Academic research plays a critical role in shaping the future of commercial real estate, providing data-driven insights into market trends, development strategies, and investment dynamics. Our center is dedicated to fostering research that bridges theory and practice, exploring topics such as urban development, capital markets, sustainability, and the impact of innovation on the built environment. By collaborating with leading universities, industry experts, and policymakers, we aim to drive informed decision-making and contribute to the advancement of the commercial real estate sector.
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Research That Transforms Markets and Communities
- Do Property Rehabs Affect Neighboring Property Prices? (with Rohan Ganduri and Gonzalo Maturana)
Journal of Urban Economics, 143, 103694, 2024 - Heterogeneity in property tax capitalization: Evidence from municipalities in Wisconsin (with Sergio Gárate and Anthony Pennington-Cross)
Real Estate Economics, 51(5), 1285–1314, 2023 - What Drives Screening Incentives in Non-bank Mortgage Originators? (with Rohan Ganduri)
Real Estate Economics, 51(6), 1321-1355, 2023 - Tracing the Source of Liquidity for Distressed Housing Markets (with Rohan Ganduri, Steven Xiao, and Serena Xiao)
Real Estate Economics, 51(2), 408-440, 2023 - Agglomeration, Knowledge Spillovers, and Corporate Investment (with William Grieser, Ioannis Spyridopoulos, Santiago Truffa, and Gonzalo Maturana)
Journal of Corporate Finance, 77, 102289, 2022 - Short-Term Property Rental Platforms and the Housing Market: House Prices and Liquidity (with Sergio Gárate and Anthony Pennington-Cross)
Journal of Housing Research, 32(1), 1-20, 2022 - What Drove the 2003–2006 House Price Boom and Subsequent Collapse? Disentangling Competing Explanations (with John Griffin, Samuel Kruger, and Gonzalo Maturana)
Journal of Financial Economics, 141(3), 1007-1035, 2021 - Collateral Misreporting in the Residential Mortgage-Backed Security Market (with Samuel Kruger and Gonzalo Maturana)
Management Science, 67(5), 2729-2750, 2021 - Do Labor Markets Discipline? Evidence from RMBS Bankers (with John Griffin, Samuel Kruger, and Gonzalo Maturana)
Journal of Financial Economics, 133(3), 726-750, 2019 - When are Modifications of Securitized Loans Beneficial to Investors? (with Gonzalo Maturana)
Review of Financial Studies, 30(11), 3824-3857, 2017 - Did Dubious Mortgage Origination Practices Distort House Prices? (with John M. Griffin and Gonzalo Maturana)
Review of Financial Studies, 29(7), 1671-1708, 2016 - Who Facilitated Misreporting in Securitized Loans? (with Gonzalo Maturana)
Review of Financial Studies, 29(2), 384-419, 2016 - Measuring the impact of agglomeration on productivity: Evidence from Chilean retailers (with Sergio Gárate and Anthony Pennington-Cross)
Urban Studies, 51(8), 1653-1671, 2014
