MIT Center for Real Estate
Leveraging Science, Developing Innovation
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Leveraging Science, Developing Innovation
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Michael Topham is currently the regional CEO in charge of all development and operations in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Mr. Topham is also a member of the Hines Executive Committee.
Michael J. G. Topham
Executive Vice President, Hines
Wednesday, November 18, 8:00 am, Blakeley Lecture Hall
MSRED candidates recently visited Wrigley Field to watch the Cubs (sadly) lose to the the Dodgers, but that defeat didn't keep students from continuing their tour of domestic real estate projects — 35 companies in 3 cities. Read full travelogue.
To sustain our work into the 21rst century, MIT/CRE has established a variety of funds, some targeted to specific programs and some to support Center activities in general. Learn how your contributions can help.
November 3, 2009
Results for the 3rd quarter of 2009 show a +4.4% price increase for the properties sold in the NCREIF database compared to the previous quarter. The demand-side index rose a robust 11.8%, its first increase since the mid-2007 peak. The supply side of the market continued to slightly lower its reservation prices by 2.5%, bringing the two sides of the market closer and stimulating trading volume.
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Despite increasing prosperity in recent years, China and India, the world's two most populous nations, with nearly a third of the world's population, have only about 20,000 movie theaters between them. The United States, on the other hand, boasts 30,000. Read full article...
November 6, 2009
New Tagline Reflects Science, Innovation, MIT. Kicking off its yearlong 25th anniversary celebration, MIT/CRE has launched a new tagline – one emphasizing the Center's connection with MIT as a springboard for redefining the nature of real estate. The tagline echoes MIT's purpose of improving the world through excellence in science and engineering, and also puts real estate development squarely within that purpose. Read full article.
Posted November 20, 2009
What do you get when you cross MIT's $100 Laptop concept with the MIT Center for Real Estate? The answer is the 1K House Project, which aims to build houses for the phenomenally low cost of $1000 apiece. With 1.5 billion of the world's inhabitants living on less than a dollar a day, MIT/CRE wants to make housing affordable even for those who face exterme poverty. Learn more....
Insight Real Estate is a Chicago-based investment firm that creates innovative real estate investment products. Insight is launching the first-ever 100% green Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). Read more on Insight...
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