MIT/CRE Director David Geltner was featured as a keynote speaker at the first and (as of this writing) the only real estate derivatives conference held in the U.S.

Organized by Terrapinn, and held April 24th—26th at Bridgewaters in Manhattan, the ground-breaking conference and workshop focused on strategies for success in developing the new liquid real estate derivatives market.

Geltner provided the finale to the 3-day conference with a closing keynote address entitled "Gauging Future Demand" that considered various exciting market scenarios.

Calling the new market "an $8 trillion opportunity," Geltner offered his views on short-term price expectations, how profiles will likely change as liquidity increases, the impacts of new market entrants, sustainability of the current market structure, and global market shifts.