The Centre for Real Estate Research (CRER) acts as a focus for interdisciplinary research in the areas of real estate investment and real estate market analysis. Since inception in 1995, the CRER has matured into an established and internationally recognised research grouping. It supports members in the development of collaborative research activity and seeks to shape the rapidly emerging international research agenda in real estate, including the role of real estate for global problems such as carbon emission.
The members of the CRER have a large network of internal contacts including academics from the following countries: Australia, Canada, China, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Sweden, The Netherlands, US.
This network has led to visits to the CRER and joint research, some of which is detailed below.
For the local community of Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, the CRER produces the Aberdeen Housing Market Report (AHMR) in cooperation with the Aberdeen Solicitors Centre (ASPC) since 2012. The methodology of the AHMR has been updated recently and contains now even more information relevant for participants in the housing market. For further information, see below.
Members of the CRER
- Professor Norman Hutchison, Real Estate, Director of CRER
- Dr Muhammed Bolomope, Lecturer, Real Estate
- Ms Selma Carson, Senior Lecturer (Scholarship), Real Estate
- Professor Martin Hoesli, Accountancy in Aberdeen and Finance in Geneva
- Dr Nan Liu, Senior Lecturer, Real Estate
- Dr Rainer Schulz, Senior Lecturer, Real Estate
- Ms Fiona Stoddard, Lecturer (Scholarship), Real Estate
- Dr Martin Wersing Lecturer, Real Estate
Associated members
- Dr Robin Goodchild, formerly of LaSalle Investment Management
- Dr Alla Koblyakova, Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University
- Bryan MacGregor, Emeritus Professor
- Hon. Professor Ian Marcus, OBE
- Dr Yuan Zhao, Senior Lecturer, Real Estate, Henley Business School
Our Projects
CRER has attracted funding from a wide range of sources including the British Council, Housing Research Foundation, IPF, RICS, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Homes, Slough Estates and Standard Life.
Research has been focussed in areas of relevance to end users and policy makers, with projects supporting a number of research fellowships and research assistants.