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Xiaolun Yu

Lecturer of Real Estate Finance

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Specialisms

  • Urban Economics, 
  • Policy Evaluation, 
  • Real Estate Finance, 
  • Land Use Regulation, 
  • Spatial Econometrics

Location

HBS 216, Whiteknights Campus

Xiaolun is a Lecturer in Real Estate Finance at Henley Business School.

Xiaolun employs econometric methods and spatial techniques to study topics on urban economics, real estate, housing, and public policy. His research has been published in journals such as Journal of Urban Economics and Real Estate Economics, and has been quoted in The Economist, The Guardian, and The Telegraph, among other media outlets. Xiaolun has won different awards for his research and teaching such as the Nick Tyrrell Research Prize. He is the coordinator of the REP department brown bag research seminar.


Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economic Geography, 2021, London School of Economics, United Kingdom

Master of Science (MSc) in Real Estate Economics and Finance, 2016, London School of Economics, United Kingdom

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics, 2015, Tongji University, China

Undergraduate Exchange, 2013, University of St.Gallen, Switzerland

Current PhD student:

Gyojun Shin, climate change and commercial real estate

Gyojun Shin



Reference: Yu, X. (2024) Low-rise buildings in big cities: theory and evidence from China. Real Estate Economics, 52 (2). pp. 366-400. ISSN 1540-6229 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1540-6229.12476
Henley faculty authors:
Xiaolun Yu
Reference: Carozzi, F., Hilber, C. A. L. and Yu, X. (2024) On the economic impacts of mortgage credit expansion policies: evidence from help to buy. Journal of Urban Economics, 139. 103611. ISSN 0094-1190 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2023.103611
Henley faculty authors:
Xiaolun Yu

Real Estate Valuation I

This module introduces students to basic financial mathematics and their application for the pricing of equities, bonds, mortgages and real estate assets. Following some introductory material on asset classes and...

Module code: RE1REV

Real Estate Finance

The module presents in depth concepts of real estate finance, both theoretically and empirically. It can be seen as an advanced course in corporate finance (funding and valuation) applied to...

Module code: REMF70