Topics: - Differences in mortgage institutions - systemic effects of real estate and liquidity spirals - real estate as an asset class - bubbles in the housing market - hedging of real estate risk - commercial vs. residential real estate - contract theory and real estate

The conference will provide a forum for academics, practitioners and policy makers to present research findings in the areas of urban economics, real estate markets, real estate finance, development and investment, and housing. This is a joint conference with the Asian Real Estate Society.