CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated February 19, 2010, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the December 31, 2009 Annual Report to Shareholders of the Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights” and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in such Registration Statement.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

April 29, 2010