October 29 & 30, 2026
Call for Papers:
The E.V. Williams Center for Real Estate at Old Dominion 91短视频 is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 4th ODU Real Estate Research Symposium. The event will be held on October 29th & 30th 2026 at ODU鈥檚 campus in Norfolk, Virginia.
The symposium will provide researchers with an opportunity to present and discuss new papers and facilitate the exchange of research ideas. The E.V. Williams Center will provide authors with hotel accommodation and economy travel expenses to a reasonable amount.
This year鈥檚 event is to focus on Innovations in Real Estate Finance and Investment. Submissions are encouraged across the four quadrants of real estate on topics including, though not limited to, the following;
- AI and Machine Learning Applications in Real Estate Finance & Investment
- Economic & Geo-Political Risk
- ESG and Climate Risk
- Inflation, Interest Rates and the Capital Markets
- Portfolio Management & Fund Performance
- Real Estate Cycles and Market Dynamics
- REIT Corporate Governance
- Risk Management and Data Analytics
- Spatial Modeling
All presenters will be asked to discuss another paper. Papers presented at the symposium will be eligible for expediated refereeing in the Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management (JREPM), a journal of the American Real Estate Society.
Authors should submit either extended abstracts or full papers by July 10th 2026 to Simon Stevenson at sasteven@odu.edu. Authors will be notified by July 30th 2026. Full length papers will be required by Monday September 21st. Registration details for non-presenters will be available from early August.
Further information about the conference can be obtained from conference organizers; Simon Stevenson and Lei Zhang,
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Symposium presentation
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Symposium presentation
Previous Symposium Programs
In association with the Journal of Housing Research
Big Blue Room, Chartway Arena
* Presenting author
Thursday October 2nd
8.00-8.30: Breakfast & Coffee
8.30-10.30: Session 1
Session Chair: Simon Stevenson (Old Dominion 91短视频)
Dementia Risk and Homeownership
Gary Painter (91短视频 of Cincinnati)
Xun Bian (91短视频 of North Texas)
Hanchen Jiang (91短视频 of North Texas)*
Discussant: Saani Rawat (91短视频 of Cincinnati)
The Effect of Local Road Maintenance Tax Cuts on House Values
David Brassington (91短视频 of Cincinnati)
Saani Rawat (91短视频 of Cincinnati)*
Discussant: Hanchen Jiang (91短视频 of North Texas)
10.30-10.45: Coffee & Snack Break
10.45-12.45: Session 2
Session Chair: Lei Zhang (Old Dominion 91短视频)
Coastal Flooding and Housing Market Liquidity: Policy Implications for Eastern U.S. Communities
Wai Yan Sio (Old Dominion 91短视频)
Rex Sitti (Old Dominion 91短视频)*
Discussant: Wesley A. Miller (91短视频 of Southern California)
Leveraging the Microgeography of Neighborhoods to Estimate the Causal Effects of Flood Damage: Evidence from Hurricane Harvey
Wesley A. Miller (91短视频 of Southern California)*
Discussant: Alois Weigand (91短视频 of St. Gallen)
12.45-14.15 Lunch
14.15-16.15: Session 3
Session Chair: Kimberely Goodwin (91短视频 of Southern Mississippi)
Climate Policy Uncertainty and Housing Dynamics: Evidence from China鈥檚 Major Cities
Jianing Wang (91短视频 of New South Wales)
Chyi Lin Lee (91短视频 of New South Wales)*
Discussant: Gianluca Marcato (91短视频 of Reading)
Beyond the Flood: Media Coverage of Flood Events and Property Valuation
Dominik Svoboda (91短视频 of Memphis)*
Jan Hanousek, Jr. (91短视频 of Memphis)
Velma Zahirovic-Herbert (91短视频 of Memphis)
Discussant: William M. Doerner (independent researcher)
16.15-16.30 Coffee & Snack Break
16.30-17.30: Session 4
Session Chair: Simon Stevenson (Old Dominion 91短视频)
The Importance of Networks for Career Success: Evidence from the Real Estate Industry
Soon Hyeok Choi (Rochester Institute of Technology)*
Patrick Smith (91短视频 of North Carolina Charlotte)
Ali Tosyali (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Discussant: Chyi Lin Lee (91短视频 of New South Wales)
Friday October 3rd
8.00-8.30: Breakfast & Coffee
8.30-10.30: Session 5
Session Chair: Michael La Cour Little (California 91短视频 91短视频, Fullerton)
Google Search and the Exercise of Strategic Default on Mortgages
Gianluca Marcato (91短视频 of Reading)*
Shotaro Watanabe (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific 91短视频)
Bing Zhu (Technical 91短视频 of Munich)
Discussant: Dominik Svoboda (91短视频 of Memphis)
Mortgages for Second Residences and Housing Markets
Zachery Blizard (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
Thomas S. Conkling (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)*
Georgia Ronis von Helms (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
Discussant: Callan Whamond (91短视频 of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
10.30-10.45: Coffee & Snack Break
10.45-12.45: Session 6
Session Chair: Xun Bian (91短视频 of North Texas)
Heterogeneous Housing Valuation
Alois Weigand (91短视频 of St. Gallen)*
Discussant: Jaikai Zhang (New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology)
Estimating Speculative Demand: Evidence from Spillover Effects of China鈥檚 Housing Purchase Restriction Policy
Meng-Ting Chen (National Taiwan Normal 91短视频)
Jaikai Zhang (New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology)*
Discussant: Xun Xiong (91短视频 of Kansas)
12.45-14.15 Lunch
14.15-16.15: Session 7
Session Chair: Justin Benefield (Auburn 91短视频)
Fiscal Stimulus and Housing Booms: Evidence from the 2003 Tax Cuts
Leming Lin (91短视频 of Pittsburgh)
Atanas Mihov (91短视频 of Kansas)
Xun Xiong (91短视频 of Kansas)*
Discussant: Thomas S. Conkling (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
Living Large? Rising Incomes and Implications for Housing Consumption
Callan Whamond (91短视频 of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)*
Discussant: Rex Sitti (Old Dominion 91短视频)
16.15-16.30 Coffee & Snack Break
16.30-17.30: Session 8
Session Chair: Simon Stevenson (Old Dominion 91短视频)
Tradition and Technology: Do Institutional Changes Influence Mortgage Appraisal Practices?
William M. Doerner (independent researcher)*
Discussant: Soon Hyeok Choi (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Potomac & York River Rooms, Webb Center, ODU
* Presenting author
Thursday October 10th
8.00-8.30: Breakfast & Coffee
8.30-10.30: Session 1
On the Waterfront, Depth Matters: The Impact of Deepwater/Deepwater Access on Residential Transaction Prices and the Discounting Role of Flood Risk
Ramya R. Aroul (91短视频 of Texas at Arlington)
J. Andrew Hansz (91短视频 of Texas at Arlington)*
Vinod Agarwal (Old Dominion 91短视频)
Discussant: Chyi Lin Lee (91短视频 of New South Wales)
Aging, Housing and Macroeconomic Inefficiency
Yasutaka Ogawa (Bank of Japan)
Jiro Yoshida (Pennsylvania 91短视频 91短视频)*
Discussant: Ramya R. Aroul (91短视频 of Texas at Arlington)
10.30-10.45 Coffee & Snack Break
10.45-12.45: Session 2
The Impact of Generative AI on Tenant-Driven Commercial Real Estate Valuation
Chongyu Wang (Florida 91短视频 91短视频)
Jingfang Wang (Florida 91短视频 91短视频)*
Tingyu Zhou (Florida 91短视频 91短视频)
Discussant: Sean Wilkoff (91短视频 of Nevada, Reno)
From Handshakes to Algorithms: Implications of Newer Technology on Real Estate Transactions
Pratish Patel (California Polytechnic 91短视频 91短视频)
Sean Wilkoff (91短视频 of Nevada, Reno)*
Discussant: Jingfang Wang (Florida 91短视频 91短视频)
12.45-14.15 Lunch
14.15-16.15: Session 3
Rent Control, Rent Overcharge and Racial Disparity: Evidence from New York City
Brent Ambrose (Pennsylvania 91短视频 91短视频)
Xuan Bian (91短视频 of North Texas)*
Ruoyu Chen (91短视频 of Windsor)
Hanchen Jiang (91短视频 of North Texas)
Discussant: Lawrence J. White (New York 91短视频).
The Effect of Targeted Subsidies on the Location Choice of Housing Voucher Recipients: Horizontal Scaling of Small-Area Fair Market Rents
Michael D. Eriksen (Purdue 91短视频)
Eunjee Kwon (91短视频 of Cincinnati)
Guoyang Yang (91短视频 of Cincinnati)*
Discussant: Hanchen Jiang (91短视频 of North Texas)
16.15-16.30 Coffee & Snack Break
16.30-17.30: Session 4
More Risk, More Reward: The Role of Real Estate Concentration in Shaping Equity-Based Compensation
Ryan G. Chacon (91短视频 of Colorado, Colorado Springs)
Zifeng Feng (91短视频 of Texas at El Paso)*
Joseph Ooi (National 91短视频 of Singapore)
Discussant: Jiro Yoshida (Pennsylvania 91短视频 91短视频)
Friday October 11th
8.00-8.30 Breakfast & Coffee
8.30-10.30: Session 5
What do we Learn from Mobile Phone Location Data about Mobility and Housing during Covid-19?
Shizhen Wang (91短视频 College London)*
Stanimira Milcheva (91短视频 College London)
Nikodem Szumilo (91短视频 College London)
Discussant: Guoyang Yang (91短视频 of Cincinnati)
News Sentiment and Time-on-Market: An Application to the Finnish Housing Market
Filip von Wehrt (Aalto 91短视频)*
Heidi Falkenbach (Aalto 91短视频)
Discussant: Shizhen Wang (91短视频 College London)
10.30-10.45 Coffee & Snack Break
10.45-12.45: Session 6
An Examination of Mortgage Stress with an Advanced Machine Learning Approach: Evidence from Australia
Yunhe Cheng (91短视频 of New South Wales)
Chyi Lin Lee (91短视频 of New South Wales)*
Discussant: Simon Stevenson (Old Dominion 91短视频)
Revenge of the S&Ls: How Banks Lost a Half Trillion Dollars during 2022
Rebel A. Cole (Florida Atlantic 91短视频)
Brian Silverstein (Kansas 91短视频 91短视频)
Jon R. Taylor (Florida Gulf Coast 91短视频)
Susan M. Watcher (91短视频 of Pennsylvania)
Lawrence J. White (New York 91短视频)*.
Discussant: Zifeng Feng (91短视频 of Texas at El Paso)
12.45-14.15 Lunch
14.15-16.15: Session 7
Real Estate Agent Response to Hispanic/Latino Clients in a Large Sample Correspondence Field Experiment: Homophily, Local Demographic and Regional Differences
Andrew Hanson (91短视频 of Illinois, Chicago)*
Zackary Hawley (Texas Christian 91短视频)
Discussant: Soon Hyeok Choi (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Selling Houses as Minority Broker: Quantifying Diversity Discount
Soon Hyeok Choi (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Discussant: Andrew Hanson (91短视频 of Illinois, Chicago)
16.15-16.30 Coffee & Snack Break
16.30-17.30: Session 8
Auction Structure, Bidding Behavior and Urban Land Price: Evidence from Two-Stage Land Auctions
Shuping Wu (Beijing Jiaotong 91短视频)
Simon Stevenson (Old Dominion 91短视频)*
James Young (91短视频 of North Georgia)
Zan Yang (Tsinghua 91短视频)
Discussant: Filip von Wehrt (Aalto 91短视频)
Jensen Lab, Constant Hall, ODU
* Presenting author
8.30-9.00 Coffee & Breakfast
9.00-10.00: Session 1
Large Plant Openings and Rural Housing Market Impacts
Ash Abebe (Auburn 91短视频)
Justin Benefield (Auburn 91短视频)*
Jiavi Xu (Mount St. Joseph 91短视频)
Discussant: Chip Filer (Poseidon Economic Consulting)
10.00-10.15 Coffee
10.15-11.15: Session 2
What Does 鈥淢arket Conditions鈥 Mean in a Real Estate Market? A Question of Short-Term Predictability
Paul Anglin (91短视频 of Guelph)*
Yanmin Gao (Thompson Rivers 91短视频)
Discussant: James Young (91短视频 of North Georgia)
11.15-11.30 Coffee
11.30-12.30: Session 3
The Good, The Bad and the Ordinary: Estimating Agent Valued-Added using Real Estate Transactions
Chris Cunningham (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta)
Kristopher Gerardi (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta)
Lily Shen (Clemson 91短视频)*
Discussant: Simon Stevenson, Old Dominion 91短视频
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.30: Session 4
Do People Pay to Avoid Black Neighbors?
Tammy Leonard (91短视频 of Texas Southwestern Medical Center*
Lei Zhang (Old Dominion 91短视频)*
Discussant: Kimberly Luchtenberg (American 91短视频)
14.30-14.45: Coffee
9.00-10.00: Session 5
Does Affordability Status Matter in Who Wants Multifamily Housing in their Backyards?
Michael Eriksen (Purdue 91短视频)*
Gouyang Yang (91短视频 of Cincinnati)
Discussant: Simon Stevenson (Old Dominion 91短视频)