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In association with the Journal of Housing Research

Big Blue Room, Chartway Arena

*  Presenting author

Thursday October 2^nd

8.00-8.30: Breakfast & Coffee             

8.30-10.30: Session 1

            Session Chair: Simon Stevenson (��������)

Dementia Risk and Homeownership

Gary Painter (University of Cincinnati)

Xun Bian (University of North Texas) 

Hanchen Jiang (University of North Texas)*

Discussant: Saani Rawat (University of Cincinnati)

The Effect of Local Road Maintenance Tax Cuts on House Values

David Brassington (University of Cincinnati) 

Saani Rawat (University of Cincinnati)*

Discussant: Hanchen Jiang (University of North Texas)

10.30-10.45: Coffee & Snack Break

10.45-12.45: Session 2

            Session Chair: Lei Zhang (��������)

Coastal Flooding and Housing Market Liquidity: Policy Implications for Eastern U.S. Communities

Wai Yan Sio (��������) 

Rex Sitti (��������)*

Discussant: Wesley A. Miller (University of Southern California)

Leveraging the Microgeography of Neighborhoods to Estimate the Causal Effects of Flood Damage: Evidence from Hurricane Harvey

Wesley A. Miller (University of Southern California)*

Discussant: Alois Weigand (University of St. Gallen)

12.45-14.15 Lunch

14.15-16.15: Session 3

            Session Chair: Kimberely Goodwin (University of Southern Mississippi)

Climate Policy Uncertainty and Housing Dynamics: Evidence from China’s Major Cities

Jianing Wang (University of New South Wales) 

Chyi Lin Lee (University of New South Wales)*

Discussant: Gianluca Marcato (University of Reading)

Beyond the Flood: Media Coverage of Flood Events and Property Valuation

Dominik Svoboda (University of Memphis)*

Jan Hanousek, Jr. (University of Memphis) 

Velma Zahirovic-Herbert (University 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 (��������)

The Importance of Networks for Career Success: Evidence from the Real Estate Industry

Soon Hyeok Choi (Rochester Institute of Technology)*

Patrick Smith (University of North Carolina Charlotte) 

Ali Tosyali (Rochester Institute of Technology)

Discussant: Chyi Lin Lee (University of New South Wales)

Friday October 3^rd

8.00-8.30: Breakfast & Coffee

8.30-10.30: Session 5

            Session Chair: Michael La Cour Little (California State University, Fullerton)

Google Search and the Exercise of Strategic Default on Mortgages

Gianluca Marcato (University of Reading)*

Shotaro Watanabe (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)

Bing Zhu (Technical University of Munich)

Discussant: Dominik Svoboda (University 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 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

10.30-10.45: Coffee & Snack Break

10.45-12.45: Session 6

            Session Chair: Xun Bian (University of North Texas)

Heterogeneous Housing Valuation

Alois Weigand (University of St. Gallen)*

Discussant: Jaikai Zhang (New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology)

Estimating Speculative Demand: Evidence from Spillover Effects of China’s Housing Purchase Restriction Policy

Meng-Ting Chen (National Taiwan Normal University) 

Jaikai Zhang (New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology)*

Discussant: Xun Xiong (University of Kansas)

12.45-14.15 Lunch

14.15-16.15: Session 7

            Session Chair: Justin Benefield (Auburn University)

Fiscal Stimulus and Housing Booms: Evidence from the 2003 Tax Cuts

Leming Lin (University of Pittsburgh)

Atanas Mihov (University of Kansas) 

Xun Xiong (University of Kansas)*

Discussant: Thomas S. Conkling (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)

Living Large? Rising Incomes and Implications for Housing Consumption

Callan Whamond (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)*

Discussant: Rex Sitti (��������)

16.15-16.30 Coffee & Snack Break

16.30-17.30: Session 8

            Session Chair: Simon Stevenson (��������)

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, ��������

*  Presenting author

Thursday October 10^th

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 (University of Texas at Arlington)

J. Andrew Hansz (University of Texas at Arlington)* 

Vinod Agarwal (��������)

Discussant: Chyi Lin Lee (University of New South Wales)

Aging, Housing and Macroeconomic Inefficiency

Yasutaka Ogawa (Bank of Japan) 

Jiro Yoshida (Pennsylvania State University)*

Discussant: Ramya R. Aroul (University 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 State University)

Jingfang Wang (Florida State University)* 

Tingyu Zhou (Florida State University)

Discussant: Sean Wilkoff (University of Nevada, Reno)

From Handshakes to Algorithms: Implications of Newer Technology on Real Estate Transactions

Pratish Patel (California Polytechnic State University) 

Sean Wilkoff (University of Nevada, Reno)*

Discussant: Jingfang Wang (Florida State University)

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 State University)

Xuan Bian (University of North Texas)*

Ruoyu Chen (University of Windsor) 

Hanchen Jiang (University of North Texas)

Discussant: Lawrence J. White (New York University).

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 University)

Eunjee Kwon (University of Cincinnati) 

Guoyang Yang (University of Cincinnati)*

Discussant: Hanchen Jiang (University 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 (University of Colorado, Colorado Springs)

Zifeng Feng (University of Texas at El Paso)* 

Joseph Ooi (National University of Singapore)

Discussant: Jiro Yoshida (Pennsylvania State University)

Friday October 11^th

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 (University College London)*

Stanimira Milcheva (University College London) 

Nikodem Szumilo (University College London)

Discussant: Guoyang Yang (University of Cincinnati)

News Sentiment and Time-on-Market: An Application to the Finnish Housing Market

Filip von Wehrt (Aalto University)* 

Heidi Falkenbach (Aalto University)

Discussant: Shizhen Wang (University 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 (University of New South Wales) 

Chyi Lin Lee (University of New South Wales)*

Discussant: Simon Stevenson (��������)

Revenge of the S&Ls: How Banks Lost a Half Trillion Dollars during 2022

Rebel A. Cole (Florida Atlantic University)

Brian Silverstein (Kansas State University)

Jon R. Taylor (Florida Gulf Coast University)

Susan M. Watcher (University of Pennsylvania) 

Lawrence J. White (New York University)*. 

Discussant: Zifeng Feng (University 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 (University of Illinois, Chicago)* 

Zackary Hawley (Texas Christian University)

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 (University 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 University)

Simon Stevenson (��������)*

James Young (University of North Georgia) 

Zan Yang (Tsinghua University)

Discussant: Filip von Wehrt (Aalto University) 

Jensen Lab, Constant Hall, ��������

*  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 University)

Justin Benefield (Auburn University)*

Jiavi Xu (Mount St. Joseph University)

Discussant: Chip Filer (Poseidon Economic Consulting)

10.00-10.15 Coffee

10.15-11.15: Session 2

What Does “Market Conditions” Mean in a Real Estate Market? A Question of Short-Term Predictability

Paul Anglin (University of Guelph)*

Yanmin Gao (Thompson Rivers University)

Discussant: James Young (University 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 University)*

Discussant: Simon Stevenson, ��������

12.30-13.30 Lunch

13.30-14.30: Session 4

Do People Pay to Avoid Black Neighbors?

Tammy Leonard (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center*

Lei Zhang (��������)*

Discussant: Kimberly Luchtenberg (American University)

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 University)*

Gouyang Yang (University of Cincinnati)

Discussant: Simon Stevenson (��������)