The 2021 Joint Real Estate Conference by the Asian Real Estate Society (AsRES), the Global Chinese Real Estate Congress (GCREC) and the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA) will take place between July 18 and 21, 2021 and go virtual. The conference will be hosted by the Department of Real Estate and Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies of the National University of Singapore. The conference will provide a forum for academics, practitioners and policymakers in the areas of real estate finance, development and investment, housing, urban planning, urban economics, and public policy to exchange ideas on important issues with a theme of “Future of Real Estate: Impacts of Technologies and Global Changes”.

While we planned for an in-person conference at Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic presents restrictions on travel and gathering. Therefore, we have decided to facilitate the virtual conference this year. The virtual conference will offer the AsRES-AREUEA International sessions (presentations in English) and GCREC sessions (presentations in Chinese or English).

MAJOR THEMES

• Sustainability in Cities and Real Estate
• The Roles of the Public and Private Sectors in Real Estate
• Housing Affordability Crisis in Global Cities
• The Application of AI and Big Data in Real Estate and Urban Studies
• Aging Population and Urban Development
• Real Estate Finance, Investment and Capital Market

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

Dr Tien Foo SING
Professor, President, Asian Real Estate Society, Director,
Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies &
Head, Department of Real Estate, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore

Dr Shi Ming YU
Associate Professor, President, Global Chinese Real Estate Congress, Department of Real Estate, School of Design and Environment,
National University of Singapore