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MIT/CRE E-newsletter -- APRIL 2007

VOLUME 1 ISSUE 17

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AACRE-ULI SUSTAINABILITY SYMPOSIUM

SAN FRANCISCO FIRE EVENT a SUCCESS!

MIT/CRE Professional Development Courses - Summer 07

Alums! Send Us Your News Clips and Project Photos!

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AACRE-ULI SUSTAINABILITY SYMPOSIUM Symposium to be held at MIT's Faculty Club May 11, 2007 Environmentally sustainable (Green) building is becoming increasingly mainstream in the real estate industry. The growing interest in sustainability reflects the increasing concern about the impact on our environment, the rising cost of energy, and the mounting evidence of the holistic benefits of building green. This symposium will explore how operators, investors and developers might begin to build, renovate and operate with sustainability in mind. To see the agenda for the symposium and take our "green" survey, read the "FULL STORY". [FULL STORY]
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE EVENT a SUCCESS! Director David Geltner Discusses a Revolution in the Real Estate Industry, Hyatt @Fisherman's Wharf, April 10th Center for Real Estate Director, David Geltner, presented his work on Transaction Price Indexes and Derivatives on Tuesday, April 10th. Prof. Geltner has been studying how these innovations in the world of real-estate investment have the potential to converge in this country and revolutionize the industry, and with it, perhaps, even the way many commercial buildings are designed, built and managed. Transaction-price-based indexes allow for tracking commercial-property price movements, and real-estate equity derivatives allow synthetic trading of investment real estate. According to one alum, "the presentation was excellent and it was helpful to learn more about the new tools MIT is working on." You can access the slides he used for the presentation via MITREX. If you would like to learn more about the indexes and derivatives, Prof. Geltner will be teaching a Professional Development Course (PDC) entitled "New Tools: Real Estate Equity Derivatives" July 11th and 12th. You can find out more about the course and the Center's other PDC's at web.mit.edu/cre/conted.
MIT/CRE Professional Development Courses - Summer 07 MIT/CRE Alums Receive 10% Discount; AACRE Members receive 25% Discount http://web.mit.edu/cre/education/profed/ The MIT/CRE Professional Development summer series is a unique real estate program which leverages MIT's technology, science, business, design, and urban planning expertise. NEW! Introducing the Real Estate Executive Series: - Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Real Estate - June 27-28 - Advanced Real Estate Development: Decision Making - July 9-10 - New Tools: Real Estate Equity Derivatives - July 11-12 Also offering during the summer 2007 series: - Real Estate Markets - June 18-19 - Fundamentals of Real Estate Finance - June 20-21 and July 23-24 - Introduction to Real Estate Development - June 25-26 and July 25-26 - Asset and Portfolio Management - July 16-17 NEW! - Creating Sustainability: From Brown to Green - July 18-19 FOR MORE INFORMATION OR REGISTRATION: http://web.mit.edu/cre/education/profed/ MIT Alumni Coupon Code: PDC07-ALUM
Alums! Send Us Your News Clips and Project Photos! web.mit.edu/cre Have you or your work appeared in the news recently? We'd love to highlight your achievements -- share them with your fellow alums and with all members of our ever-growing community. Email us links or digital news clippings and we'll find a home for them on our website! To date, we have highlighted the work and achievements of David Marvin ('89, "Tarpon Rising), Qian Wang ('03, ZK Real Estate), and David Paladino ('00, Landmark Management Group). We would love to have a picture of you and your project! Send news clips and photos to marionoc@mit.edu.
The MIT REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE (MITREX) New and Improved: Jobs are now posted on MITREX! http://cre-mitrex.mit.edu/mitrex/ MITREX just got better than ever! With the release in February of MITREX 2.0, the MIT Real Estate Exchange brings you powerful new functionalities and a streamlined interface — a feature-rich online environment for exploring real estate theory and practice, contributing to the online library, and for networking with MIT/CRE's growing community. NEW LOGIN INFORMATION Please note, user passwords were reset in the process of migrating from MITREX-1 to MITREX-2. Your new password is your e-mail address. Please log into MITREX using your e-mail address as your login. Once logged in, click on "My Profile" and then "Edit My Personal Information" to change your password into something more secure. If you haven't already signed up to access MITREX, please do so. RECENT ADDITIONS TO MITREX
	Housing in Ecuador 4/16/2007
	Real Deal Presentation: Palencia 4/15/2007
	Hines Overview 4/13/2007
	MIT Center for Real Estate: MIT Center for Real Estate: Overview 4/12/2007
	Transaction Price Indexes & Derivatives: A Revolution in the Real Estate Investment Industry? MIT Center for Real Estate Forum on Issues and Innovations in Real Estate (FIRE) 4/12/2007
MITREX JOB Updates Jobs are now posted on MITREX! http://cre-mitrex.mit.edu/mitrex/ NEW JOB POSTINGS Project Manager at The Trust for Public Land Posted 4/15/2007 Seeking a Project Manager with skills for completing complex real estate transactions. Associate Director at Corporate Portfolio Analytics Posted 4/13/2007 Research Associate - Commercial Real Estate at Moody's Posted 4/5/2007 Asset Manager - LIHTC - Workouts via a RETAINED SEARCH by Management Recruiters of Shorewood Hills Posted 4/5/2007 Affordable Housing - Low Income Housing Tax Credits Location: Northeast
ALUMNI HOST PROGRAM by Jay Valenta The Alumni Host Program will provide prospective students with the opportunity to speak to or meet with a nearby AACRE alum. If you would like to be a host, e-mail Jay Valenta and let him know that you are ready to sign up! Jay's e-mail address is jvalenta@alum.mit.edu. [FULL STORY]

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