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Forecasting office capitalization rates and risk premia in emerging markets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
As international property investors increasingly understand and appreciate the benefits of diversification and look to achieve higher returns, cross-border real estate investment has increased. In this context, the issue ...
Real options in action : vertical phasing in commercial real estate development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Real estate development is inherently a risky endeavor. Developers encounter varied risks during the different phases of a development project, from permitting to construction and through lease-up and stabilized operations. ...
Price discovery in commercial mortgage backed securities : what factors determine pricing at origination and after origination in the CMBS market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market has vastly evolved over the last decade, but it remains a very private and proprietary market in comparison to other bond markets such as corporate or municipal bonds. ...
A systematic study of real estate core funds : herd behavior and performance attribution analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The returns and portfolio characteristics of core funds were tested for evidence of herd behavior and performance relative to the NCREIF Property Index (NPI), using a proprietary database that included data from 1985 to ...
Towards a Pan-European property index : methodological opportunities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This study examines the methodological opportunities of index construction for the Pan-European property index, whose release is planned by the company Investment Property Databank (IPD). To address the question of temporal ...
University-affiliated retirement development : a resource for universities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The feasibility of establishing a secondary mortgage market in the Philippines
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
This thesis will assess the "readiness" and analyze the factors that will lead to the development of an effective secondary housing mortgage market in the Philippines. We will use secondary mortgage market models from the ...
From land to sea : an exploration of Sargents Wharf design and redevelopment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990)
Based on the critique of privatization of the waterfront, design and d~velopment explorations are made to reinforce public access from the city to the water with emphasis on creating a clear sequence of public spaces that ...