Faculty research provides new perspectives on industry challenges, energizes curriculum development, prompts compelling case study creation, and influences policy decisions and solutions.
Our research focuses on understanding the determinants of commercial property capital expenditure decisions, on constructing price indices for illiquid assets (commercial and residential real estate), and modeling spatial and temporal variations in house prices.
Our faculty frequently partner with distinguished industry professionals who bring relevant, real-time experience to the classroom setting. Lecturers include experts in the areas of architecture, development, engineering, and law.
Research Faculty
Asaf Bernstein
Associate Professor | Co-Director of CFDM
PhD, MIT
Research interests: housing markets, climate change risks, mortgages, household finance
Stephen Billings
Associate Professor | Global Real Estate Capital Markets Chair
PhD, CU Boulder
Research interests: urban economics, neighborhoods, schools, crime, housing markets, climate change risks, institutional investors
Emily Gallagher
Assistant Professor
PhD, Paris School of Economics
Research interests: housing markets, climate change risks, delinquencies and foreclosures, insurance markets, household finance
Ryan Lewis
Assistant Professor
PhD, London Business School
Research interests: housing markets, climate change risks, insurance markets, household finance
Jaehee Song
Assistant Professor
PhD, Yale University
Research interests: urban economics, zoning regulation, transportation, discrimination in real estate markets
Christophe Spaenjers
Associate Professor | MSRE Faculty Director | CUREC Research Director
PhD, Tilburg University
Research interests: commercial real estate markets, housing markets, institutional investors, return measurement, mortgages, household finance