Finance and Investing

A new rent index methodology from Columbia and CompStak uses detailed lease data to track rent changes for comparable CRE space across locations and over time, avoiding the composition biases that distort traditional measures.Stijn Van NieuwerburghEarle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate, Finance Division Wayne YuSVP of Data, CompStak

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?

Professor Yiming Ma unpacks the federal framework and market forces that impact price stability in dollar-backed digital assets.

Former Fannie Mae leaders Hugh Frater ’85 and David Benson unpack the politics and paradoxes of taking the mortgage giant out of government conservatorship.

Economists from PNC, NFIB, and RSM joined UCLA Anderson Forecast and Columbia Business School to examine the key forces shaping the outlook for small and mid-sized businesses in today’s volatile economy.

Macroeconomist and Columbia Business School Professor Brett House unpacks the Fed’s decision-making and warns of the economic damage a political shake-up at the central bank could cause.

The Blackstone President explains how data, AI, and a culture of high standards drive the firm’s growth and offers advice for the next generation of leaders.

Columbia Business School Professor Brett House and teaching assistant Robert Swigert EMBA ’23 offer insight into the Fed's half-point rate cut, the first interest rate cut since March 2020.

Shivaram Rajgopal examines the lack of transparency around the commercial real estate crisis.

The legendary investor recently took part in a wide-ranging discussion hosted by Columbia Business School’s Finance Division that covered the five main forces that contribute to the rise and decline of empires, his views on the Chinese economy, insights into his investment philosophy, and the role of AI in the investment industry.