Center News
Prof. Wheaton Presents Research on Automation and Urban Form
MIT Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Economics and Center for Real Estate, Bill Wheaton, presented research at a Lunch and Learn last week. SA+P, DUSP and CRE students were invited to attend
MSRED Alum Charley Leatherbee Joins Trammell Crow in New Business Opp
MSRED ’04 alum, Charley Leatherbee, will help launch and grow a Boston office for Trammell Crow Co., a Dallas-based real-estate development company that bills itself as the largest commercial real-estate developer in the
CREtech and the Center Host Successful RE Tech Event in Boston
Hundreds of attended the CREtech FUTURE: Boston event that featured leading scientists and innovators discussing what real estate professionals can anticipate on the innovative front in the future for the industry.
Office Space Tech – Dr. Andrea Chegut mentioned in The New York Times
“To stay competitive, developers and landlords are being driven to add telecommunications infrastructure, video screens and, yes, glass that tints itself automatically. Some expect smart technology to expand beyond windows.
Where are the workers coming from: January – February?
Bill Wheaton | March 2019 The strong US January jobs growth figures were actually quite similar to many of the monthly reports over the last year. In fact, over the
Conservatorio and MIT Create run two-week action workshop in Panama
MIT Create and Conservatorio ran a two-week action-based workshop with MSRED/SA+P Candidates, a SPURS fellow, and an alum for IAP to develop a new commercial asset for micro and small
Bricks versus Clicks: Which Retail Channel is most efficient?
Bill Wheaton | February 2019 There is no end to questions and debate about the movement of sales from traditional stores over to the Internet. The internet seems to offer
Idea Report Published from Real Estate Innovation Lab’s Housing Innovation Workshop
The Real Estate Innovation Lab has published the Idea Report chronicling the last two years of the Housing Innovation Workshop, produced in conjunction with the City of Boston’s Housing Innovation
Four New Classes for Spring 2019
February 2019 IAP is over and spring classes begin this week. At the Center, faculty and staff have been working to create a bundle of new elective courses for MSRED,
Why does US Food Consumption resist the Internet?
Bill Wheaton | January 2019 The recent Amazon-Whole Foods merger causes me to revisit a long-standing question. In the US, the Food-grocery sector has completely resisted penetration by the internet.