REP Research Roundup: June
News from the Department of Real Estate & Planning
School News
Between June 4th and 7th the MSc Real Estate Students participated in a four day strategy game run in conjunction with Real Investor from Switzerland. The 'Blue Game' is a behavioural approach to the dynamics of property pricing under changing environmental regulation, social responsibility, and economic expectations. Using a real-world business case based on the Australian property market, the game utilises economic and social concepts of game theory. Students’ teams take on a variety of roles in the game including fund managers, investors, banks and developers.
Research Applications
Xiaolun Yu and Pat McAllister – British Academy Small Grants
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Title: The Economic Impacts of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards on Residential Real Estate Markets
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Total bid: £9,718
Publications
Pain, K. Zhu, B. , Deudder, B. and Taylor, P. (2024) The spatial interlocking of commercial office real estate and advanced producer services: a central flow theory lens. International Journal of Urban Sciences.
Abstract
The paper extends geographical enquiry into the external urban relations described by central flow theory in an exploration of the roles of commercial office real estate (CORE) and advanced producer services (APS) as a conduit for inter-city flows of finance in corporate globalization. The analysis investigates and benchmarks the spatial overlap between these city-based service networks and uses this to consider how their respective servicing strategies influence international capital flows. We find that the networks are interlocked, as the connectivity in one network can significantly explain the connectivity in the other. Both CORE and APS services promote cross-border flows of finance. Cities providing multinational CORE and APS services are able to articulate direct as well as indirect inter-city capital flows and spillovers to non-service sectors.
PhD News
Nogueira,K (2024) Researching in the intersection of Planning and Real Estate- a call for a hybrid approach. In Ozugul,S (ed) Pushing Boundaries: Integrating Real Estate Studies Into Planning Scholarship. Planning Theory & Practice. Online First:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14649357.2024.2345971
Confirmation of PhD: Martha Cross
Title “Unlocking imagination through maps: exploring the spatial imaginaries of food systems transitions. A case study of the UK food partnership movement”.
Supervisors Dr Richard Nunes (Real Estate & Planning) and Prof. Mike Goodman (Geography).