International real estate is booming, and for today's successful professional, understanding global markets is imperative. But as any developer knows, true understanding demands on-site visits to see the markets at work. In a 3-credit course running January 12 to 24, 2008, MSRED students will travel to meet major players -- corporate and academic -- in the Middle East and London, visiting innovative developments and modern day architectural wonders of the world.   

Each student is  financing his or her travels personally.   As you can imagine, even with some support from the Center, this can be a significant investment for a full-time student.  The cost of one student's travel is $2,000.   The MIT Center for Real Estate is committed to the creation of better real estate globally, one MSRED graduate at a time.  You can support the global student experience by making an online donation to the MIT/CRE New Visions Fund (3917500).

Watch our home page for information about the course and our travels!

MIT/CRE was pleased to host a breakfast talk by Hamid Moghadam, Chairman of the Board and CEO of AMB Property Corporation. Hamid's presentation was a part of the Center's Learning from Leaders series, a program of presentations by Center partner executives.

Just over the Potomac River from Washington DC is Rosslyn, a city whose skyline is now fronted by the dramatic Waterview project. Developed by JBG Companies, the Waterview's two sleek 300-foot towers comprise 1,000,000 SF, including 625,000 SF of office space, a 154-room boutique hotel, 133 luxury condos, and 900+ parking spaces. MIT/CRE alum Alexandra "Sandi" Stroud '02, Senior Associate at JBG, recently visited the Center to discuss the development as a part of MIT/CRE's Real Deals series. She and colleague Brooks Blake, Senior Vice-President of JBG, presented the Waterview development in the context of Rosslyn's varied history.

This career program represents a collaborative effort between the MIT Center for Real Estate, Harvard Graduate School of Design, and MIT 's Department of Urban Studies and Planning.  On November 16, 2007 representatives from 40 companies came to MIT and spoke with area graduate students about their companies and professional opportunities in the real estate industry.  Over 100 students from Harvard and MIT attended.   In fact, MIT's Grier Room, aka 34-401, was "bursting" with real estate!

You're invited to join the MIT/CRE Alumni Group on LinkedIn. Joining will allow you to find and contact other MIT/CRE alumni/ae members on LinkedIn. The goal of this group is to help members:

Here's the link to join:
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/35790/0013327F7D80

Hope to see you in the group!

- The AACRE Team