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

AI and Transformative Tech, Business and Society, Real Estate, Technology

Columbia Business School research explores how regulation, technology platforms, and AI are transforming residential real estate transactions. From the NAR settlement to Rocket’s acquisition of Redfin, the housing market is shifting toward digital models—yet challenges of complexity, regulation, and trust still stand in the way.

Ben Horowitz on AI, Culture, and Succeeding Through the Next Wave of Innovation

AI and Transformative Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Business and Society, Data and Business Analytics, Data/Big Data, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Future of Work, Industry Perspectives, The Workplace

Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz (CC ’88) shared insights on why AI is still in its infancy, how culture drives resilience in times of disruption, and why openness may be the U.S.’s greatest advantage in the global AI race.

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

Finance, Real Estate

Columbia Business School alumni Jared Toothman ’12 and Syed Ali ’21 joined forces to acquire a Brooklyn waterfront property, a partnership made possible through the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate’s alumni network.

Inflation, AI, and Shifting U.S. Policy Are Making For Turbulent Markets as Fed Issues Rate Cut

Economics and Policy

Columbia Business School Professor Abby Joseph Cohen, former chief investment strategist at Goldman Sachs, explained why concerns over the independence of the U.S. central bank and an unpredictable policy environment in in the Trump administration are converging to create one of the most uncertain economic landscapes in recent history.

Families Like Ours: Climate, Legacy, and the Future of Belonging

Entertainment

Thomas Vinterberg’s Families Like Ours imagines a near-future Denmark where rising sea levels force an entire nation to evacuate. At the heart of this climate-fiction series is a family pulled in different directions, raising urgent questions about home, legacy, and what endures when continuity itself is at risk.

Rethinking the Boardroom: Building the Corporate Boards of the Future

Leadership

Corporate boards face unprecedented challenges amid rapid technological change, geopolitical uncertainty, and shifting investor expectations. A Columbia Business School roundtable offers a roadmap for how boards can evolve to meet these challenges.

Early Investment in Decarbonization Can Help Save Trillions in Climate Costs

Climate and Finance, Climate and Policy, Climate Knowledge Initiative

Early investment in decarbonization could save trillions in climate costs. Explore why the next decade is critical, how global clean energy investment is shifting, and what scenarios point to for the future of net zero.

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

Ben Horowitz on AI, Culture, and Succeeding Through the Next Wave of Innovation

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

Inflation, AI, and Shifting U.S. Policy Are Making For Turbulent Markets as Fed Issues Rate Cut

Families Like Ours: Climate, Legacy, and the Future of Belonging

Rethinking the Boardroom: Building the Corporate Boards of the Future

Early Investment in Decarbonization Can Help Save Trillions in Climate Costs

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