2026 CREDA Research Symposium
Hosted by the Wood Center for Real Estate Studies
Call for Papers
Conference Date: October 1-2, 2026
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Submission Deadline: June 30, 2026
The symposium is hosted by the Wood Center for Real Estate Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Rizzo Conference Center.
We invite submission of theoretical and empirical papers in the field of real estate finance and investing at all stages of completion (including work-in-progress and extended abstracts). We especially encourage submissions of high-quality academic research focused on industry-relevant topics, and especially the following theme:
Spillovers of macro-influences & macro-shocks on the commercial real estate market, and in particular:
- Energy shocks
- AI "shocks"
- Data centers & impact on capital flows
- Capital market shocks
- Political uncertainty
- Tariffs
Papers should be submitted any time before the deadline of June 30, 2026. Submissions can be made by completing the form linked here (or copy https://forms.gle/RjtrDvEBUwV7VgXH6 and paste into your browser address bar).
Presenters with full-time academic appointments will receive complimentary conference registration and will be reimbursed for hotel costs and advance-purchase economy-class airfare. Other travel expenses are not covered. You may view posted conference agendas from 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Please feel free to circulate this call for papers among interested colleagues.
Vrinda Mittal
Franklin Qian
Jacob S. Sagi
