Research Seminars & Workshops @ IRES

Research Presentation at IRES Paper Presenter Department & University Date What Drive the Geographic Concentration of College Graduates in the US? Evidence from Internal Migration Dr Liao Wen-Chi Department of Real Estate National University of Singapore 17/04/2013 Construction Quality of New Housing and House Prices Associate Professor Joseph Ooi Department of Real Estate National University of Singapore 28/11/2012 Urban Land Supply Policy, Urban Growth and Housing Price in China Ms Wang Yourong Department of Real Estate National University of Singapore 21/11/2012 Housing, Wealth Composition and Expected Stock Return Mr Zhao Daxuan Institute of Real Estate Studies National University of Singapore 18/09/2012 A New Approach for Constructing Home Price Indices in China The Pseudo Repeat Sales Model Professor David Geltner Professor of Real Estate Finance and Engineering Systems MIT ESD 29/08/2012 Localized knowledge spillover, social interaction and innovation: The Case of Biopolis in Singapore Mr Xu Mingying Department of Real Estate National University of Singapore 07/05/2012 The Politics of Mortgage Foreclosures Professor Sumit Agarwal Associate Professor Department of Real Estate National University of Singapore 21/03/2012 The danger of involution in Asian urbanization Professor Zhu Jieming Associate Professor Department of Real Estate National University of Singapore 14/03/2012 Residential Location Choice with Social Interactions: a Theoretical Analysis based on Search Model Ms Qiu Leiju Department of Real Estate National University of Singapore 06/03/2012 Urban Growth and Housing Market: The Impacts of Differential Treatments in Urban Land Supply in Chinese Cities Ms Wang Yourong Department of Real Estate National University of Singapore 13/02/2012 Do bigger cities contribute to economic growth in surrounding areas? Evidence from county-level data in China Professor Wu Jianfeng Assistant Professor China Center for Economic Studies (CCES) Fudan University 09/02/2012 Voting and Housing subsidy puzzle - Why are people willing to distribute their wealth? Dr Lee Nai Jia Assistant Professor Department of Real Estate National University of Singapore 08/02/2012 Uncertainty, Flexibility, Valuation & Design: How 21st Century Information & Knowledge Can Improve 21st Century Urban Development Professor David Geltner Professor of Real Estate Finance and Engineering Systems Professor Richard de Neufville Professor of Engineering Systems and Civil & Environmental Engineering MIT ESD 26/01/2012 Are compact cities environmentally friendly? Professor Jacques-Francois Thisse Universite Catholique de Louvain 25/01/2012 Agglomeration Benefits: When the Helping Hand and the Grabbing Hand Meet Dr Li Pei Institute of Real Estate Studies National University of Singapore 14/12/2011 Small Unit Rental Properties Financing Needs Professor James D. Shilling Professor of Real Estate Michael J. Horne Chair in Real Estate Studies DePaul University 12/12/2011 Is Liquidity Priced in the Commercial Real Estate Market? Measure and Evidence Dr Qian Wenlan Assistant Professor NUS Business School 12/12/2011 Anatomy of the Beginning of the Housing Boom: U.S. Neighborhoods and Metropolitan Areas, 1993-2009 Professor Joseph Gyourko Martin Bucksbaum Professor of Real Estate, Finance and Business & Public Policy The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania 30/11/2011 Triggers of Mortgage Distress and Client Outcomes: A Geographic Comparison Dr. Kwan Ok Lee Assistant Professor Department of Real Estate National University of Singapore 27/09/2011 Energy Efficiency and Commercial-Mortgage Valuation Professor Nancy Wallace Professor and Haas Real Estate Group Chair University of California, Berkeley 06/09/2011 The Impact of Mortgage Credit Expansion On the Performance of Residential Leases Professor Brent W. Ambrose Smeal Professor of Risk Management Institute of Real Estate Studies, Smeal College of Business Pennsylvania State University 18/05/2011 Auction Versus Negotiated Sale: Evidence from Real Estate Sales Dr Chow Yuen Leng Assistant Professor Dept of Real Estate, Institute of Real Estate Studies, National University of Singapore 16/05/2011 The Role of Market and Regulatory Discipline in Mortgage Lender Failures:Bank versus Non-Bank Failures in Subprime Crisis Dr Zsuzsa Huszar Assistant Professor NUS Business School, Institute of Real Estate Studies, National University of Singapore 16/05/2011 Inflation Illusion and Institutional Ownership in REITs Dr Seah Kiat Ying Assistant Professor Department of Real Estate, Institute of Real Estate Studies, National University of Singapore 13/04/2011 Risk Attitude and Housing Wealth Effect Dr Liao Wen-Chi Assistant Professor Department of Real Estate, Institute of Real Estate Studies, National University of Singapore 06/04/2011 Openness and Urban Air Pollution in China Dr Li Pei & A/Prof Tu Yong Department of Real Estate, Institute of Real Estate Studies, National University of Singapore 16/03/2011 A Scoring Framework for Corporate Governance of Externally Managed REITs Mr Patrick Lecomte ESSEC Business School 20/10/2010 Stability in Consumer Credit Scores: Level and Direction of FICO Score Drift as a Precursor to Mortgage Default and Prepayment Professor Brent C. Smith Associate Professor Virginia Commonwealth University 28/07/2010 Asset Liquidation Value and Choice of Financing: Evidence from Real Estate Investment Trusts Professor Zhang Zhipeng Assistant Professor Boston College, Carroll School of Management 20/07/2010 Adverse Selection in Mortgage Securitization Professor Abdullah Yavaş Distinguished Professor of Real Estate University of Wisconsin - Madison 03/03/2010 Property Taxes under “Classification”: Why do Firms pay more? Dr Lee Nai Jia Assistant Professor Department of Real Estate, Institute of Real Estate Studies, National University of Singapore 05/02/2010 Spatial Asset Pricing: A First Step Professor Francois Ortalo Magne University of Wisconsin – Madison, Toulouse School of Economics 24/11/2009 The Bear’s Lair: Indexed Credit Default Swaps and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis Professor Nancy E. Wallace Professor and Haas Real Estate Group Chair Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley 16/11/2009 Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection for Subprime Lending and Securitization – Priced or not Priced? Professor James D. Shilling Michael J. Horne Chair in Real Estate Studies Department of Finance, DePaul University 25/03/2009 The Future of Commercial Property Market & Housing Market   Professor Joseph Gyourko Martin Bucksbaum Professor of Real Estate, Finance and Business & Public Policy Real Estate and Finance Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 27/05/2009 Emerging from the US Fiscal Crisis   Professor John M. Quigley I. Donald Terner Distinguished Professorship Department of Economics, Haas School of Business, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley 27/05/2009 When Government Isn’t Enough: Public and Private Responses to Population Heterogeneity   Professor Tracy Gordon Assistant Professor of Public Policy School of Public Policy, University of Maryland 30/09/2009 Antichresis Leases: Theory and Empirical Evidence from the Bolivian Experience Professor Geoffrey K. Turnbull Professor of Economics Department of Economics, Georgia State University 22/07/2009 Real Earnings Management and Dividend Payout Signals: A Study for U.S. Real Estate Investment Trusts Professor Desmond Tsang Assistant Professor of Accounting Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University 04/05/2009 Thy Neighbor's Mortgage: Does Living in a Subprime Neighborhood Impact Your Probability of Default? Professor Anthony B. Sanders Distinguished Professor of Real Estate Finance Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship, George Mason University 14/09/2009 Houses, Banks, and Financial Markets: Why the Crisis this Time? Professor Jay Sa-Aadu Chester A. Phillips Professor of Finance and Real Estate School of Management, The University of Iowa 14/09/2009 Does Regulatory Disclosure Affect Lending Practices? A Study of Subprime Lending to Minority Neighborhoods Dr Zsuzsa R. Husza Assistant Professor Finance Department, NUS Business School, Institute of Real Estate Studies, National University of Singapore 11/12/2008 Tax Incidence and Commercial Real Estate Leases Dr Shaun Bond Professor of Real Estate Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge 11/12/2008 Heterogenous Agents, Time-varying Macro. Fundamental and Asset Market Dynamics Dr Qian Wenlan Assistant Professor of Finance Finance Department, NUS Business School, Institute of Real Estate Studies, National University of Singapore 14/01/2008 Multiline Insurance with Costly Capital and Limited Liability Professor Dwight Jaffee Booth Professor of Banking and Finance Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley 26/06/2008 Hedonic Equilibrium Analysis of Property Tax Policy: Evidence from the Shenzhen Metropolitan Area Professor Dogan Tirtiroglu Professor of Finance, Business School, The University of Adelaide 29/07/2008 Volatility, Mortgage Default, and CMBS Subordination Professor Nancy E. Wallace Professor and Haas Real Estate Group Chair Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley 19/02/2008 Land Value Determination in an Emerging Market: Empirical Evidence from China Dr Sherry Z. Zhou Department of Management Sciences, City University of Hong Kong 20/05/2008

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