YAREA Conference 2018: Influential Trends in Investing & Design
The Yale Alumni Real Estate Association Conference, which has convened annually at Yale since 2008, provides alumni, students, and faculty a chance to engage with leading thinkers in real estate—and with one another. The purpose of the conference is broader than simply “an industry gathering.” Instead, it is a venue to focus on new ideas and trends shaping a field that has a potential impact on the fabric of our communities. This year, the theme of the conference was centered around the topic of, “Influential Trends in Investing & Design.”
Keynote speaker, Goodwin Gaw, Chairman, Gaw Capital Partners gave a talk about, “Real Estate 2018: An Outlook on the State of Affairs of Commercial Real Estate.”
The first panel of the day, moderated by Yale SOM Professor, Kevin Gray, discussed innovative investment strategies in real estate.
The second panel of the day spoke about design trends in real estate and showed examples of their previous and current projects.
The third panel looked at real estate opportunity zones and how taxes drive investment strategies.
Bruce D. Alexander, Yale Vice President New Haven & State Affairs & Campus Development (Retired), gave a presentation about Yale University’s efforts to rehabilitate the real estate in many areas of New Haven and his joint efforts with the city to improve New Haven.
The last panel of the day, moderated by Bruce D. Alexander, was a continuation of Bruce’s presentation. Each of the panelists are Yale alumni who have all contributed to investing in New Haven real estate to help revitalize the area and seek new living spaces for the Yale community as well as New Haven residents.
