Profile: David H. Downs is the Alfred L. Blake Chair, professor of real estate in the Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Department. Dr. Downs teaches real estate asset management in the undergraduate program and real estate analysis and investments at the graduate level.
Education: Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research: His research interests include real estate finance and investment, issues relevant to institutional real estate investors and the implications of real estate regulation. Dr. Downs’ articles have appeared in various scholarly journals, including Real Estate Economics, the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics and the Journal of Real Estate Research. He has received research grants from the Real Estate Research Institute and currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Real Estate Research.
Additional Title: Professor of Real Estate
Publications:
Downs, D.H., and Z.N. Güner, 2006, On the Quality of FFO Forecasts, Journal of Real Estate Research, Volume 28, Number 3, pp.257-274.
Downs, D.H., and G.A. Patterson, 2005, Asset Pricing Information in Vintage
REIT Returns: An Information Subset Test, Real Estate Economics, Volume 33,
Number 1, pp. 5-25.
