John B. Corgel
John B. Corgel
Real Estate
450 Statler Hall
Phone: 607-255-9949
Email: jc81@cornell.edu
Primary Research Focus
Real estate and corporate finance
Professional Biography
Jack Corgel holds the Robert C. Baker Chair of Real Estate and is a full professor at the School of Hotel Administration. He served as the first director of the school’s Center for Hospitality Research from 1992-1994. After receiving undergraduate and PhD degrees from the University of Georgia in real estate and corporate finance, he taught at the University of Florida, Georgia State University, and the University of Connecticut. During the academic year 1985-1986, he was a visiting scholar at the Federal Home Loan Bank Board in Washington, DC. He is a fellow of the Homer Hoyt Institute. Corgel also maintains a consulting relationship with PKF Hospitality Research where he is helping to develop new products for the hotel industry based on property-level financial performance information. Corgel has published over 65 articles in academic and professional journals, mainly on the subjects of real estate finance, investment, valuation, and hospitality real estate. He has published in the most prestigious journals in real estate (Real Estate Economics), urban economics (Journal of Urban Economics), insurance (Journal of Risk and Insurance), business law (Journal of the American Business Law Association), and Hospitality Management (Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly and International Journal of Hospitality Management). In addition, he has written for nearly every national journal read by real estate professionals. His textbook, "Real Estate Perspectives" (with Smith and Ling) was used throughout the nation for introductory real estate courses.
Courses Taught
- Spring 10: HADM 6628 - Real Estate Finance and Investments
- Spring 10: HADM 6667 - Investment in RE Securities & Funds
Academic Degrees
- Ph.D. University of Georgia
- M.A. Georgia State University
- B.B.A. University of Georgia
Industry Involvement
Formerly with Hospitality Research Group of PKF Consulting, Managing Director of Applied Research