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Brazilian pension funds : real estate investments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The objective of the thesis is to analyze the participation of Brazilian pension funds in the real estate sector, with special attention to their historical motivations. The thesis also describes the prospects of future ...
Linking housing and capital markets in the former Soviet Bloc : the status of residential mortgage bond and secondary markets in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Russian Federation ("Russia") and former soviet satellite countries and republics of Central and Eastern Europe ("Soviet Bloc") have struggled with privatizing housing ...
Reintermediation or disintermediation? : the impact of e-commerce on commercial real estate brokerage
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The objective of this thesis, entitled "Reintermediation or Disintermediation? The Impact of ECommerce on Commercial Real Estate Brokerage", is to evaluate the impact of e-commerce on the functional areas of commercial ...
Industrial ecology of metals : barriers and incentives to closing loops
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
This thesis examines the end-of-life markets for NiCd batteries and Aluminum Intensive Vehicles (AIVs) through an industrial ecology framework. Case studies were chosen to examine the general characteristics of the industrial ...
Multiple asset class investing : equilibrium asset pricing evaluation of real estate risk and return across four quadrants
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The major objective of this study is to test equilibrium asset pricing models with respect to how well they price risk across multiple asset classes; including the four quadrants of real estate. While using the Geltner ...
Revisiting performance persistence in real estate funds
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In this thesis, real estate opportunity fund returns were analyzed for evidence of persistence in subsequent funds from the same manager; it is designed to update and enhance a prior thesis performed by Cathy C. Hahn (2003), ...
Volatility-- a statistical comparison between the secondary and primary home markets : the lower Cape's volatility and average return compared to three Boston area primary markets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
This thesis attempts to analyze the long-standing perception that the secondary home market, homes built in and around vacation areas, is more volatile than the primary home market. For the first time, this study measures ...
Returns on Chinese residential development projects : a practical investment evaluation procedure developed for the analysis of Chinese residential development projects based on modern financial economic norms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Since late 1990s, Chinese real estate has been experiencing rapid growth, especially in the commercial housing sector. This phenomenon is mainly supported by China's housing privatization policy implemented in the mid-1990s ...
CompactCities : analyzing the urban spatial structure in cities with growth restrictions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
A compact city form is one that espouses high intensity development within a restrictive geographic area. Its perceived benefits include (a) saving agricultural land (b) inducing shorter commute trips, thus less consumption ...
Uncommon ground : property, coordination, and rebuilding New Orleans
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Following Hurricane Katrina, difficult decisions must be made by both government and investors with respect to reconstitution of New Orleans' housing stock and neighborhoods. For investors, risk and uncertainty abound. For ...