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Retail sales and retail real estate : an economic analysis of the trends in neighborhood and community shopping center market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
An economic analysis was carried out to determine trends and patterns in the neighborhood and community shopping center market. Economic analysis was performed to determine whether the current retail market is overbuilt. ...
Sick building syndrome : challenges and opportunities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Case studies of three office buildings were undertaken in order to determine whether the phenomenon known as 'sick building syndrome' (SBS) creates a lasting economic stigma after a proven or alleged SBS problem is corrected, ...
REITs & market power : are public market pricing market power strategy? : an analysis of the apartment, retail and office sectors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
During the late 1980's and early 1990's, Real Estate Investment Trust ("REITs") accumulated large portfolios of properties. During this period, REITs were able to grow through acquisitions alone, arbitraging their low cost ...
Development of straw insulation board : fabrication methods, structure, thermal performance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
Insulation board is being fabricated and tested for use in developing countries. It is made at a low density, in the area of 5 to 10 pounds per cubic foot (80 to 160 kilograms per cubic meter), and has good thermal properties ...
REITs & market power : an analysis of market power theory and antitrust policy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
During the late 1980's and early 1990's, Real Estate Investment Trust ("REITs") accumulated large portfolios of properties. During this period, REITs were able to grow through acquisitions alone, arbitraging their low cost ...
The history and evolution of the residential mortgage market in Mexico : a look at its future
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Research was conducted in Mexico in order to determine the size, future growth and current status of the Mexican residential mortgage market, and to assess the potential for securitization. Securitization offers good ...
Underwriting environmental risk : an analysis of current practices among lending institutions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how banks and other lending institutions approach environmental risk management -- how they evaluate, screen and provide for environmental risks in loan structuring and documenting ...
Communication and information technology in construction management : are corporate owners of real estate focusing on technology to speed the delivery of buildings?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
An exploratory study was conducted to determine the importance of communication and information technology in speeding the construction of buildings. Five corporate owners of real estate were interviewed with the purpose ...
Engaging the periphery : integrating port and city
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
The common urban waterfront is hardly approachable, much less swimmable, encrusted with wharves, switching yards, sewage out-jalls and other barnacles. It is the true civic outcast, the ghetto of ghettos, familiar only to ...