Walter Torous

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• 6 min read

  REITs move first, private assets follow, yet portfolios treat them as the same exposure.

  Andra Ghent

  Andra Ghent

  Experienced Associate Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Data Analysis, Lecturing, Statistics, and Research. Strong education professional graduated from University of California, San Diego.

  

  Walter Torous

  Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan and the Center for Real Estate; Director of the Master’s program; former editor of Real Estate Economics; teaches mortgage securitization and real estate finance.

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  Walter Torous Valkanov Rossen

  Feb 3, 2026
• 5 min read

  First-time buyers avoid overpaying for homes, then quietly overpay for the mortgage.

  Sumit Agarwal

  Sumit Agarwal

  Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor at NUS; ex-Georgetown and Chicago Fed; author of Kiasunomics; leading researcher on household finance and real estate.

  

  Crocker Liu

  Robert A. Beck Professor at Cornell (Hotel Administration) and real estate scholar; ex-NYU Stern and ASU; former co-editor of Real Estate Economics; research in real estate finance, governance, valuation.

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  Crocker Liu Walter Torous Vincent Yao

  Feb 1, 2026