Cambridge Future Cities Conference 2018
Date announced for the Cambridge Future Cities Conference 2018
US Department of Energy workshop on green real estate economics
Dr Franz Fuerst, Reader in Housing and Real Estate Finance at the Department, participated in a workshop jointly hosted by the US Department of Energy and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory that took place in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on 6th and 7th October.
Horizon 2020 project hosts national advisory board expert seminar at Silver Street
The Land Economy project team in the Horizon 2020 EU project convened a national advisory board meeting and expert seminar at the Department on 29 September 2017.
Risk analysis of green retrofits presented at FRAP international finance conference
The research team led by Dr Franz Fuerst in the Horizon 2020 EU project "Incentives through Transparency: European Rental Housing Framework for the Profitability Calculation of Retrofitting Investments (RentalCal)" presented their preliminary findings at the 16th FRAP Finance, Risk and Accounting Perspective and 2nd SSFII - Social and Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing conferences in Cambridge from 25 to 27 September 2017.
Cambridge to launch lectureship in Chinese urban development
The creation of the lectureship, based at the Department of Land Economy, was announced at a signing ceremony held in Hong Kong.
“Land Assembly in Amsterdam, 1832-2015”, paper by Dr Thies Lindenthal
Dr Thies Lindenthal, Department of Land Economy and Centre for Real Estate Research - New research paper on, “Land Assembly in Amsterdam, 1832-2015” published in The Journal of Regional Science and Urban Economics [RSUE].
Cambridge hosts Real Estate Finance and Investment research symposium
The Land Economy department hosted the first Real Estate Finance and Investment in Cambridge last month.
Future Cities Conference Success
Future Cities Conference 2016 - Conference Summary Report available to download...........
Future Cities Programme unveiled by The University of Cambridge supported by Capco
The University of Cambridge has launched a new three-year research and fellow programme led by the Department of Land Economy on the topic of ‘Future Cities’. The programme, supported by London property company Capital and Counties Properties PLC (Capco), comprises an annual conference, a visiting fellowship by an expert in the field, and a grant for eight postgraduate fellows to conduct bespoke research on issues shaping future cities and related policy.
Call for Papers - Real Estate Finance and Investment Symposium
The University of Cambridge, the University of Florida, and the National University of Singapore announce a call for papers for their joint 2016 Real Estate Finance and Investment Symposium, 23rd to 24th September in Cambridge.
Domain Name Scarcity
'Sorry Kids, all the good usernames are gone' - A recent column in The Financial Times quotes from the latest paper on domain name scarcity by Thies Lindenthal of Cambridge Real Estate Research Centre, Department of Land Economy at The University of Cambridge.
Cornell International Real Estate Case Competition
A team of six final year undergraduates went to New York to take part in the Cornell Real Estate Case Competition in early November and described it as, "a fantastic learning opportunity"
New CRERC research: Connections are more important than performance
A new study by Dr Franz Fuerst of CRERC and Sebastian Krautz, a visiting scholar at the Cambridge Real Estate Research Centre, shows that connections and company size are more important for successful fundraising in the private equity real estate sector than skill and performance track records.
World Economic Forum Abu Dhabi 2015
World Economic Forum participants battle it out at Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi.
Cambridge Real Estate Long Term Investor Event 2015
The Cambridge Real Estate Research Centre hosts the 2015 Long Term Investor Event an annual event for Sovereign Wealth Funds and similar long-term investors.........
British Land Flagship Leadership Development Programme
Some of the brightest managers and executives from across British Land came to Cambridge for BL’s flagship leadership development programme. A tailor made programme run by the Cambridge Real Estate Research Centre in conjunction with colleagues from the Judge Business School.
Sustainable Buildings Pay Of For Real Estate Investors
Green buildings perform better in the stock market, according to a study led by Dr Franz Fuerst, of The Cambridge Real Estate Research Centre, Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge. The study titled, ‘The Financial Rewards of Sustainability: A Global Performance Study of Real Estate Investment Trusts’, was commissioned by the Carbon War Room.
Horizon 2020 grant for Dr Franz Fuerst
Dr Franz Fuerst has been awarded a Horizon 2020 EU grant, "Incentives through Transparency: European Rental Housing Framework for the Profitability Calculation of Retrofitting Investments (RentalCal)"
Land Economists win awards for real estate research
Dr Eva Steiner and Miss Klara Kan are the recipients of two Aareal Awards of Excellence in recognition of outstanding scientific research in real estate economics.
Capital structure used to gauge firms' foundations
Patterns in the financing activities of firms could be used as a litmus-test to determine company value, according to a new report.
Mansford Prize is awarded to Nick Worsley
We are delighted to announce that Nick Worsley (pictured) has won the Mansford Prize for 2014 for his dissertation on hotels in a mixed real estate portfolio.
Colin Lizieri to Chair World Economic Forum Industry Agenda Council
Colin Lizieri, Grosvenor Professor of Real Estate Finance and Director of the Real Estate Research Centre, has been invited to chair the World Economic Forum’s Industry Agenda Council on the Future of Real Estate and Urbanization.
RERC hosts long term investor event
The Real Estate Research Centre hosted a small private event for long-term investors on the 23rd and 24th June with senior representatives from sovereign wealth funds and other long term investors including GIC (Singapore), Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Queensland Investment Corporation, M&G, British Land and the University of Cambridge Investment Office.
New Who Owns the City report shows foreign ownership of City of London offices passes 50%
The Who Owns the City? research report, completed by a Land Economy team (Professor Colin Lizieri, Jan Reinert and Professor Andrew Baum) and sponsored by Development Securities plc shows that 52% of office space in the City of London is now foreign-owned.
