Research

Julia Freybote, Ph.D.

Dr. Freybote's research focuses on investor behavior, information environment and asset pricing in the REIT and commercial real estate market. Her work has been published in Real Estate Economics, the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics and the Journal of Real Estate Research. In 2019, she received the William N. Kinnard Scholar Award from the American Real Estate Society (ARES), which recognizes outstanding real estate scholars early in their academic career.

Riëtte Carstens, Ph.D.

Dr Carstens holds a PhD and MBA from Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Her research interests include real estate investment and finance, textual analysis, REITs and the value of machine learning and other innovative technologies for the real estate industry. Her research has been published in the Journal of Real Estate Research, Journal of Property Research, Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management and Journal of Real Estate Literature.

PSU's Center for Real Estate Journal publication is a snapshot of the commercial real estate and housing markets in the region. Each issue has several feature articles about real estate and development in the Portland area as well as an analysis of the trends in the commercial and residential markets. We appreciate the generous support of the Real Estate Journal by Oregon REALTORS®, Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS), and Multi-Family Northwest (MFNW).

New Research Coming in April 2024

2022 Reports

• Center for Real Estate, Quarterly Report, 2022 Q4 (full 36-page report)
• Center for Real Estate, Quarterly Report, 2022 Q3 (full 47-page report)
• Center for Real Estate, Quarterly Report, 2022 Q2 (full 70-page report)
• Center for Real Estate, Quarterly Report, 2022 Q1 (full 97-page report)

Each Winter and Summer, students in the PSU Real Estate Development Workshop produce a development plan for a property site in the Portland or Seattle area. Students form a real estate development team and produce an original development plan, including the development concept, the market analysis, the conceptual design, economic analysis, capital, and operations budget, and management plan.

The students' plan demonstrates and applies mastery of the development concepts and tools learned through their Master of Real Estate Development (MSRE) coursework. The Center greatly appreciates the support of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), the Building and Owners Management Association (BOMA), and numerous private sponsors and real estate industry mentors over the years.

Recent accolades:

• Winner: Raleigh Hills Medical Center, Raleigh Hills, Oregon, Winter 2022
• Runner Up: Nyeste Mixed Use Apartment Project, Renton, Washington, Winter 2022
• Winner: Vancouver Gateway Project, Vancouver, Washington, Summer, 2021
• Runner-Up: Vancouver Anchor District, Vancouver, Washington, Summer, 2021
• Winner: Land Rover Blocks Development, Lloyd District, Portland, Winter, 2021
• Runner Up: Vivi, Life Sciences Building, East Lake Union, Seattle, Washington, Winter 2021
• Runner-Up: Eastbank Forum, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), Portland, Winter, 2021
• Winner: Biggi Commons, Beaverton, Oregon, Summer, 2020
• Runner-Up: The Bridges at Beaverton Creek, Beaverton, Oregon, Summer, 2020
• Runner-Up: The Trailhead, Tigard, Oregon, Summer, 2020
• Winner: The Lighthouse, Bellevue Washington, NAIOP Competition Winter 2020
• Winner: The Drive-In, Sixth and Hawthorne, Portland, Summer, 2019
• Runner-up: The Woodworks, at the Convention Center Portland, Summer, 2019
• Runner-up: Lloyd Urban Village (LUV), East Portland, Summer, 2019
• Winner: Land Rover Blocks Development,"Lloyd District, Portland, Summer, 2019