The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate

The mission of the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate at Columbia Business School is to integrate theoretical and practical knowledge of real estate as it relates to the ever-changing global market for real estate finance and investment. We offer programming designed to bring students, faculty, alumni, and distinguished professionals together to share information, strengthen networks, and expand industry expertise.

MBA Real Estate Program

An integral part of the Finance and Economics Division, Columbia’s MBA Real Estate Program seeks to advance professional business knowledge through research, curriculum innovations, and teaching excellence. A rigorous curriculum, an expert faculty, and a wide range of extracurricular activities make Columbia Business School unparalleled as the place for graduate business study in real estate. Read more . . .

Research

Our faculty, doctoral students, and researchers study important real estate topics that reach far beyond the classroom, to elected officials, policy makers, investors, and leading practitioners. Areas of research focus include housing markets and finance, real estate securitization, land use policy, REITs, regulation, demographics, and more. Read more . . .

The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate is supported by the generous endowment of the Paul Milstein family with additional research support from Howard Milstein.