The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced the appointment of Walter Torous, a senior lecturer at the institute, as the new executive director of the MIT Center for Real Estate.

Having previously served as the director of the center’s degree program, Torous will now expand his mandate to oversee all operational, strategic, academic, and research activities across the renowned real estate research organization.

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