Start Date: Fall 2025

The W. P. Carey Center for Real Estate and Finance in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is seeking a Research Economist with open rank (Assistant Research Economist, Associate Research Economist, or Research Economist). This is a non-tenure track academic professional appointment with a 12-month fixed term fiscal year contract that is renewable annually, with a potential start date in January 2025.

Job Description: The Research Economist will conduct applied research in real estate aimed at providing valuable insights to inform practice and policy relevant to Arizona and the Southwest for internal and external constituents in government, business, and academia. Real estate is broadly defined and spans the housing, industrial, and commercial sectors, as well as financial, socioeconomic, policy, trade, legal, land, and local market issues.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Consumer Finance Institute seeks a well-trained and motivated senior research assistant to support the research of its staff and visiting scholars.  See the full job description for more details and instructions for how to apply.

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The UCLA Anderson School of Management is seeking to fill a position at the associate or full professor level starting in the 2025-26 academic year. As Professor, the final candidate will teach courses in management, particularly in the area of real estate. They will conduct research in management and advise students. They will also serve on departmental and university committees. In evaluating applications, the search committee seeks evidence of outstanding research and teaching potential. We welcome candidates whose experience in teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. Candidates must have at least a PhD degree (or equivalent) and a current tenure-track/tenured faculty position (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor).

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See Table 3. A reasonable estimated salary range is $290,000 - $360,000 for the Associate Professor position and $360,000 - $385,000 for the Full Professor position, inclusive of the salary scale and off-scale salary components.

The Finance Department at the David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, is seeking candidates for two full-time, career-line faculty Assistant/Associate/Professor (lecturer) positions in Finance. Successful candidates will be expected to teach both undergraduate and graduate courses. Preference will be given to those who can teach general finance topics as well as specialize in Real Estate Finance or Fintech. There may also be opportunities for program directorship or leadership roles. A graduate degree is required, with a PhD preferred; however, significant relevant work experience may substitute for a PhD.

Lecturers are non-tenure track faculty whose primary responsibility is teaching classes, recruiting and advising students, and monitoring their learning. Depending on experience and education level, they may also conduct original research and serve on various departmental and college committees. Finance faculty members at the David Eccles School are highly research active and well networked in academia and industry. Opportunities for the lecturing faculty to collaborate in research studies and practiceoriented student projects are abundant. Depending on education and experience, lecturers can hold the rank of instructor, assistant professor, associate professor or professor. The David Eccles School of Business is a world-class business school with a rich history of excellence in education and research. The Department currently offers bachelors, masters, and PhD degrees. Each winter, the Finance Department hosts a research conference that attract scholars from around the world.

Located in downtown Toronto, the largest and most culturally diverse city in Canada and on the territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee and the Wendat Peoples, the School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP) in the Faculty of Community Services at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor effective July 1, 2025, subject to final budgetary approval.

Pollman Fellowship in Real Estate and Urban Development
Now Accepting Applications for the 2025-2026 Fellowship Year

Established in 2002 through the generous gift of Harold A. Pollman, the Pollman Fellowship in Real Estate and Urban Development is given to outstanding postdoctoral graduates in real estate, urban planning, and development to spend one year as a visiting scholar at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Applicants in the fields of economic development, political economy, urban economics, and other areas in urban planning related to real estate and urban development are also encouraged to apply.

University of Georgia, Terry College of Business
Assistant Professor of Real Estate
Department of ILSRE

Call for Applications: Doctoral Program in Real Estate at the Terry College of Business, University of Georgia

The Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia is seeking applicants for its doctoral program in real estate. The Real Estate PhD Program is designed to prepare students for teaching and research at universities and colleges and for positions in government and business. Our program emphasizes extensive training in real estate, economics, quantitative methods and finance, with the goal of producing research-minded graduates, while providing a comprehensive academic experience.

Job title: Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor of Real Estate (Michael A. Klump Endowed Teaching Professor)

Employer: Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Applications are invited for:-

Job title: Associate or Full Professor of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics

Employer: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin School of Business, Department of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics

Job title: Associate or Full Professor of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics

Employer: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin School of Business, Department of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics

Job title: Assistant Professor of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics

Employer: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin School of Business, Department of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics

The editors of Real Estate Economics (REE) are pleased to announce a call for papers for a Special Issue on Housing and Housing Policy. Prof. Ingrid Ellen (NYU) has agreed to serve as guest editor. We welcome studies relating to all housing and housing policy issues, including but not limited to the following topics: affordability, housing supply, climate risk, neighborhood gentrification, urban inequality, housing justice, taxes, monetary and mortgage policies, transportation, the role of institutional investors and real estate intermediaries, etc.

While we expect that most of the papers accepted for publication in this Special Issue will be innovative, high-quality papers addressing specific research questions, we also welcome papers that provide a review of the literature. All submissions are expected to meet REE’s usual high standards for publication. Submissions are open until February 1, 2025.

Submissions are now being accepted for the 2025 FSU-UF Critical Issues in Real Estate Symposium. This event brings together academia and industry to discuss current research on housing economics and finance. The symposium offers a relaxed yet engaging setting featuring in-depth paper presentations and plenty of time for discussion among presenters and participants.

Click the PDF link below for detailed information.

FSU_UF_CriticalIssuesInRealEstate 2025_Oct24.pdf

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is seeking to fill a Financial Economist or Senior Financial Economist position in the Risk Assessment, Data Analysis and Research (RADAR) group of the Supervision, Regulation, and Credit (SRC) Department.

RADAR provides leadership and expertise to the Federal Reserve System on the supervision and regulation of large banking organizations in the areas of retail credit risk and fixed income, with particular emphasis on quantitative risk analysis. RADAR is the leader in several important System initiatives, such as the stress testing exercises Dodd Frank Stress Test (DFAST) and Comprehensive Capital Assessment and Review (CCAR), the Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF). RADAR also manages the largest collection anywhere of data on U.S. consumer finance, real estate, fixed income securities markets, and climate risk. Lastly, RADAR has been growing a team of research economists that produces high-quality work in the department’s areas of expertise. The group’s resources and strong ties with other research units in the Bank as well as with other Reserve Banks and the Fed Board provide an excellent platform for both early-career and experienced researchers to develop and realize their research agenda.

The Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University seeks a Research Economist to conduct economic analysis related to real estate for the State of Texas. Under supervision of the Research Director, the subject matter expert will delve into the Texas economy and real estate markets, developing expertise in finance and economics by conducting research projects, evaluating and developing economic models. The ideal candidate would have a PhD in Real Estate or Finance related field and six or more years of applied economic analysis in real estate-related economics. 

NOTE: This is NON-TENURE position. There are no teaching assignments. As an applied researcher, peer reviewed publications do not satisfy the requirements of the position.

Federal Housing Finance Agency
Division of Research and Statistics
Research Economists

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has several openings for junior and senior economists. An ideal candidate would have a research background or interests in areas like manufactured homes, multifamily housing, or survey methodology. Current agency priorities include applied research on specialized topics like sustainable homeownership, access to mortgage credit, or housing supply.

Winter Finance Summit in Asa 2025

February 17 (Monday evening reception) - February 20 (Thursday morning session), 2025