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MIT Center for Real Estate
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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mitcre.mit.edu
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Private
Founded yearint
1983
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Operating
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51–100
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HeadquartersCambridge, United States
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Cambridge
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United States
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North America
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Serves global market

Offices1 record

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Keyword5 values
real estate education, graduate real estate programs, real estate research, executive real estate training, real estate industry partnerships
Industry4 codes
1Real Estate Market Research & Economic Advisory (Demand/Supply, Location Analytics)
CodeBPAJANADPrimaryYes
2Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support)
CodeBPAJANACPrimaryNo
3Real Estate Investment Advisory (Acquisitions/Dispositions, Capital Allocation)
CodeBPAJANAAPrimaryNo
4STEM-Focused Research Universities (Engineering & Applied Sciences)
CodeEDAHABABPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Other Activities Related to Real Estate531390
  • Other Activities Related to Real Estate53139
SIC code2 codes
  • Investment Advice6282
  • Investors, Nec6799
Product category
Real Estate Education & Research
GTM motion1 record

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model2 records
1Academic Programs Revenue
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Revenue generated from tuition fees for the Master of Science in Real Estate Development program, executive education, online courses, and the Global Real Estate Leaders Program.

cre.mit.edu
2Industry Partnership Funding
TypeLicensing Royalties
Description

Funding from the Partners Program where industry partners collaborate with the center for research, talent, and industry insights.

cre.mit.edu
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Distribution channels4 records

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Cost components6 values
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Pricing details1 tier
1Master's Program Tuition
ModelSubscriptionBilling cadenceAnnual
Notes

Tuition and financial aid details available at https://cre.mit.edu/education/masters-program/tuition-and-financial-aid/

cre.mit.edu
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B2B
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Services
Brand1 of 2 records shown
1Real Estate Innovation Lab (REIL)
Description

A research lab focused on assessing and measuring the impact of new innovations in real estate, design, and planning.

cre.mit.edu
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Core offering1 text field

The MIT Center for Real Estate is an academic research and education center that offers the Master of Science in Real Estate Development degree, complemented by executive education, online courses, and the Global Real Estate Leaders Program. It conducts applied research through labs such as the Real Estate Innovation Lab (REIL) and the Asia Real Estate Initiative (AREI), and engages industry partners through a Partners Program, working papers, and a podcast.

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MIT Center for Real Estate offers a unified platform combining academic education and industry research. The core offering is the Master of Science in Real Estate Development program, supplemented by professional education through Executive Education, Online Courses, and the Global Real Estate Leaders Program. Research capabilities are delivered through the Real Estate Innovation Lab (REIL) and the Asia Real Estate Initiative (AREI), with additional output from SSRN working papers. Industry engagement is facilitated through a Partners Program, and thought leadership is shared via a Podcast series.

Product and service6 records
1Master of Science in Real Estate Development
CategoryDegree Program
Description

A graduate degree program that leverages MIT's technical expertise, practical applications, and entrepreneurial ecosystem to educate the next generation of global innovators and leaders in the real estate industry. Designed for prospective students seeking careers in real estate development, finance, and investment.

2Executive Education
CategoryProfessional Education
Description

Professional education programs for industry practitioners seeking advanced knowledge in real estate development and finance. Targeted at working real estate professionals seeking continuing education.

3Online Courses
CategoryProfessional Education
Description

Digital learning offerings providing flexible, self-serve access to real estate education and training for global professional audiences.

4Global Real Estate Leaders Program
CategoryProfessional Education
Description

An executive-level program designed for senior real estate professionals seeking leadership development and global industry perspectives.

5Partners Program
CategoryIndustry Engagement
Description

An industry partnership initiative connecting the center with real estate organizations for collaborative research, talent, and knowledge exchange.

6MIT CRE Podcast
CategoryContent Platform
Description

An audio content series featuring industry insights, research findings, and expert interviews from the MIT CRE community.

Scale indicator2 records

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Partnership2 partners
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Suffolk partnered with MIT Center for Real Estate to host the 'Construction in the Age of AI Industry Roundtable' on March 11, 2026. This event brought together industry leaders to discuss AI applications in construction and real estate, demonstrating Suffolk's role as an active industry collaborator with the center's research and industry engagement initiatives.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

JLL partnered with MIT's Sloan School of Management and MIT Center for Real Estate to conduct research on AI companies' impact on office leasing. The research found that AI companies drove nearly 30% of total office leasing in San Francisco since 2025.

Recent move6 records

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Expansion highlight5 records

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Peers10 records
TypeOthers
Description

Global commercial real estate services firm with a large research and insights function producing market analytics. Comparable as an industry partner and thought-leadership producer in real estate market research.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Elite university-based real estate academic and research center offering graduate education, executive programs, and industry research. Most directly comparable to MIT Center for Real Estate in mission, structure, and target audience.

3Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics (UC Berkeley Haas)
TypeDirect peer
Description

University-based real estate research and education center producing working papers, executive programs, and industry partnerships — directly comparable academic research model.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Offers graduate and executive real estate education with a research orientation, operating within NYU. Comparable as a university-affiliated real estate education and research entity.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Columbia's university-affiliated real estate research and education center, focused on urban real estate economics. Comparable structure and mission to MIT CRE.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Large, established industry organization providing research, education, and networking across all real estate sectors. Comparable as a research-and-education provider to real estate professionals, though broader in scope.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Industry association producing commercial real estate research, education, and conferences for developers and owners. Comparable as an industry-facing real estate research and education provider.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Membership organization of senior real estate advisors producing advisory publications and industry research. Comparable as a real estate thought-leadership and advisory body, though smaller and more selective than MIT CRE.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Provides commercial real estate education, designations, and technology to industry practitioners. Comparable as a real estate professional education provider with overlapping executive audience.

TypeOthers
Description

Global commercial real estate services firm producing research, outlook reports, and client advisory. Comparable as a partner and research collaborator (MIT CRE has co-authored research with JLL) producing real estate market intelligence.

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Key highlights6 records

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MIT Center for Real Estate

Real Estate Education & Researchmitcre.mit.edu

MIT Center for Real Estate firmographics

Firmographics
Name
MIT Center for Real Estate
Legal name
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Website
https://mitcre.mit.edu
Company type
Private
Founded year
1983
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
51–100 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

MIT Center for Real Estate industry classification

Industry
Product category
Real Estate Education & Research
NAICS
Other Activities Related to Real Estate (531390), Other Activities Related to Real Estate (53139)
SIC
Investment Advice (6282), Investors, Nec (6799)
akta.pro primary industry
Real Estate Market Research & Economic Advisory (Demand/Supply, Location Analytics) (BPAJANAD)
akta.pro secondary industries
Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC), Real Estate Investment Advisory (Acquisitions/Dispositions, Capital Allocation) (BPAJANAA), STEM-Focused Research Universities (Engineering & Applied Sciences) (EDAHABAB)

Keywords

  • Real estate education
  • Graduate real estate programs
  • Real estate research
  • Executive real estate training
  • Real estate industry partnerships

Where MIT Center for Real Estate is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Cambridge
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

MIT Center for Real Estate business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

  1. Academic Programs Revenue: Revenue generated from tuition fees for the Master of Science in Real Estate Development program, executive education, online courses, and the Global Real Estate Leaders Program.
  2. Industry Partnership Funding: Funding from the Partners Program where industry partners collaborate with the center for research, talent, and industry insights.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
SubscriptionAnnualMaster's Program Tuition

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

MIT Center for Real Estate product offering

Product offering

Core offering

The MIT Center for Real Estate is an academic research and education center that offers the Master of Science in Real Estate Development degree, complemented by executive education, online courses, and the Global Real Estate Leaders Program. It conducts applied research through labs such as the Real Estate Innovation Lab (REIL) and the Asia Real Estate Initiative (AREI), and engages industry partners through a Partners Program, working papers, and a podcast.

Product overview

MIT Center for Real Estate offers a unified platform combining academic education and industry research. The core offering is the Master of Science in Real Estate Development program, supplemented by professional education through Executive Education, Online Courses, and the Global Real Estate Leaders Program. Research capabilities are delivered through the Real Estate Innovation Lab (REIL) and the Asia Real Estate Initiative (AREI), with additional output from SSRN working papers. Industry engagement is facilitated through a Partners Program, and thought leadership is shared via a Podcast series.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • Real Estate Innovation Lab (REIL): A research lab focused on assessing and measuring the impact of new innovations in real estate, design, and planning.
  • Asia Real Estate Initiative (AREI)

Products and services

  • Master of Science in Real Estate Development A graduate degree program that leverages MIT's technical expertise, practical applications, and entrepreneurial ecosystem to educate the next generation of global innovators and leaders in the real estate industry. Designed for prospective students seeking careers in real estate development, finance, and investment.
  • Executive Education Professional education programs for industry practitioners seeking advanced knowledge in real estate development and finance. Targeted at working real estate professionals seeking continuing education.
  • Online Courses Digital learning offerings providing flexible, self-serve access to real estate education and training for global professional audiences.
  • Global Real Estate Leaders Program An executive-level program designed for senior real estate professionals seeking leadership development and global industry perspectives.
  • Partners Program An industry partnership initiative connecting the center with real estate organizations for collaborative research, talent, and knowledge exchange.
  • MIT CRE Podcast An audio content series featuring industry insights, research findings, and expert interviews from the MIT CRE community.

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Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

MIT Center for Real Estate technology and API

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MIT Center for Real Estate partnerships and signals

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

  • SuffolkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuffolk partnered with MIT Center for Real Estate to host the 'Construction in the Age of AI Industry Roundtable' on March 11, 2026. This event brought together industry leaders to discuss AI applications in construction and real estate, demonstrating Suffolk's role as an active industry collaborator with the center's research and industry engagement initiatives.
  • JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJLL partnered with MIT's Sloan School of Management and MIT Center for Real Estate to conduct research on AI companies' impact on office leasing. The research found that AI companies drove nearly 30% of total office leasing in San Francisco since 2025.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

MIT Center for Real Estate competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Others

  • Cushman & Wakefield Research: Global commercial real estate services firm with a large research and insights function producing market analytics. Comparable as an industry partner and thought-leadership producer in real estate market research.
  • JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) Research: Global commercial real estate services firm producing research, outlook reports, and client advisory. Comparable as a partner and research collaborator (MIT CRE has co-authored research with JLL) producing real estate market intelligence.

Direct peers

  • Wharton Real Estate Department (Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center): Elite university-based real estate academic and research center offering graduate education, executive programs, and industry research. Most directly comparable to MIT Center for Real Estate in mission, structure, and target audience.
  • Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics (UC Berkeley Haas): University-based real estate research and education center producing working papers, executive programs, and industry partnerships — directly comparable academic research model.
  • NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate: Offers graduate and executive real estate education with a research orientation, operating within NYU. Comparable as a university-affiliated real estate education and research entity.
  • Columbia Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate: Columbia's university-affiliated real estate research and education center, focused on urban real estate economics. Comparable structure and mission to MIT CRE.

Broad incumbents

  • Urban Land Institute (ULI): Large, established industry organization providing research, education, and networking across all real estate sectors. Comparable as a research-and-education provider to real estate professionals, though broader in scope.
  • NAIOP (Commercial Real Estate Development Association): Industry association producing commercial real estate research, education, and conferences for developers and owners. Comparable as an industry-facing real estate research and education provider.
  • CCIM Institute: Provides commercial real estate education, designations, and technology to industry practitioners. Comparable as a real estate professional education provider with overlapping executive audience.

Emerging players

  • Counselors of Real Estate (CRE): Membership organization of senior real estate advisors producing advisory publications and industry research. Comparable as a real estate thought-leadership and advisory body, though smaller and more selective than MIT CRE.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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MIT Center for Real Estate leadership team

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Profiles1 record

MIT Center for Real Estate funding detail

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Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

MIT Center for Real Estate M&A and investment

M&A and investment

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Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about MIT Center for Real Estate

What does MIT Center for Real Estate do?

The MIT Center for Real Estate is an academic research and education center that offers the Master of Science in Real Estate Development degree, complemented by executive education, online courses, and the Global Real Estate Leaders Program. It conducts applied research through labs such as the Real Estate Innovation Lab (REIL) and the Asia Real Estate Initiative (AREI), and engages industry partners through a Partners Program, working papers, and a podcast.

Is MIT Center for Real Estate a public or private company?

MIT Center for Real Estate is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was MIT Center for Real Estate founded?

MIT Center for Real Estate was founded in 1983. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is MIT Center for Real Estate based?

MIT Center for Real Estate is headquartered in Cambridge, United States, in the North America region.

How does MIT Center for Real Estate make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Academic Programs Revenue is the primary driver. The others are industry Partnership Funding.

Who are MIT Center for Real Estate's main competitors?

Others on record are Cushman & Wakefield Research and JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) Research. Direct peers are Wharton Real Estate Department (Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center), Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics (UC Berkeley Haas), NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate and Columbia Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate. Broad incumbents are Urban Land Institute (ULI), NAIOP (Commercial Real Estate Development Association) and CCIM Institute. Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) is listed as an emerging player.

Does MIT Center for Real Estate have an API?

No public API is recorded for MIT Center for Real Estate.

What industry is MIT Center for Real Estate in?

MIT Center for Real Estate's product category is Real Estate Education & Research. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAJANAD, Real Estate Market Research & Economic Advisory (Demand/Supply, Location Analytics), with a secondary code of BPAJANAC, Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support). Its NAICS code is 531390 and its SIC code is 6282.

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MITWalter Torous named executive director of MIT Center for Real EstateWalter Torous, senior lecturer and current director of the MSRED program, will become executive director of MIT Center for Real Estate. He will oversee all aspects of the center's activities and operations, including teaching, consortium activities, fundraising, and major events.AsuASU center provides a bridge between university, Arizona’s real estate futureArizona State University’s W. P. Carey Center for Real Estate and Finance released a survey indicating increased confidence in Phoenix’s commercial real estate market, with a broker sentiment index rising to 62.7. The index suggests a rebound from pandemic-related lows, reflecting optimism about future market conditions and ongoing development, especially in retail and premium office segments.PR NewswireVeris Residential Joins MIT Center for Real Estate Program as Strategic PartnerVeris Residential, a New Jersey-based REIT specializing in Class A multifamily properties, announced a strategic partnership with MIT's Center for Real Estate (MIT/CRE) to research and develop innovative solutions for multifamily real estate operations. The company also formally launched The Veris Innovation Lab, established in summer 2022, which will leverage MIT/CRE's global network of alumni, researchers, and industry partners to address sustainability, digital, and operational challenges in the multifamily sector. The collaboration aims to combine MIT/CRE's academic resources with Veris Residential's practical approach to property management to advance innovation across the real estate industry.MITProfessional Certificate Program in Real Estate Finance & DevelopmentMIT Professional Education and the MIT Center for Real Estate offer a Professional Certificate in Real Estate Finance & Development, delivered over two weeks each summer in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Six qualifying courses total $18,800 in 2024, discounted to $15,980 with a 15% group discount. Two partial need-based scholarships are available for public agencies and non-profits.GlobeNewswireASAP International Invited to Speak at the MIT World Real Estate Forum in Cambridge, MAASAP International Holdings announced that its CIO, Jerome Yuan, will speak at the MIT World Real Estate Forum in Cambridge, MA on May 18-19, 2017. He will present on 'Global Capital Imbalances: Impacts on Real Estate Markets Globally' on May 19th. The forum hosts over 300 industry leaders and is hosted by the MIT Center for Real Estate.