Forward-thinking research is fundamental to the real estate faculty at Old Dominion 91短视频. Our faculty are leaders in their respective fields, bringing their ground-breaking research into the classroom in an accessible and applied context, helping students to fully engage with the subject matter and develop analytical problem solving skills. The core real estate faculty are augmented by a number of colleagues across the Strome College of Business and the 91短视频 who undertake research on real estate-related issues. ODU faculty regularly publish in leading international journals.
Our research mission is to be a thought leader in the delivery of research that address the challenges facing real estate, and the broader urban economy in the 21st century. The academic research undertaken by our faculty is complemented by the applied research produced under the auspices of the E.V. Williams Center for Real Estate. At its heart, our research strategy is to not only be at the forefront of academic debate but also being a valued resource for industry professionals and policy makers. The delivery of high quality industry-facing research is therefore core to our mission, and we do not view this as being mutually exclusive to the delivery of academic research of the absolute highest quality.
Research Themes & Publications
Representative Publications
- Papastamos, D., Matysiak, G. & Stevenson, S. (2018). A Comparative Analysis of the Accuracy and Uncertainty in Real Estate and Macroeconomic Forecasts, Journal of Real Estate Research, 40:3, 309-346.
- Stevenson, S., Akimov, A., Hutson, E. & Krystalogianni, A. (2014). Concordance in Global Office Market Cycles, Regional Studies, 48:3, 456-470.
- Stevenson, S. (2007). Exploring the Intra-Metropolitan Dynamics of the London Office Market, Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, 13:2, 93-98.
Representative Publications
- Komarek, T.M. & Filer, L. (2020). Waiting After the Storm: The Effect of Flooding on Time on the Housing Market in Coastal Virginia, Applied Economics Letters, 27:4, 298-301.
- Zhang, L. & Leonard, T. (2019). Flood Hazards Impact on Neighborhood House Prices, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 58:4, 656-674.
- Zhang, L. (2016). Flood Hazards Impact on Neighborhood House Prices: A Spatial Quantile Regression Analysis, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 60, 12-19.
Representative Publications
- Farrelly, K. & Stevenson, S. (2019). The Risk and Return of Private Equity Real Estate Funds, Global Finance Journal, 42, 1-13.
- Papastamos, D., Matysiak, G. & Stevenson, S. (2015). Assessing the Accuracy and Dispersion of Real Estate Investment Forecasts, International Review of Financial Analysis, 42, 141-152.
- Martins, A.M., Serra, A.P., Martins, F.V. & Stevenson, S. (2020). House Price Dynamics and Bank Herding: European Empirical Evidence, Journal of Real Estate Research, 42:3, 365-396.
- Martins, A.M., Serra, A.P. & Stevenson, S. (2019). Determinants of Real Estate Bank Profitability, Research in International Business and Finance, 49, 282-300.
Representative Publications
- Arndt, A., Harrison, D., Lane, M., Seiler, M. & Selier, V. (2017). Real Estate Agent Target Marketing: Are Buyers Drawn Towards Particular Real Estate Agents? Journal of Housing Research, 26:1, 39-52.
- Leonard, T., Yang, X. & Zhang, L. (2021). The Impact of Land Use Regulation Across the Conditional Distribution of Home Prices: An Application of Quantile Regression for Group-Level Treatments, The Annals of Regional Science, 66:3, 655-676.
- Peng, L. & Zhang, L. (2021). House Prices and Systematic Risk: Evidence from Microdata, Real Estate Economics, 49:4, 1069-1092.
- Stevenson, S. & Young, J. (2015). The Role of Undisclosed Reserves in English Open Outcry Auctions, Real Estate Economics, 43:2, 375-402.
- Zhang, L. & Leonard, T. (2021). External Validity of Hedonic Price Estimates: Heterogeneity in the Price Discount Associated with Having Black and Hispanic Neighbors, Journal of Regional Science, 61:1, 62-85.
- Zhang, L. & Yi, Y. (2018). What Contributes to the Rising House Prices in Beijing? A Decomposition Approach, Journal of Housing Economics, 41, 72-84.
Representative Publications
- Akimov, A., Stevenson, S. & Zagonov, M. (2015). Public Real Estate and the Term Structure of Interest Rates: A Cross-Country Study, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 51:4, 503-540.
- Lee, C.L., Stevenson, S. & Cho, H. (2022). Listed Real Estate Futures Trading, Market Efficiency and Direct Real Estate Linkages: International Evidence, Journal of International Money & Finance, forthcoming.
- Lee, C.L., Stevenson, S. & Lee, M.L. (2018). Low Frequency Volatility of Real Estate Securities and Macroeconomic Risk, Accounting and Finance, 58, 311-342.
- Lee, C.L., Stevenson, S. & Lee, M.L. (2014). Futures Trading, Spot Price Volatility and Market Efficiency: Evidence from European Real Estate Securities Futures, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 48:2, 299-322.
- Stevenson, S. (2016). Macro-Economic and Financial Determinants of Comovement across Global Real Estate Security Markets, Journal of Real Estate Research, 38:4, 595-623.
Representative Publications
- Leonard, T., Yang, X., Zhang, L. & Reed, C. (2020). Impact of Property Tax Abatement on Employment Growth, Economic Development Quarterly, 34:2, 209-221.
- Leonard, T., Jha, N. & Zhang, L. (2017). Neighborhood Price Externalities of Foreclosure Rehabilitation: An Examination of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Empirical Economics, 52:3, 955-975.
- Lim, S.H. & Zhang, L. (2017). Does Casino Development Have a Positive Effect on Economic Growth? Growth and Change, 48:3, 409-434.
- Wagner, G.A., Komarek, T.M. & Martin, J. (2017). Is the Light Rail "Tide" Lifting Property Values? Evidence from Hampton Roads, VA, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 65, 25-37.
- Hodge, T.R. & Komarek, T.M. (2016). Capitalizing on Neighborhood Enterprise Zones: Are Detroit Residents Paying for the NEZ Homestead Exemption? Regional Science and Urban Economics, 61, 18-25.