Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
| Date: Tuesday, 24/Mar/2026 | |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Board of Director's Welcome Reception Location: Grand Lawn |
| Date: Wednesday, 25/Mar/2026 | |
| 7:00am - 8:00am | Board of Director's Networking Breakfast Location: Juniper Ballroom Foyer |
| 8:00am - 11:30am | ARES Board Meeting Location: Juniper Ballroom 2 |
| 11:30am - 1:30pm | Industry Advisory Council Location: Longleaf Room |
| 11:30am - 1:30pm | IRES Meeting Location: Dogwood Room |
| 11:30am - 1:30pm | RE Center Directors' Meeting Location: Elderberry Room |
| 1:30pm - 2:00pm | Coffee Break Location: Juniper Ballroom Foyer |
| 2:00pm - 5:30pm | Critical Issues Seminar Location: Juniper Ballroom 2 |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Member Welcome Reception Location: Grand Lawn |
| Date: Thursday, 26/Mar/2026 | |
| 7:00am - 8:00am | Breakfast Buffet Location: Juniper Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:00am - 9:45am | Breakfast for C-WI(RE)2 Members Location: Juniper Ballroom 6 Session Chair: Debanjana Dey Session Chair: Jamie Chung Panelist : Velma Zahirovic-Herbert Panelist : Elaine Worzala Panelist: Jamie Kurash Panelist: Yingchun Liu Additional Session Chair / Panel Moderator: Meagan McCollum, University of Tulsa |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Public Safety, Real Estate, and the Neighborhood Location: Juniper Ballroom 5 Session Chair: Chongyu Wang |
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The Price of Safety: Crime Exposure and the Impact on Commercial Real Estate Performance 1Marquette University; 2University of Central Florida; 3Virginia Tech Are Mass Shootings a Risk Factor? Evidence from Commercial Property Markets 1Florida State University; 2The University of Hong Kong Commercial Real Estate in a Nation of Lockdowns 1Florida Atlantic University; 2University of Miami Long-Term Impacts of Real Estate Development on Community Wellbeing: A Case Study of Harlem, New York 1WAM Equity Partners, New York City, NY 10019, USA; 2Arthur D. Little, Boston, MA 02110, USA; 3Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, New York City, NY 10004, USA |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Safe, Seen, and Supported: Student Accommodations, Wellness, and the Changing Role of Faculty Location: Elderberry Room Session Chair: Simon Stevenson Panelist : Karen McGrath |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Alternative Data Sources and Bespoke Model Training Location: Longleaf Room Session Chair: Jay Mittal Panelist : Chad Odom Panelist : Brian Henry Panelist: Spencer Correnti |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Housing Policy in International Markets Location: Juniper Ballroom 4 Session Chair: Ramon Sotelo |
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Housing Policy in Berlin - Continued Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany An Examination of the Role of Housing Policies in the Affordability of Housing in Pangani, Nairobi Kenya University Student, Kenya Developing Trust- based Housing Funds for First -Time Buyers: Addressing Homeownership Affordability in Emerging Markets 1Haveli Realtors Limited / Global Institute of Property Studies; 2Independent Researcher |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Hospitality Properties Location: Juniper Ballroom 3 Session Chair: Eren Cifci |
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Hotel Performance and Biodiversity Loss: An Application to RevPAR California State University, Fresno, United States of America The Impact of New Hotel Construction on Nearby Housing Prices: Evidence from Hawaii Austin Peay State University, United States of America The Destruction of Social Capital and Family Flight: Evidence from Casino Openings 1University of Dallas, United States of America; 2University of Dallas, United States of America |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Factors in Development Decision-Making Location: Juniper Ballroom 1 Session Chair: Raj Modi |
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From Design Decisions to Asset Value: A Knowledge-Based Framework for Real Estate Development Auburn University, United States of America Comparative Analysis of Sustainability Parameters in Real Estate Using TOPSIS-SAW Integration: A Statistical Framework for Decision Optimization 1Research Scholar, Civil Engineering Department, Indus University, Ahmedabad-382115, Gujarat, India.; 2Professor, School of Sustainability, New Age Makers Institute of Technology, Gandhina-gar 382055, Gujarat, India.; 3Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Indus University, Ahmedabad- 382115, Gujarat, India. Multifamily Housing Rents Shift at Size-Based Thresholds That Segment Project Scale Independent, USA Village Infill and Quality Participation: A Facility Management Case Study CORPORATE Real Estate Management, Netherlands, The |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Spatial Analysis: Water, Air, Earth, and Lasso Regression Location: Juniper Ballroom 2 Session Chair: Albert Saiz |
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Urban Land Loss, Fragmentation, and Retreat in the Face of Rising Sea Levels 1Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America; 2Wuhan University, China Global urban morphology shapes nonlinear carbon emission trajectories 1NYU Shanghai, China; 2Harvard University, USA A Graph-Fused Lasso Regression Approach for Modeling Spatial Heterogeneity in Real Estate Markets Old Dominion University, United States of America |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Upskilling for Today's Global Real Estate Market Location: Dogwood Room Session Chair: Eamonn D'Arcy |
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Key Soft Skills for Real Estate Professionals in an AI driven world Henley Business School University of Reading, United Kingdom Learning to Lead with AI: Equipping Real Estate Executives Lamar University, United States of America Leveraging Generative Pre-trained Transformer Models: Towards an AI-supported Mapping of Building Use Distribution IREBS | University of Regensburg, Germany |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Leasing and Accounting in REITs Location: Silverbell Room Session Chair: Philip A. Seagraves |
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Spillover Effects of ASC 842: Tenant Leasing Responses and REIT Outcomes 1University of Tulsa; 2Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; 3Middle Tennessee State University Accrual-Based and FFO Adjustment Behavior across Performance Thresholds in REITs 1Kyonggi University, Korea, Republic of (South Korea); 2Konkuk University, Korea, Republic of (South Korea) Cash holdings at triple-net lease real estate investment trusts (REITs) College of Charleston, United States of America Hidden in Plain Sight: The Irrelevance of Book-Value Real Estate Assets in Corporate Valuation 1University of Tulsa; 2Virginia Polytechnic Institute, United States of America; 3Middle Tennessee State University |
| 9:45am - 10:15am | Thursday Morning Coffee Break Location: Juniper Ballroom Foyer |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Continuous Appraisal Improvement Location: Juniper Ballroom 1 Session Chair: William Doerner |
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From Trees to Algorithms: Evaluating the Housing Price Effects of Green Infrastructure with Machine Learning and Hedonic Models Texas A&M University, United States of America Information Disclosure in the Housing Markets 1Chatham University, United States of America; 2Texas Christian University, United States of America Combining Home Valuations with Uncertainty-Weighted Ensembles 1Independent, USA; 2Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Missing Adjustment - Why Traditional Appraisals Underperform in Distressed Markets Indiana University |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Real Estate Brokers: Competition and Conflict Location: Juniper Ballroom 5 Session Chair: Jason Beck |
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Substitutability and Market Segmentation: Evidence from Condominium and Detached Single-family Home Transactions 1University of Central Florida, United States of America; 2College of Charleston, United States of America; 3Coastal Carolina University, United States of America Agency Conflicts and Effort Misallocation in Brokerage Relationships Saint Mary's University, Canada Competition, Turnover, and Results in Residential Real Estate Brokerage Across High- and Low-Income Neighborhoods Georgia Southern University, United States of America Social Media and Real Estate Agent Performance: Evidence from YouTube Adoption 1University of Central Florida; 2University of Memphis |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | U.S. Housing Affordability Location: Juniper Ballroom 4 Session Chair: Anita Pennathur |
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Building Affordability on an Island: The Market Effects of Honolulu’s Bill 7 University of Hawaii - West Oahu, United States of America The Illusion of Protection in Affordable Housing: Rent Controls and Wealth Suppression in East Harlem and the Upper East Side of New York City 1WAM Equity Partners, New York City, NY 10019, USA; 2Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA Prohousing Policy Reforms in California: City Approaches and Implementation California State University, Fresno, United States of America The Effects of Local Regulation and Property Rights on Job Growth in American MSAs 1Florida Atlantic University, United States of America; 2University of Central Florida |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Mortgages and Technology Location: Dogwood Room Session Chair: DANIEL ACHEAMPONG |
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Digital Mortgage Platforms and Financial Literacy: Evidence of Technology-Enabled Equity in Consumer Lending Outcomes Extended Abstract for Conference Submission 1FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, United States of America; 2FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, United States of America; 3FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, United States of America; 4FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, United States of America Technology-Mediated Mortgage Origination and Borrower Outcomes: Evidence from Application Processes, Loan Terms, and Buyer Behavior 1FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, United States of America; 2FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, United States of America; 3FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, United States of America; 4FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, United States of America AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CHALLENGES FACING THE FINANCING OF RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS: A CASE STUDY OF RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS IN NAIROBI, KENYA. University of Nairobi, Kenya From Securitization to Tokenization: Designing On-Chain Markets for Residential Transition Loans (RTL) 1University of Virginia's College at Wise, United States of America; 2Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy - Les Roches |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Growth & Opportunities in African Real Estate Research/Education Location: Elderberry Room Session Chair: Karen Gibler Session Chair: Roby Simons Panelist : Bruce Cole Panelist : Neltah Tshepiso Mokgware-Monosi Panelist: Olayiwola Oladiran Panelist: Karl-Werner Schulte |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Structures for Leadership and Growth in Centers, Institutes, and Programs Location: Longleaf Room Session Chair: Stath Karras Panelist : Andrew Hunt Panelist : Elizabeth Small Panelist: Michael O'Malley |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Office Space Location: Juniper Ballroom 3 Session Chair: Jesse Saginor |
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Drivers of commercial real estate liquidity: asset-level evidence from U.S. office markets University of the Built Environment, United Kingdom Unpacking “Office Building Amenities” : Definitions, Present Situation, and Market Impacts 1Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.; 2Institute of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan; 3Commercial Property Research Institute, Inc., Tokyo, Japan; 4Institute of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan. AI-Driven Disruption in U.S. Office Markets: A Scenario-Based Forecasting Framework and Implications for Real Estate Investment University of Maryland, College Park, United States of America Disrupted Spaces: How Automation and Artificial Intelligence Reshape Corporate Real Estate Demand Florida State University, United States of America |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Publicly Traded, Non-REIT Real Estate Topics Location: Silverbell Room Session Chair: David Curtis Ling |
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Synthesizing Public and Private Markets: A Unified Framework for Real Estate Valuation University of North Dakota, United States of America Public vs. Private Real Estate in Pension Plan Portfolios 1University of Denver; 2University of Florida; 3University of Alabama The Role of Open-Ended Real Estate Funds in Long-Term Portfolio Growth University of Regensburg, Germany |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Climate, Value, and Market Knowledge Location: Juniper Ballroom 2 Session Chair: Andres Jauregui |
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Extreme Temperature and Air Quality's Impacts on Housing Prices California State University, Fresno, United States Of America, United States of America High Temperature, Climate Change, and Real Estate Prices 1Lehigh University, United States of America; 2Baruch College, United States of America Sustainability in Times of Economic Downturn: The Resilience of Green Premiums and Brown Discounts in German Residential Markets. IREBS University of Regensburg, Germany Perception of Stakeholders' on Sustainable Residential Properties Indicators in Lagos, Nigeria 1Osun State University, Nigeria; 2Obafemi Awolowo University; 3Obafemi Awolowo University; 4University of the Witwatersrand; 5Osun State University, Nigeria |
| 12:00pm - 2:00pm | ARES Keynote Luncheon w/ John Campbell Location: Juniper Ballroom 6 |
| 2:00pm - 3:45pm | Why Buy Where You Buy? Location: Silverbell Room Session Chair: Lily Shen |
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Political Alignment and Neighborhood Choice Among Homebuyers 1Clemson University, United States of America; 2UNC Charlotte; 3Georgia State Cultural Proximity and Housing Investment Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College - The City University of New York Housing Acquisition Choices and Outside Options Index in Labor Markets ESSEC Business School, France From Production Lots to Property Lots: Film Studios and Housing Ownership Change in Metro Atlanta The University of memphis, United States of America |
| 2:00pm - 3:45pm | Real Estate Brokers: Communication & Connection Location: Juniper Ballroom 1 Session Chair: Natalya Bikmetova |
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Do You Buy It? The Use of Coded Language in Real Estate Listings 1Hofstra University, United States of America; 2University of Central Florida, United States of America; 3University of Memphis, United States of America Do MLS Agent Comments Sell? Quantifying the Housing Price Effects of AI-Extracted Marketing Variables 1Baruch College; 2Cleveland State University (retired) Real Estate Agents’ Collaboration and Housing Outcomes 1Florida International University, United States of America; 2University of Georgia The Importance of Networks for Career Success: Evidence from the Real Estate Industry 1Rochester Institute of Technology, United States of America; 2University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States of America; 3Rochester Institute of Technology, United States of America |
| 2:00pm - 3:45pm | Residential, Retail, and Mixed Use Properties Location: Juniper Ballroom 5 Session Chair: Daniel Oeter |
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Beyond Traditional EPC: Assessing the Economic Viability of Energy Plus Service for Residential Retrofitting in Italy 1University of Ferrara, Italy; 2IUAV University of Venice No mixed-use building is an island: Identifying Externalities in Urban Use Compositions IREBS | University of Regensburg, Germany Urban Hollowing in the WFH Era: Retail Foot-Traffic Dynamics in Stockholm 2019 to 2024 1KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; Stanford University, United States of America; 2KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; 3Infostat, Sweden Measuring Pricing Equity in Commercial Key Money Using Hedonic Drivers, Ensemble Benchmarks, and K-Means Retail Typologies: Evidence from Coffee Shops in Seoul’s Gangnam Three Districts 1Kongju National University, South Korea; 2Virginia Tech, United States of America |
| 2:00pm - 3:45pm | Doctoral Session: ESG Issues Location: Dogwood Room Session Chair: Justin Benefield |
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ESG INTEGRATION AND SYSTEMATIC RISK PRICING IN MALAYSIA’S LISTED REAL ESTATE SECTOR Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia Distorted Green Signal in Real Estate: A Heckman Selection Approach to ESG Stratification and Carbon Premium across NAREIT Subsectors University of Reading, United Kingdom Committing to Positive Impact and Sustainable Corporate Practices: What Real Estate Prices Reveal About Corporate ESG Investment Auburn University, United States of America |
| 2:00pm - 3:45pm | Additional Drivers of Housing Affordability Location: Juniper Ballroom 4 Session Chair: Steve Fraser |
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Homeowner Insurance Premium Affordability and Housing Price Growth 1UNC Greensboro; 2Auburn University; 3Florida State University Homeowners Insurance Volatility and Housing Affordability: Evidence from Southwest Florida Florida Gulf Coast University, United States of America Housing Affordability in the European Region: Post-Shock Dynamics and Structural Divergence University of Alicante, Spain Predicting House Price Crashes Using a Bubble Test: A Study of Local U.S. Housing Markets 1University of Turku, Finland; 2University of Washington, USA; 3University of Geneva, Switzerland; 4University of Aberdeen, Scotland; 5University of Oulu, Finland; 6Aalto University, Finland |
| 2:00pm - 3:45pm | Reframed Skills Framework: From Can You Build a Model To Can You Think Through the Model? Location: Juniper Ballroom 2 |
| 2:00pm - 3:45pm | Bringing AI to Classrooms Across the Real Estate Curriculum Location: Elderberry Room |
| 2:00pm - 3:45pm | ARGUS Enterprise Demonstration Location: Longleaf Room Session Chair: Linda Mejias |
| 2:00pm - 3:45pm | Real Estate Funds Location: Juniper Ballroom 3 Session Chair: Hany Guirguis |
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Drivers of Performance Dispersion across Real Estate Private Equity Funds 1IREBS International Real Estate Business School, University of Regensburg, Germany; 2EHL Hospitality Business School, HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland; 3The Kornblau Institute and Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, School of Business, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA Bitcoin, Gold, versus Real Estate and Diversification Gains in Mixed Asset Portfolios? 1University of Central Florida, United States of America; 2Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY.,United States of America Portfolio Tilts and Resilience Investments: Investor Beliefs and Climate-Risk Responses in Commercial Real Estate Portfolios 1Miami University; 2Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 3Maastricht University |
| 3:45pm - 4:00pm | Thursday Afternoon Coffee Break Location: Juniper Ballroom Foyer |
| 4:00pm - 5:30pm | ARES General Membership Meeting Location: Juniper Ballroom 6 |
| 5:30pm - 6:30pm | Future Leaders of ARES Social Location: Juniper Ballroom Corridor |
| 6:30pm - 9:00pm | President's Welcome Reception Location: Grand Lawn |
| Date: Friday, 27/Mar/2026 | |
| 7:00am - 8:00am | Breakfast Buffet Location: Juniper Ballroom Foyer |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Doctoral Session: Natural Disasters Location: Dogwood Room Session Chair: Velma Zahirovic-Herbert |
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How Public Flood Insurance Affects Property Values and Recovery Inequality: Evidence from South Korea Henley Business School, University of Reading, United Kingdom Who Prices Flood Risk and When: Evidence from Housing Markets 1Georgia State University, United States of America; 2Clemson University, United States of America The Role of Multifamily Property and Owner Level Characteristics on Disaster Impacts and Recovery Texas A&M University, United States of America |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Residential Mortgages Location: Juniper Ballroom 4 Session Chair: Tim Dombrowski |
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The Proposed 50 Year Mortgage: Pros and Cons University of Denver, Denver, Co USA Racial Disparities in the Mortgage Market: Sorting, Lender Behavior, and Market Structure 1IMS Legal Strategies; 2Trinity University Mortgage Credit Risk and Extreme Weather Events in the United States: A Flexible Survival Modelling Framework with a Nested Tree Structure 1University of Missouri–St. Louis, United States of America; 2Prometeia, Italy Rental Cost and Strategic Default 1University of North Carolina Wilmington; 2Southeastern Louisiana University, United States of America |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Real Estate Broadly Defined: The Importance of Multidisciplinary Pedagogy in Real Estate Education Location: Elderberry Room Session Chair: Karen McGrath Panelist : Fiona Toliva Panelist : Justin Benefield |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Cotality and Trepp Discuss Data Location: Longleaf Room Session Chair: Elaine Worzala |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Single-Family for Rent Location: Juniper Ballroom 2 Session Chair: Yuming Li |
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When Do Investors Buy Rental Properties? Insights From A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of Housing Market Breakeven Vacancies International Monetary Fund, United States of America Single-Family Rent: Cost Pass-through 1University of Nebraska - Omaha, United States of America; 2Pepperdine University, United States of America House Prices, Rents, and Rent-Price Ratios: California Evidence CSU fullerton, United States of America The Cross-Section of Price-to-Rent Ratios 1University of St. Gallen, Switzerland; 2Wüest Partner AG |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Using Emerging Technology in Our Teaching & Research Location: Juniper Ballroom 1 Session Chair: Jeffrey Robert |
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The Performance Cube: A Framework to Bridge Fragmented Research in Real Estate EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht / LIVABLE PLACES GmbH, Germany Evidence-Based AI for Finance and Real Estate: Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) 1University of Tulsa; 2Auburn University Examining the Use of ChatGPT as an Asynchronous Tool to Supplement Classroom Instruction in Real Estate Finance Columbia University, United States of America Leveraging AI to Create Simulations for Student Learning University of Massachusetts, United States of America |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Data Centers Location: Juniper Ballroom 3 Session Chair: Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun |
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Powering the Cloud: Reliability Gains and Cost Tradeoffs from Hyperscale Data Centers Oklahoma State University, United States of America Does the hype surrounding data centers affect other asset classes? Evidence from Europe IREBS University of Regensburg, Germany A Primer on Valuing the Modern Megawatt Data Center: History, Market Rent and Value, and the Shifting Line Between Infrastructure and Equipment JLL | Complex Real Estate Analysis and Litigation Support Zoned Out of the AI Race? How Local Land Use Regulation Threatens U.S. Competitiveness in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Lehigh University, United States of America |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | ESG for REITs and Corporate Real Estate Location: Silverbell Room Session Chair: Zifeng Feng |
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Real Estate Sustainability Under Uncertainty: ESG Ratings and Downside Risk in REITs 1Université Laval, Canada; 2CY University; 3Université Versailles Saint Quentin Politicized Capital: Public Pension ESG Policy and the Financing of U.S. REITs St. Edward’s University, United States of America ESG and Firm Valuation: Evidence from International REITs 1The University of Texas at El paso, United States of America; 2University of North Texas; 3University of Galway CSR in the Built Environment: How Sustainability Commitments Shape Corporate Real Estate 1Harvard University; 2University of Southern California; 3Tampa University; 4California State University Northridge |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Outdoor Spaces Are Valuable Places Location: Juniper Ballroom 5 Session Chair: John Clements |
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Urban Green Spaces and Residential Property Values in South Africa 1University of Cape Town, South Africa; 2Tema Development Company; 3Makerere University Business School Residential Property Values and Proximity to Natural & Recreational Amenities Florida Gulf Coast University, United States of America Sawmill turnover and the macroeconomy: What matters to our loggers? 1Virginia Tech University, United States of America; 2University of Alabama, United States of American |
| 9:45am - 10:15am | Friday Morning Coffee Break Location: Juniper Ballroom Foyer |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Appraising Disasters Location: Juniper Ballroom 2 Session Chair: Shelton Weeks |
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Appraising the Unthinkable: Engaging Students in Post-Disaster Appraisal Practice CSUN, United States of America Green Turtle Cay: Top 5 After a Cat. 5 Longwood University, United States of America FEMA 50 Percent Rule Appraisals: A Survey Gap Analysis Between Regulatory 1Florida Gulf Coast University, United States of America; 2Carroll and Carroll; 3Samford University |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Commercial Property Markets Location: Juniper Ballroom 5 Session Chair: Matt Myers |
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Climate Risk and Commercial Property Insurance 1Clemson University and Trepp; 2Florida State University, United States of America A Potpourri of REAL ESTATE AREAS IMPACTED BY OBBB Act of 2025— university of denver, United States of America Measuring Turnover in Commercial Real Estate 1Altus Group; 2Temple University Real Estate Market Transparency in Fiji: A JLL Framework Assessment Heriot-Watt University, United Arab Emirates |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Industrial Properties Location: Dogwood Room Session Chair: Jing Ren |
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Understanding Performance Differences Across Industrial Building Size Segments Affinius Capital Robots, Automation and the demand for Industrial Space 1MIT; 2CBRE, United States of America Quantifying Industrial Market Diversification Through Fundamental PCA and Historical Analog Clustering Affinius Capital, United States of America |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Health and Related Topics in Housing Location: Juniper Ballroom 4 Session Chair: Xun Bian |
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Public Health Risk in the Housing Market: Quantifying the Economic Discount of Cumulative Disadvantage 1St. Mark's School of Texas; 2University of Texas at Arlington; 3East Texas A & M University; 4East Texas A & M University When Illness Strikes Home: The Impact of Severe Health Shocks on Homeownership University of North Texas, United States of America The Patient Capital Catalyst: Government Support and Global Green Real Estate Projects 1The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong S.A.R. (China); 2The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. (China); 3City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. (China); 4The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong S.A.R. (China) No vacancy, (maybe) a problem? Understanding the role of occupancy in housing transactions during market shocks 1University of Nevada, Las Vegas; 2California State University, Fullerton |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Life After the Doctorate, But Were Afraid to Ask Location: Elderberry Room Session Chair: Velma Zahirovic-Herbert |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | CoStar University Program and Demonstration Location: Longleaf Room Session Chair: Duane Vinson |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Sentiment in Real Estate Markets Location: Juniper Ballroom 3 Session Chair: Ryan Chacon |
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Sentiment and Housing Policy Effectiveness in China: Evidence from a GPT-Driven Text Mining Approach Cornell University, United States of America NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING (NLP) FOR SENTIMENT ANALYSIS IN STOCK MARKET VALUATION Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Artificially Intelligent Sentiment in Commercial Real Estate: A Large Language Model (LLM) Approach 1University of Denver; 2Oakland University; 3Elon University; 4University of Tulsa Forecasting U.S. REIT Returns: Leveraging GenAI-Extracted Sentiment from News Media IRE|BS / University of Regensburg, Germany |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | REIT Options Location: Silverbell Room Session Chair: Travis Jones |
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Who Trades U.S. Real Estate Futures? A Look at Commitments of Traders Florida Gulf Coast University, United States of America REIT Option Implied Correlation 1University of Memphis, United States of America; 2University of Memphis and University of Michigan-Flint, United States of America; 3University of Memphis, United States of America; 4University of St. Thomas, United States of America Size, Sequencing, and Signals: Acquisition Predictability and Information Dynamics in Real Estate Firms 1Troy University, United States of America; 2Auburn University, United States of America (Every) 15 seconds to alpha: Long/short optimization with EVT 1University of Cambridge, United States of America; 2Barratt Consulting, Germany |
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Doctoral Program Luncheon by Invitation Only Location: Juniper Ballroom 6 |
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Editor Roundtable with Routledge Location: Juniper Ballroom 1 Session Chair: David L. Funk |
| 1:30pm - 3:15pm | Technology in Appraisal Location: Juniper Ballroom 3 Session Chair: Cayman Seagraves |
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Too Big to Fail: Large Samples and the p-Value Problem in Real Estate Appraisal 1JLL | Complex Real Estate Analysis and Litigation Support; 2University of Memphis, The Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Capturing Housing Standard Heterogeneity with Image-Based Automated Valuation Models: Evidences from the Oslo Housing Market Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway From Black Box to Glass Box: An Explainable AI (XAI) Framework for Mass Appraisal 1University of Tulsa; 2University of Denver; 3Oakland University; 4Elon University Tradition and Technology: Do Institutional Changes Influence Mortgage Appraisal Practices? Independent, USA |
| 1:30pm - 3:15pm | Real Estate Brokers: Cutting Prices and Capturing Buyers Location: Juniper Ballroom 5 Session Chair: Anita Pennathur |
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Good or Bad? The Strategic Role of Price Reductions in Real Estate Sales Cutting to Sell: The Economics of Timing and Magnitude in Real Estate Price Reductions Florida Atlantic University, United States of America Social Connectedness and the Housing Market University of Central Florida, United States of America Linking Buyer Typology to Local Housing Prices: A Market Segmentation and Hedonic Regression Approach 1Meilleurs Agents, France; 2CY Cergy Paris Université What Determines House Search Traffic? 1University of Notre Dame, United States of America; 2Pepperdine University, United States of America; 3Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada |
| 1:30pm - 3:15pm | Doctoral Session: Public Real Estate Location: Dogwood Room |
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Stability or Sensitivity? Macroeconomic Drivers of Fund Flows in German Open-Ended Real Estate Markets University of Regensburg (IREBS), Germany Do Real Estate Capital Markets Care About Physical Climate Risk? IREBS - University of Regensburg, Germany How Safe Are AAA CMBS Tranches? University of Texas at San Antonio, United States of America |
| 1:30pm - 3:15pm | Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine Location: Juniper Ballroom 4 Session Chair: Anurag Mehrotra |
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Pet Restrictions, Amenities, and Price Differentials in Coastal Housing Markets 1San Diego State University, United States of America; 2Coastal Carolina University, United States of America The Price Premium of Age-Restricted Housing 1Texas Tech University, United States of America; 2Independent Scholar Understanding Asian Homeownership in Texas: The Impact of Education Quality University of Maryland, United States of America Amenity Salience and Attention in House Price: Evidence from James Beard Awards Nicholls State University, United States of America |
| 1:30pm - 3:15pm | Introducing Sustainability in the Classroom Location: Elderberry Room Session Chair: Sandy Bond Session Chair: Pernille Christensen Panelist : Stephen Buckman Panelist : Meagan McCollum |
| 1:30pm - 3:15pm | Center Directors: Best Practices in Membership Models, Corporate Partnerships, and Value Propositions Location: Longleaf Room Session Chair: Julie Gibson |
| 1:30pm - 3:15pm | Annexation, Taxation, and Policy Uncertainty Location: Silverbell Room Session Chair: Nafeesa Yunus |
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Annexation, Fragmentation, and Home Values: A Staggered Difference-in-Differences Analysis College of Charleston, United States of America Targeted Tax Relief and House Prices: New Evidence of Full Capitalization 1UNC Charlotte; 2Florida International University Share And Share Alike? Investigating Simplified Approaches to Sharing the Tax Burden for Effective Mobilisation of Property Taxation 1Ulster University, United Kingdom; 2University of Pretoria; 3Center for Appraisal Research and Technology (CART); 4Netherlands Council for Real Estate Assessment Differential Impact of Economic Policy Uncertainty on US Real Estate Sectors University of Baltimore, United States of America |
| 1:30pm - 3:15pm | Natural Disasters, Climate Change, and Residential Markets Location: Juniper Ballroom 2 Session Chair: Sofia Dermisi |
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Does Flooding Affect all Income Groups Equally? Empirical Evidence from the Australian Housing Market 1University of New South Wales; 2Queensland University of Technology; 3University of Melbourne; 4University of Cambridge Risky Renting: The Impact of Tenant Flood Risk Disclosure Policies on Multi-Family Rents, Concessions, and Floodplain Development University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States of America Rental Markets and Natural Disasters 1Charles River Associates; 2Massachusetts Institute of Technology How Heat Pumps Boost Rents in Seattle’s Multifamily Market University of Washington, United States of America |
| 3:15pm - 3:45pm | Friday Afternoon Coffee Break Location: Juniper Ballroom Foyer |
| 3:45pm - 5:30pm | Working as a Real Estate Agent in the World Today Location: Juniper Ballroom 5 Session Chair: Inga-Lill Söderberg |
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The effect of compensation models for real estate agent’s work satisfaction Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Sweden Exploring the work environment of real estate agents: a note from Sweden Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Sweden The Increasing Income Elasticity of Housing Prices 1University of Oulu, Finland; 2Aalto University, Finland; 3University of Washington; 4University of Geneva, Switzerland; 5University of Melbourne, Australia |
| 3:45pm - 5:30pm | Doctoral Session: Development, Destruction, and Downsizing Location: Dogwood Room |
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Designated for Whom? Opportunity Zones, Housing Stock Turnover, and Selective In-Migration University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, United States of America Effects of Housing Demolition on Household Economic Outcomes: Evidence from China University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States of America Living with Less: Housing Sufficiency Through Downsizing and Shared Space Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway School Renovations and Neighborhood Housing Markets: Spatial Spillovers from Berlin’s Infrastructure Investment 1University of Regensburg, Germany; 2IREBS Academy |
| 3:45pm - 5:30pm | Disamenities Need Love Too Location: Juniper Ballroom 4 Session Chair: Jason De Freitas |
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Cell Towers and Residential Property Prices: Evidence from Eight Municipalities in Poland 1Krakow University of Economics, Poland; 2Xi'an Jiaotong University, China Power Corridors and Implicit Land Prices university of Denver, United States of America Living in the Airport Zone: Does Airport Proximity Impact Home Values? 1Symlytic; 2Samford University / Brock School of Business; 3University of South Alabama / Mitchell College of Business Green Amenities, Delinquent Realities: Tax-Sale Hazards Near Urban Greenlines University of Memphis, United States of America |
| 3:45pm - 5:30pm | AI in Real Estate Markets Location: Elderberry Room Session Chair: Elaine Worzala Session Chair: Chyi Lin Lee Panelist : Cayman Seagraves Panelist : Lily Shen Panelist: Olayiwola Oladiran Panelist: Omar Eltorai Additional Panelists: Patrick Nessenthaler, University of Louisville and CREnectics Braden Heintz, Blended Teaching
Sponsored by the International Real Estate Society |
| 3:45pm - 5:30pm | Blight and Possible Policy Prescriptions Location: Juniper Ballroom 1 Session Chair: Stephanie Yates |
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Predicting Housing Blight University of Tulsa, United States of America Impact of Housing Policies on Urban Neighborhood Decline University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States of America Housing Demolition, Local Government Spending, and the Types of Cities that Consistently Demolish the Most University of Cincinnati, United States of America With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility: A legal framework analysis of Florida’s CRAs Following State Law? Roosevelt University , United States of America |
| 3:45pm - 5:30pm | Growth at the Neighborhood, City, and State Levels Location: Juniper Ballroom 2 Session Chair: Spenser Robinson |
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Bid-Rent Theory with Autonomous Vehicles: A Theoretical Model of Rent Flattening, Amenity Premiums, and the Extended City Central Michigan University, United States of America First-Year Sales Pace in New Home Communities 1Meritage Homes; 2Georgia State University Migration and Housing in the Mountain West: New Mexico Comparisons Brigham Young University, United States of America The Demographic Paradox and Housing Production: Labor Supply Dynamics in Southwest Florida's Construction Industry Florida Gulf Coast University, United States of America |
| 3:45pm - 5:30pm | Professorial Potpourri Location: Juniper Ballroom 3 Session Chair: Erin Hopkins |
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Comparative Institutional Frameworks of Academic Remuneration: Incentives, Career Sustainability and System Resilience 1SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland; 2KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; 3University of Technology, Jamaica; 4University of Benin, Nigeria Current State of Property Management Curriculum in Higher Education 1Virginia Tech, United States of America; 2Virginia Tech, United States of America; 3University of Alaska at Anchorage; 4University of Wisconsin Stoudt Addressing the Property Management Value Perception Gap 1Virginia Tech, United States of America; 2University of Georgia, United States of America A Survey of Real Estate focused Student Managed Investment Funds 1Florida Gulf Coast University, United States of America; 2University of North Carolina, United States of America; 3University of Florida, United State of America |
| 3:45pm - 5:30pm | REIT Financing Location: Silverbell Room Session Chair: Julia Freybote |
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ATM Programs and Liquidity Management in REITs: Credit Line Capacity and Unsecured Debt under Investment Shocks St. Edward’s University, United States of America REIT Corporate Liquidity and Shareholder Value Florida Gulf Coast University, United States of America The Influence of Ownership Structure on REITs’ Financing Decisions 1Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States of America; 2Susquehanna University; 3Lehigh University A Distribution, Not a Dogma: When Diversification Hurts and When It Helps 1University of South Florida; 2Portland State University; 3Auburn University |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Gala Reception and Hawaiian Shirt Contest Location: Grand Lawn |
| Date: Saturday, 28/Mar/2026 | |
| 7:00am - 8:00am | Breakfast Buffet Location: Juniper Ballroom Foyer |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Doctoral Session: Value and Pricing Location: Dogwood Room |
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Explainable Artificial Intelligence and Spatio-Temporal Quantile Regression for More Equitable Property Valuation LAVAL UNIVERSITY, Canada Beyond Centrality: How Mixed-Use and Multimodal Reach Shape Office Pricing IREBS - University of Regensburg, Germany |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | The House Price Roller Coaster Location: Juniper Ballroom 4 Session Chair: Carmelo Micciche |
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Determinants of housing price evolutions for the French sub-markets 1Meilleurs Agents, France; 2CY Cergy Paris Université Evolution of Asking Prices in Montevideo’s Real Estate Market (1984–2025): Evidence by Neighborhood Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay Overreaction in House Price Expectations Auburn University, United States of America Comparing Housing Market Drivers in Developed and Developing Economies: An MLR Analysis of India and the USA 1EY; 2University of Denver |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Immersive AI Simulations Transforming Learning Location: Elderberry Room Session Chair: Jeffrey Robert |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Government Policy and Real Estate Development Location: Juniper Ballroom 3 Session Chair: Jeffrey DiBartolomeo |
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Foreign Aid Shapes Local Urban Development 1California Polytechnic State University; 2University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The Paris Climate Agreement and Urban Real Estate Development: Evidence from the American C40 Cities 1University of Southern Maine; 2University of Central Florida Regenerative Development and the Adaptive Reuse of the Dillard School: A Case Study Richard T. Greener Institute, United States of America |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | Housing Market Dynamics Location: Juniper Ballroom 5 Session Chair: Jeremy Gabe |
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Toll Booths on the Housing Ladder: Why No One is Moving University of San Diego, United States of America Housing as a Luxury Good? Re-examining U.S. Housing Demand Elasticity, 2000–2025 1Manhattan College, United States of America; 2University of South Florida; 3University of Fordham; 4Middle Tennessee State University Price, Liquidity, and Housing Market Dynamics 1Florida Atlantic University; 2Florida International University, United States of America; 3University of North Texas |
| 8:00am - 9:45am | REIT Performance Location: Silverbell Room Session Chair: Chris Mothorpe |
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Non-Linear Mean Reversion in the Premium/Discount to Net Asset Value of Public Real Estate Firms 1Lancaster University, United Kingdom; 2Old Dominion University, United States of America Who Moves the Market? Identifying volatility transmission and sub-sectoral dynamics in REIT returns Coastal Carolina University, United States of America Spatial Competition and Its Effects on REIT Performance College of Charleston, United States of America |
| 9:45am - 10:15am | Saturday Morning Coffee Break Location: Juniper Ballroom Foyer |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Doctoral Session: Behavioral & Cultural Impacts on Real Estate Markets Location: Dogwood Room |
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Investigation Into The Causes and Effects of the Persistence of Gender Norms Leading To Gender Inequality in the Real Estate Industry: Examining Its Impact on Female Participation in Botswana, South Africa, and Zambia University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Social Connectedness and Reverse Mortgage University of Georgia, United States of America Political Alignment and Housing Transactions 1UNC at Charlotte, United States of America; 2UNC at Charlotte, United States of America; 3Texas Tech University, United States of America |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | College Town, USA Location: Juniper Ballroom 4 Session Chair: Bennie Waller |
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Rent-Price Dynamics in College Towns Auburn University, United States of America The Price of Protection: How Student Housing Zoning Creates Winners and Losers in University Towns Lehigh University, United States of America Housing Choices Near Campus: Rental Market Conditions and Student Living Arrangements California State University, Fullerton Property Values and College Football Success University of Alabama, United States of America |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | CMBS Pricing Location: Juniper Ballroom 2 Session Chair: Soon Hyeok Choi |
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Commercial Mortgage Debt Overhang and Intent to Default Florida State University, United States of America LOAN DISTRESS AND MODIFICATIONS IN CMBS 2.0 AND 3.0: ANALYZING POST-2008 MARKET PERFORMANCE 1Clemson University, United States of America; 2UTSA; 3TREPP Pricing Government Contract Risk Premia: Evidence from the 2025 Federal Lease Terminations 1Rochester Institute of Technology, United States of America; 2Yale School of Management, United States of America |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Bringing the Outside In: Engaging Industry in Your Classroom Location: Elderberry Room Session Chair: Spenser Robinson Session Chair: Philip A. Seagraves Panelist : Elaine Worzala Panelist : Josh Harris |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Big Beautiful Real Estate Cycles Location: Juniper Ballroom 3 Session Chair: Glenn Mueller |
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Commercial Real Estate Cycles in a Post-GFC Framework UCL, United Kingdom Real Estate’s Growth and Cycle Patterns over the last 25 years. Denver University, United States of America |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Investment Considerations for Single-Family Housing Location: Juniper Ballroom 5 Session Chair: Kip Womack |
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Natural Hazard and Higher-Moment Idiosyncratic Risk Premia in Housing Markets 1University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; 2University of St.Gallen Leasehold Status and Apartment Prices: Exploring Price Efficiency and Optimal-Choices Among Housing Cooperatives KTH Royal Institute of Technology, United States of America The Flaw of Averages: Realized Holding Period Returns vs Housing Price Indices University of San Diego, United States of America Market Reactions to FHA Policy Shifts in Flipping Restrictions UNC Charlotte, Belk College of Business |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | AI in REITs and Corporate Real Estate Location: Silverbell Room Session Chair: Stace Sirmans |
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Human Capital, Artificial Intelligence, and REIT Performance Rochester Institute of Technology, United States of America Artificial Intelligence Adoption and Firm Performance In U.S. Real Estate Investment Trusts: Evidence from Operational Efficiency and Risk-Adjusted Returns 1FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, United States of America; 2FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, United States of America; 3FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, United States of America; 4FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, United States of America Eye in the Sky, Value on the Ground: AI-Derived Visual Cues and CRE Cap Rates 1University of South Florida; 2Auburn University, United States of America; 3Florida State University From Predictive Models to Agentic Systems: Artificial Intelligence in Commercial Real Estate 1University of Tulsa; 2The College of William & Mary; 3Auburn University |
