Call for Papers
Real Estate Economics Special Issue on Sustainability and Affordability

As workplace and residential location choices influence the degree of exposure to environmental harms and risks associated with climate change, real estate markets play a critical role in determining a household’s access to a clean, safe and sustainable environment. However, race and class intersect with real estate markets for space and assets in complicated ways. The editors of Real Estate Economics are pleased to announce a call for papers for a Special Issue on Sustainability and Affordability, that explores the mechanisms behind and consequences of the relationships between these issues. Christopher Timmins has agreed to serve a guest editor of the special issue. Submissions addressing all aspects of sustainability and affordability are welcome, including, but not limited to:

• Discrimination in mortgage, appraisal, brokerage industries
• Variation in (climate) disaster exposure by race and income
• Gender, race, and other social equity issues in real estate
• Zoning and regulation (e.g., environmental regulations such as density restrictions that limit the development of affordable housing, and other zoning rules that target polluting industries in low-income and minority neighborhoods)
• The interaction between zoning, segregation, exposure to pollution, and the development of affordable housing.
• Gentrification and the displacement of low-income renters, along with other distributional consequences of neighborhood change.
• Discrimination and steering into polluted neighborhoods
• Historical development, urban form and present-day pollution exposure (e.g., historical redlining leading to highway construction and urban renewal programs that today create urban heat islands)
• Access to affordable/voucher housing and neighborhood quality
• Housing quality, energy efficiency, and energy injustice
• Documenting disproportionate pollution exposure
• Asset market implications of environmental and social sustainability issues
• Green finance

While we expect the majority of the papers accepted for publication will be innovative, high-quality papers addressing specific research questions, we also welcome papers that provide a review of the literature related to any of these topics. Submissions are expected to meet REE’s usual high standards for publication. The submission window is August 1 ,2022 -- January 31, 2023. Authors should submit papers using the standard REE submission website and select “Special Issue on Sustainability and Affordability”. Papers will be entered into the review process as they are received.

LECTURER IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE OF REAL ESTATE

Department: Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction

RESEARCH ECONOMIST

The Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

The Center conducts rigorous, applied academic research to be presented to a wide variety of audiences. Preferred candidates may be asked to provide video recordings of previous presentation and speaking engagements, as well as professional references. Please visit our website at https://www.recenter.tamu.edu/ to learn more about our work.

NOTE: This is NON-TENURE position. There are no teaching assignments.

We are pleased to invite you to submit your academic or professional practice research papers for presentation at the 5th Annual REALPAC/Toronto Metropolitan University Canadian Commercial Real Estate Research Symposium.

The symposium is organized by REALPAC and the Real Estate Management Department at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University.

The last two years' virtual events attracted an international audience, and we look forward to offering a diverse and insightful program again this year, delivered via Zoom.

We invite professional practice and academic papers that focus on:

Assistant Extension Professor of Real Estate

INTRODUCTION

The School of Business at the University of Connecticut invites applications for an Assistant Extension Professor in the Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies, a nationally and internationally recognized academic center of excellence in real estate education and research. This is a non-tenure track faculty appointment within the Finance Department and will begin in Fall 2022.

FIREL Real Estate Lecturer Position

Job Summary:
The Department of Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law (FIREL), at the University of North Texas G. Brint Ryan College of Business (RCOB), invites applications for the appointment of Lecturer in Real Estate starting in the Fall 2022 semester or possibly Spring 2023.

Climate Research Economist Position :
Economic and Housing Research Team at Freddie Mac

At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you’ll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.

As part of Freddie Mac’s return to the office pilot, all employees, contingent workers and visitors must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to be on-site unless they have an approved accommodation.

CFP-2022 Real Estate Finance and Investment Symposium
November 4-5, 2022

The University of Cambridge (Department of Land Economy), the University of Florida (Bergstrom Real Estate Center), the University of Geneva (Geneva Finance Research Institute), and the National University of Singapore (Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies and Department of Real Estate) announce a call for papers for their joint 2022 Real Estate Finance and Investment Symposium. The symposium will feature longer, more in-depth paper presentations and allow time for discussion among presenters, assigned discussants, and other participants. The event will be held in a relaxed yet focused setting aiming to inspire a critical mass of leading academics in the field to create new thoughts and insights on general finance, real estate finance, and investments topics.

The symposium will be hosted by the University of Florida’s Bergstrom Real Estate Center. Hotel accommodation (two nights for researchers from the U.S., three nights for those from overseas) and group meals will be provided by the organizing institutions. All travel costs will be borne by the participants.

Professor/Associate Professor in Real Estate

Ref.: 512670
Work type: Full-time
Department: Department of Real Estate and Construction (01200)
Categories: Professoriate Staff

Applications are invited for appointment as Professor/Associate Professor in Real Estate in the Department of Real Estate and Construction (Ref. 512670), to commence on September 1, 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter, with the expectation that the appointment will be made on tenure terms.

Professorships (Full/Associate/Assistant) positions

Henley Business School (University of Reading) is seeking to appoint 4 new academic faculty members at different levels to strengthen our world-leading department of Real Estate and Planning in this new phase of expansion.

DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE– W. P. CAREY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY – TEMPE, ARIZONA

Director of CREUES, and Extension Instructor or Assistant Extension Professor of Finance

INTRODUCTION

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Real Estate Management

Ref.: 512188
Work type: Full-time
Department: Department of Real Estate and Construction (01200)
Categories: Professoriate Staff

Applications are invited for appointment as Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Real Estate Management in the Department of Real Estate and Construction (Ref. 512188), to commence on August 1, 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter. The post will be on a three year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal and consideration for tenure before the expiry of a second three-year fixed-term contract.

WORKSHOP ON RESIDENTIAL HOUSING MARKETS:  PERCEPTIONS AND MEASUREMENT

What do we actually measure when assessing housing sales and rent prices? The outcome of a market matching processes truly driven by supply and demand? Observed prices are also affected by policies in place, e.g., rent control or policies supporting home-ownership, hampering international comparisons, as well as measurement issues whenever relying on “close-to-market-prices” originating from appraisals, advertisements or surveys. Better understanding the type and source of bias potentially inherent in such data may, however, also provide additional opportunities for researchers to measure beliefs and attitudes affecting the person providing the data.

This workshop thus aims to bring together researches working on topical issues related to residential housing markets making use of diverse data sources.

Real Estate Postdoc at MIT

The MIT Center for Real Estate (MIT/CRE) has a postdoc opening to join a highly collaborative team of faculty and researchers focusing on all aspects of real estate and urban economics including: housing, urban growth, finance, development, investment, housing affordability, sustainability, and new technologies. Seeking a highly motivated individual who possesses excellent research skills and strong interpersonal skills who can work independently and contribute as part of a multidisciplinary team. Individual must possess a high degree of self-direction.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform independent research in areas including Urban Economics, Housing, Real Estate Finance, and the interaction between markets and housing affordability.
• Publishing, presenting, and disseminating research to the global community
• Collaborating with MIT/CRE professors in their research
• Working with private, industry and/or government research sponsors to apply for research grants
• Help identify projects and write case studies in urban economic and real estate finance, with an emphasis on affordable housing policies worldwide.

The postdoctoral associate will be expected devote about 63% of their time to Center-related duties, and the rest to their own research. This person will be able to acquire market-relevant research and teaching skills in urban economics and real estate. The candidate will also have the opportunity to be part of the vibrant research community at MIT, and to attend the institution’s research seminars.

Call for Special Issue Papers:
Property value analysis using ZTRAX – Applications under the Approaching Sunset
Journal of Housing Economics and Land Economics

The ZTRAX database from Zillow has allowed researchers in environmental, housing, regional, urban, and related fields in economics to study property markets at broad spatial and temporal scales. However, the access sunset of ZTRAX scheduled for September 2023 has created time urgency among researchers for finishing projects and publishing papers. In recognition of this firm deadline the editors of Land Economics (LE) and Journal of Housing Economics (JHE) are teaming up to offer coordinated special issues of the two journals that will (a) feature property value studies that exploit the large spatial and temporal scales of ZTRAX data; and (b) adhere to a schedule that completes the review process prior to the approaching deadline.

Papers should explore methodological and policy-relevant topics that demonstrate the opportunities of large spatial and time scale sales data that cannot be accomplished with a few years of sales data for one or two communities, counties, or housing markets. Papers that merge ZTRAX data with environmental, social, and other types of large scale spatial and temporal data to enhance estimation insights are encouraged. Papers that compare estimation with ZTRAX to other large scale spatial and temporal property sales data will be considered.

Visiting Scholar/Visiting Faculty Position in Real Estate

The College of Business at Florida State University is seeking to fill a visiting faculty position in real estate for the 2022-23 academic year. The anticipated start date is in August 2022. In addition to supporting the visitor’s research agenda, the appointment includes a teaching assignment.

Professor of Real Estate, Professor in Residence of Real Estate, or Senior Lecturer in Real Estate (Faculty)

APPLY:
https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/11112

The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) seeks to appoint a senior professor or senior lecturer to teach, conduct research, and engage in the field of real estate, as well as to play a significant leadership role in directing Harvard’s newly approved Master in Real Estate degree program. The new degree covers the core skills and knowledge required of all real estate professionals as well as ways in which real estate can advance beneficial spatial, social, and environmental outcomes. Positioned in the GSD’s Department of Urban Planning and Design, the program leverages innovative connections between real estate, urban planning, and design and provides a potential locus for collaborative activities throughout Harvard University’s graduate degree programs. Applications will be reviewed beginning immediately until the position is filled.