My work explores how households respond to and prepare for financial shocks. My household finance agenda can be divided into three broad categories: (i) work at the intersection of climate-related disasters and real estate markets, (ii) papers quantifying the household financial impact of U.S. health policy decisions, and (iii) studies exploring the factors influencing household savings decisions. I collect and merge geospatial, regulatory, and financial datasets and apply to these data empirical strategies that give my findings causal interpretations. Not only do my estimates offer insights into the net welfare implications of the events I study, but they empirically test theoretical mechanisms and reveal unexpected spillovers – for example, from health policy onto non-traditional loan markets.
MSBC 5610 - Real Estate Finance and Investment
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Fall 2019
The primary objectives of this course are to: (1) describe, analyze, and compare the features of residential mortgage loans, commercial mortgage loans, and commercial leases; (2) conduct income property investment analyses and develop the technical competence necessary to structure basic real estate transactions; (3) understand the operations and valuations of private equity funds and real estate investment trusts (REITs), and how real estate is securitized and sold to everyday investors.
REAL 4100 - Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis
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Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Covers: 1) traditional and alternative financing of residential and commercial real estate; 2) pro forma cash flows and valuation of income generating properties; 3) real estate decisions of non-real estate corporations; and 4) mortgage backed securities and real estate investment trusts (REITs).
