| Title: |
Professor Director, Center for Real Estate Brokerage and Markets |
| Dept: | Finance |
| Office: | BU 322 |
| Phone: | 216-687-4732 |
| Email: | J.WEBB@csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. BU 322, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
Education: | ||
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Ph.D., Finance, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1982
M.B.A., Finance, Northern Illinois University, 1974 B.S., Management/production, Northern Illinois University, 1972 | ||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| James R. Webb received his Ph.D from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in Finance specializing in Real Estate and Investments. His professional and academic experience includes:
- Visiting Professor, Department of the Built Environment, University of Ulster, U.K., 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. - Visiting Professor, Department of Real Estate and Construction, University of Hong Kong, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999. - Visiting Research Scholar, School of Land Economy, University of Western Sydney (Australia), Summer 1993, Winter 1997, and Summer 2002. - Professor and Director of the Real Estate Research Center, Department of Finance, College of Business, Cleveland State University, 1991-Present. - Professor and Chairman, Department of Finance, College of Business, Cleveland State University, 1989-1991. - Professor of Finance and Director of the academic real estate program at the University of Akron, 1982-1987, 1988-1989. - Visiting "Texas Real Estate Research Professor", Department of Finance, University of Texas at Austin, 1987-1988. - Assistant Professor of Finance and Director of the real estate program at Kent State University, 1979-1982. - Visiting Lecturer in Real Estate at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, 1978-1979. In addition, he has published over one hundred twenty-five research studies on various aspects of real estate investment in professional and academic journals such as: - Journal of Urban Economics - Journal of Real Estate Research - Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics - Decision Sciences - Journal of Portfolio Management - Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management - Journal of Real Estate Literature - Real Estate Economics (was AREUEA Journal) - Land Economics - The Appraisal Journal - Property Tax Journal - Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education Dr. Webb has also served as a consultant in many capacities to the following: - Pension funds on asset allocation - Department of Energy and NLO on the Fernald Nuclear Facility - Ohio State University Research Foundation - Ohio Real Estate Commission - Mass appraisal firms - Numerous County appraisal divisions - Expert witness on real estate valuation and capitalization rates - Municipalities on tax abatement In addition, other major activities of Professor Webb include: - Distinguished NAIOP Fellow, 2005-06. - Selected as the Burns Scholar, Denver University, 2004. - Founder and Member of the Middle East Real Estate Society Board of Directors (2005-07). - Recipient of the first ARES David Ricardo Award for lifetime real estate research contributions (2004). - Chairman of the Board of the National Bureau of Real Estate Research (NBRER), (1991-present). - Recipient of the International Real Estate Society Service Award (2003). - Founder (1987), President (1993) and Executive Director (1994-present) of the American Real Estate Society Foundation. - Recipient of Nance College of Business Research Award (2002-03). - Member of the Asian Real Estate Society Board of Directors (2001-present). - Member of the International Real Estate Society Board of Directors (2001-present), Treasurer (2003-present). - Recipient of the International Real Estate Society Achievement Award (1997). - Recipient of the first ARES James A. Graaskamp Award(iconoclastic leadership), (1990). - Director of Development for the American Real Estate Society (2001-present). - Executive Director of the American Real Estate Society, (1987-2001). - President of the American Real Estate Society, (1986). - On the Editorial Board of almost all academic real estate research journals throughout the world. | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| Decision theory for real estate investment and portfolio analysis.
Real Estate management and investment counselor behavior. The impact of environmental hazards on property valuation. | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| American Economic Association
American Finance Association American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association American Real Estate Society Eastern Finance Association Financial Management Association National Bureau of Real Estate Research Southern/Southwestern Finance Association Western Finance Association | ||
| Professional Experience: | ||
| Cleveland State University,Director of Center for the Study of Real Estate Bokerage and Markets,1991-present.
The Townsend Group,Director of Research, 1991-1993 | ||
| University Service: | ||
| Cleveland State University
Faculty Senate Committee Member Professional National University of Singapore - Dept of Real Estate for the Master of Science in Real Estate Program External Examiner | ||