Research in Real Estate

The Department of Real Estate has a strong track record of interdisciplinary research in the area of property investment and property market analysis. There is close collaboration with the Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability and the Institute for Rural Research.

During the most recent RAE assessment period, staff engaged in Real Estate research published a total of 126 refereed journal papers, 6 edited books, 9 book chapters, 32 commissioned reports and policy articles and presented 120 international conference papers. Overall in RAE 2008,  20% of the groups research was ranked as 4* (world-leading): 40% 3* (internationally excellent) and 30% 2* (recognised internationally). These ratings give the property a weighted average score of 2.70, in the top 25% in the UK.

Recent publications.