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Evolution of the financial services industry in Europe and US
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The thesis aims to address the long lasting phenomena of evolution of financial services industry both in US and Europe. The topic has never been more emphasized since the Great Depression. The dramatic fact of cost cutting ...
General Services Administration lease procurement : opportunities and challenges
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
In 2009's fragile real estate market, many developers are looking for safe investments for their invested capital. Developers are looking to the federal government, specifically the General Services Administration, for ...
A real options case study : The valuation of flexibility in the World Trade Center redevelopment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This thesis will apply the past research and methodologies of Real Options to Tower 2 and Tower 3 of the World Trade Center redevelopment project in New York, NY. The qualitative component of the thesis investigates the ...
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit : HERA, ARRA and beyond
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) has arguably been the most successful government subsidy to finance affordable housing. Since its creation in the Tax Reform Act of 1986 as Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 42, ...
Analyzing capital allocation for energy efficiency improvements by commercial real estate investment managers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Numerous studies have shown that retrofitting an office building with energy efficiency improvements can significantly reduce operating costs, yet many existing office buildings have not been retrofitted. The objective of ...
Basis risk and property derivative hedging in the UK : implications of the 2007 IPF Study of tracking error
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This thesis examines how the basis risk affects property derivative hedging in the UK market, based on the tracking error (basis risk) report from the Investment Property Forum study in 2007 (the IPF Study). The thesis ...
Analyzing the private development model for university real estate development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Universities within the Unites States have long been active in the real estate development market surrounding their respective campuses. However, beginning with the baby boom in the late 1950s, colleges have begun expanding ...
Secondary residential demand trends in contemporary Japan and North Asia
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This research paper attempts to address the opportunity and challenges for Vacation Residential Development in North Asia, with specific geographic focus on Japan first through an analysis of national and regional consumption, ...
Property-level performance attribution : demonstrating a practical tool for real estate investment management diagnostics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Real estate investment firms have the ever increasing need for understanding their firm's strengths and weaknesses, their performance relative to their peers and competitors, and for developing assessment tools for ...
Developing tomorrow : creating and financing the ideal public realm for mixed-use urban projects in Denver's South Lincoln redevelopment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Society is at a crossroads; humanity is facing a new kind of threat to our personal happiness as our cities face the real risk of losing quality public space, the heart and soul of our urban civilization. The construction ...