Organized jointly by the Real Estate Center at Florida State University and the Kelley A. Bergstrom Real Estate Center at the University of Florida, this research symposium brings leading scholars to the host university to present and discuss their work on important issues of the day. A call for papers is issued in the fall and the symposium is held in the spring.
Agenda
If you have any questions about the symposium or if you are interested in being a discussant, please contact us at fsurealestate@business.fsu.edu.
Thursday, March 20, 2025 |
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| Arrival | Transportation from airport to hotel provided by AC Hotel Tallahassee Universities at the Capitol (operates from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.) Hotel Address: 801 South Gadsden Street. Call for pick up: 850-392-7700 |
| 6:45 p.m. | Meet in the lobby of the AC Hotel Tallahassee Universities at the Capitol for walk or ride to reception and dinner at Hayward House (15-minute walk or 5-minute car ride) |
| 7:00 p.m. | Opening Reception and Dinner at Hayward House (228 S. Adams St.) Walk or ride back to hotel following dinner. |
Friday, March 21, 2025 |
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| Breakfast at AC Hotel Tallahassee Universities at the Capitol (AC Breakfast Buffet or AC Breakfast Platter provided with hotel accommodations – available beginning at 6:30 a.m.) | |
| 9:00 a.m. | SESSION I: HOUSING MARKETS (BALLROOM - CASCADES I & II) |
| "The Winner’s Curse in Housing Markets" Soon Hyeok Choi (Rochester Institute of Technology), Adam Nowak (West Virginia University), Patrick Smith (University of North Carolina Charlotte), Alexei Tchistyi (Cornell University) Discussant: Paul Carillo (George Washington University) |
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| “The Impact of Non-Disclosure Laws on the Single-Family Housing Market: Appraisal Bias and Mortgage Default” Sergio Garate (Emory University), Charles Hilterbrand (University of Mississippi), Anthony Pennington-Cross (Marquette University) Discussant: Jim Conklin (University of Georgia) |
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| 10 min. break | |
| “Market Concentration, Labor Quality, and Efficiency: Evidence from Barriers in the Real Estate Industry” Jeanna Kenney (University of Alabama) Discussant: John Clapp (University of Connecticut) |
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| “Carrot and Stick Zoning” Daniel Lebret (Cornell University), Crocker H. Liu (Cornell University), Maxence Valentin (ETH Zurich) Discussant: Albert Saiz (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
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| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. | SESSION II: HOUSING RISKS (BALLROOM - CASCADES I & II) |
| “Learning About Climate Risks: Evidence from Collateral Appraisals in the U.S. Amenities” Dongxiao Niu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Nils Kok (Maastricht University), Juan Palacios (Maastricht University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Siqi Zheng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Discussant: Eunjee Kwon (University of Cincinnati) |
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| “Finding Home When Disaster Strikes: Dust Bowl Migration and Housing in Los Angeles” Diogo Baerlocher (University of South Florida), Gustavo S. Cortes (University of Florida), Vinicios P. Sant’Anna (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Discussant: Steve Malpezzi (University of Wisconsin-Madison) |
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| “Perception of Risk and User Cost in Property Market: Evidence from Surfside Partial Building Collapse” Eli Beracha (Florida International University), Lu Fang (Florida International University), William Hardin (Florida International University), Mark Thibodeau (Florida International University) Discussant: Jeff Cohen (University of Connecticut) |
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| 4:15 p.m. | Introduction of keynote speaker by Daniel Broxterman, Florida State University |
| Keynote Address: “The Credibility Problem in (Real Estate) Economics” Anthony Yezer, George Washington University |
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| 5:30 p.m. | Meet in AC Marriott lobby for walk to reception and dinner at The Edison (470 Suwannee Street) |
| 5:45 p.m. | Reception (Innovation Hall at The Edison) |
| 6:30 p.m. | Dinner (Innovation Hall at The Edison) |
Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
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| Breakfast at AC Hotel Tallahassee Universities at the Capitol (AC Breakfast Buffet or AC Breakfast Platter provided with hotel accommodations – available beginning at 6:30 a.m.) | |
| 9:00 a.m. | SESSION III: HOUSING FINANCE (BALLROOM - CASCADES I & II) |
| "Mortgage Design, Repayment Schedules, and Household Borrowing" Claes Backman (Leibniz Institute for Financial Research), Patrick Moran (Federal Reserve Board), Peter van Santen (University of Groningen) Discussant: Luis Lopez (University of Illinois Chicago) |
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| "Mortgage Rates and Rents: Evidence from Local Mortgage Lock-In Effects" Jorge De la Roca (University of Southern California), Marco Giacoletti (University of Southern California), Lizhong Liu (University of Southern California) Discussant: Kris Gerardi (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta) |
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| "Mortgage Strategic Default and Household Portfolio Composition" Gianluca Marcato (University of Reading), Shotaro Watanabe (University of Reading), Bing Zhu (Technical University of Munich) Discussant: Changcheng Song (University of Florida) |
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| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch |
| Depart following lunch | |
| *Presentations - Each paper is allocated approximately 50 minutes: 30 minutes for author presentation, 10 minutes for discussant comments and 10 minutes for general discussion. | |
Past Programs
| Year | Host University |
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| 2024 | University of Florida |
| 2023 | Florida State University |
| 2020 | Florida State University |
