Theses Abstracts 2011
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How to Best Redevelop Vacant Big Box Retail Property in Texas
By Alfonso Barrera-Villarreal
Advisor: William Wheaton, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics & Center for Real Estate
The Future of Lease Accounting and its Impact on Corporate Real Estate Decisions
By Timothy Canon & Christina Fenbert
Advisor: W. Tod McGrath, Lecturer, Center for Real Estate
Developing Tomorrow: Creating and Financing the Ideal Public Realm for Mixed‐Use Urban Projects in Denver’s South Lincoln Redevelopment
By Elizabeth DiLorenzo
Advisor: James Buckley, Lecturer, Department of Urban Studies & Planning
Luxury Condos: An Analysis of Sales Price and Hotel Amenities in Manhattan
By Amelia Jane Dolan
Advisor: William Wheaton, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics & Center for Real Estate
Examining Issuance and Pricing of Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities During the Financial Crisis of 2007 – 2009
By Michael Ellch
Advisor: Andrew Lo, Professor of Finance, MIT Sloan School of Management
Prefabricated Housing, a Solution for Ghana’s Housing Shortage
By Evans Essienyi
Advisor: John F. Kennedy, Lecturer, Center for Real Estate
The Bricks, Clicks, Economics and Mortar of Contemporary Retail: The Consequences that Retailer Storing Strategies and Retail Performance across Markets have on Real Estate Investments
By Kevin Fagan
Advisor: William Wheaton, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics & Center for Real Estate
Conversion of Residential Neighborhoods Into Affordable Assisted Age-in-Place Communities
By Yael Getz Schoen
Advisor: Dennis Frenchman, Leventhal Professor of Urban Design & Planning, Department of Urban Studies & Planning
Alternative Investment Opportunities in Real Estate for Individual Investors
By Jeffrey Harper
Advisor: W. Tod McGrath, Lecturer, Center for Real Estate
Evaluating and Mitigating Execution Risk in Indian Real Estate Development
By Neal Howard
Advisor: Christopher Gordon, Lecturer, Center for Real Estate