannie Mae, joined Professor Brian Lancaster at Columbia Business School to discuss one of the unresolved questions in U.S. housing finance: How should Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac exit conservatorship, and who should ultimately own them?
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AI and Transformative Tech, Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Date
January 28, 2026
Milstein Research Lab Photo Image
AI and Transformative Tech, Entrepreneurship, Strategy

Smarter and Faster: How AI Agents Are Helping Some Commercial Real Estate Firms Win

AI agents are revolutionizing real estate dealmaking.by Andrew SiahCo-Founder & CEO of New York AI Labs
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Housing Insecurity, Insights, Real Estate
Date
October 22, 2025
Residential condos in Florida
Housing Insecurity, Insights, Real Estate

The Affordable Housing Paradox

Why low-rent properties deliver high returns—and why investors stay away.
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AI and Transformative Tech, Business and Society, Real Estate, Technology
Date
September 23, 2025
Zillow app on a screen
AI and Transformative Tech, Business and Society, Real Estate, Technology

The Future of Residential Real Estate Transactions: How Technology and Regulation Are Reshaping the Market

New commission rules, platform consolidation, and generative AI are pushing U.S. housing toward a more digital, consumer-centric future. But structural frictions continue to slow the path to fully automated closings.
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Finance, Real Estate
Date
September 18, 2025
Aerial view of Manhattan and the Williamsburg Bridge from a Brooklyn rooftop
Finance, Real Estate

From Alumni Event to Closing the Deal: How the CBS Network Powered a Big Brooklyn Buy

Introduced through the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate alumni network, Jared Toothman ’12 and Syed Ali ’21 recently teamed up to acquire a premier multifamily property in Williamsburg.
  • Read more about From Alumni Event to Closing the Deal: How the CBS Network Powered a Big Brooklyn Buy about From Alumni Event to Closing the Deal: How the CBS Network Powered a Big Brooklyn Buy
Economics and Policy, Finance, Finance and Economics, Real Estate
Date
September 03, 2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
Economics and Policy, Finance, Finance and Economics, Real Estate

Why Lower Interest Rates Might Cool Inflation Instead of Fueling It

As the Fed considers a September rate cut, new Columbia Business School research shows that lower interest rates may reduce rents, cooling one of the biggest drivers of U.S. inflation.
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Real Estate, Research
Date
June 17, 2025
Low angle view of building photo – Photo by Brandon Griggs on Unsplash
Real Estate, Research
Press Release

The Surprising Profits in Affordable Housing

New research from Columbia Business School reveals low-income rental units generate higher returns for landlords – inviting more competition could help lower rents
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