by Joe Stampone | Feb 23, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Market News
The past Friday I represented Atlas at the Columbia Business School Real Estate Career Forum. The Columbia Club was packed with blue chip firms. Our table was sandwiched between the behemoths of Blackrock and Clarion Partners, so in an attempt to stand out and engage...
by Joe Stampone | Feb 11, 2014 | Entrepreneurship
Last week, Atlas Real Estate Partners co-founders, Arvind Chary and Alex Foster spoke to a packed room of Columbia University MSRED and Business School students. I have a slight bias, but I thought it was one of the more engaging real estate talks that I’ve...
by Joe Stampone | Feb 5, 2014 | Innovation, Technology
This is a bit longer than my typical posts, but it’s a worthwhile read, trust me. You know that prime piece of property in your neighborhood that for some unknown reason has remained vacant or under-used? Chances are you own it. Well, not you, exactly, but your...
by Joe Stampone | Jan 25, 2014 | Career
“Real estate is not an overly complicated business” is a common sentiment I hear. Historically, that was true. Real estate was a business made up of small local players who financed properties through local bank relationships and raised equity from the neighborhood...
by Joe Stampone | Jan 11, 2014 | Career
By far one of the most common questions I get is about changing careers and transitioning into real estate. This is no easy task and presents a series of challenges, but I think it can be done if you take the right approach. The Challenge You have an unconventional...