MIT TBI Shows 4.4% Quarterly Jump
November 3, 2009
The MIT Center for Real Estate Transaction-Based Index (TBI) numbers released for the third quarter has reversed course and shown a 4.4% jump from the previous quarter.
The 4.4 percent increase in the transactions-based index (TBI) for the third quarter is the first positive price change in the index in over a year, and the largest [...]
Using The MIT TBI Supply and Demand Index To Time The Market
September 21, 2009
MIT’s transaction based index is based on NCREIF data, which tracks the sale and resale of some 6,123 properties valued at some $250B. One of the data sets that MIT puts out is its Supply and Demand Index, which is based on methodology from a 2003 paper found here. Using the data and chart provided [...]
Read More >>MIT Releases Q1 TBI Numbers; Index Drops 5.8%
May 12, 2009
MIT has released the first quarter numbers for its Transaction Based Index (TBI). The TBI, in MIT’s own words…:
tracks the prices that institutions such as pension funds pay or receive when transacting commercial properties like shopping malls, apartment complexes and office towers. The MIT Center’s TBI is based on prices of National Council of Real Estate Investment [...]
The Decline Continues: Q1 2009 NCREIF NPI Numbers Released
April 28, 2009
The first quarter numbers have been released by NCREIF (National Council of Real Estate Fiduciaries), and the first quarter saw a national decline of 7.33% in the NPI across all asset classes. The NPI Index is an index put out by NCREIF which covers over 6,000 properties. In their own words:
The NCREIF Property Index is a [...]
NCREIF 4th Quarter 2008 Snapshot
February 3, 2009
NCREIF (National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries) has released its Q4 2008 numbers and they aren’t pretty. Total returns for 2008 were negative across every sector and every region, and look to be the worst since the index tracks back.
A summary of their Q4 numbers can be downloaded here.
MIT’s Transaction Based Index Marks First Drop Since Q3 ‘03
November 18, 2007
MIT’s Center for Commercial Real Estate publishes a quarterly report tracking the performance of commercial property investments. The data is derived from sales information provided by the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF).
The third quarter of 2007 saw a 2.5% negative capital return for the properties sold in the NCREIF database. This was [...]
