Zhenguo (Len) Lin
Assistant Professor of Real Estate
| Academic History |
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| Year | Degree | Major Area | Institution |
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| 2004 | Ph.D. | Real Estate Finance | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 2000 | Q.M.F | Quantitative Mathematical Finance | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 1999 | M.S. | Real Estate and Urban Economics | University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1989 | B.S. | Management Science | Fudan University, Shanghai, China |
| Work Experience |
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| Year | Description |
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| 2009-Present | Mississippi State University - Assistant Professor of Real Estate |
| 2002-2009 | Fannie Mae, Washington DC - Sr. Economist (2005-2009); Economist (2002-2005) |
| Journal Articles |
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| Year | Description |
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| 2009 | Cheng, P., Z. Lin and Y. Liu, “Do Women Pay More for Mortgages?” (download) forthcoming, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics |
| 2009 | Cheng, P., Z. Lin, and Y. Liu, “Home Price, Time-on-market, and Seller Heterogeneity under Changing Market Conditions,” (download) forthcoming, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. |
| 2009 | Lin, Z., Y. Liu and V. Yao, “Ownership Restriction and Housing Value: Evidence from American Housing Survey,” (download) forthcoming, Journal of Real Estate Research |
| 2010 | Cheng, P., Z. Lin and Y. Liu, “Illiquidity and Portfolio Risk of Thinly-traded Assets,” (download) Journal of Portfolio Management . (2010) Vol. 36: 126-138 |
| 2009 | Gao, A., Z. Lin and F. Na, “Housing Market Dynamics: Evidence of Mean Reversion and Downward Rigidity,” (download) Journal of Housing Economics , Special Issue, (2009) Vol. 18: 256-266 |
| 2009 | Lin, Z., E. Rosenblatt and V. Yao, “Spillover Effects of Foreclosures on Neighborhood Property Values,” (download) Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics , (2009) Vol. 38: 387-407 |
| 2009 | Lin, Z., Y. Liu and K. Vandell, “Marketing Period Risk in a Portfolio Context: Comment and Extension,” (download) Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics , (2009) Vol. 38: 183-191 |
| 2008 | Lin, Z. and Y. Liu, “Real Estate Returns and Risk with Heterogeneous Investors,” (download) Real Estate Economics , (2008) Vol. 36, 753-776 |
| 2008 | Cheng, P., Z. Lin and Y. Liu, “A Model of Time-on-Market and Real Estate Price under Sequential Search with Recall,” (download) Real Estate Economics , (2008) Vol. 36, 813-843 |
| 2007 | Bond, S., S. Hwang, Z. Lin and K. Vandell, “Marketing Period Risk in a Portfolio Context: Theory and Empirical Estimates from the UK Commercial Real Estate Market,” (download) Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics , (2007) Vol. 34, 447-461 |
| 2007 | Lin, Z. and K. Vandell, “Illiquidity and Pricing Biases in the Real Estate Market,” (download) Real Estate Economics , (2007) Vol. 35, 291-330 |
| 2006 | Shilling, J., K. Vandell, R. Koesman and Z. Lin, “How Tax Credits Have Affected the Rehabilitation of the Boston Office Market,” (download) Journal of Real Estate Research , (2006) Vol. 28, 321-348 |
| Presentations, Proceedings, and Other Publications |
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| Year | Description |
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| 2010 | "The Real Estate Premium Puzzle: a Solution", to be presented at American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association meetings in Atlanta, January 2010. |
| 2008 | "Spillover Effects of Foreclosures on Neighborhood Property Values,” invited speaker at INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington DC, October 2008 |
| 2008 | "Spillover Effects of Foreclosures on Neighborhood Property Values,” presented at Mid-year American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association meetings, Washington DC, May 2008 |
| 2008 | “Housing Market Dynamics: Fundamental Price, Overvaluation, Mean Reversion, and Downward Rigidity,” presented at American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association meetings, New Orleans, January 2008 |
| 2008 | “Ownership Restriction and Housing Value: Evidence from American Housing Survey,” presented at American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association meetings, New Orleans, January 2008 |
| Work in Progress |
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| The Efficiency of the Market for Single-Family Homes: A Critique on Case and Shiller (1989), with Cheng, P. and Liu, Y. |
| Property Delisting, Market Cycle and Housing Price Bias, with Cheng, P. and Liu, Y. |
| The Real Estate Premium Puzzle: a Solution, with Cheng, P. and Liu, Y. |
| Heterogeneous Information and Appraisal Bias, with Cheng, P. and Liu, Y. |
| Illiquidity, Transaction Cost, and Optimal Holding Period for Real Estate: Theory and Application, with Cheng, P. and Liu, Y. |
| An Operational Measure of Illiquidity Risk, with Cheng, P. and Liu, Y. |
| Asset Allocation Puzzle in Real Estate: Fact or Fiction, with Cheng, P., Liu, Y. and Zhang, Y. |
| Conforming Loan Limit and Jumbo-conforming Spread, with An, Z. and Liu, Y. |
| Gated Community and Housing Values, with An, Z. and Liu, Y. |
| Another Look at Effects of “Adults-Only” Age Restrictions on Housing Prices, with Carter, C., Allen, M. and Haloupek, W. |
| Professional Activities |
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| Year | Description |
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| 2009 | Referee for Real Estate Economics, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Journal of Real Estate Research and Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management |
| 2008 | Referee for Real Estate Economics and Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics |
| Honors |
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| Year | Description |
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| 2009 | Homer Hoyt Post-Doctoral Award in 2010 |
| 2008 | Best Paper Award at American Real Estate Socieity Annual Meeting |
| 2007 | Best Paper Award at American Real Estate Socieity Annual Meeting |
| 2006 | Best Paper for Journal of Real Estate Research Legacy Award |
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