Timothy Riddiough, Ph.D., CRE

Director, Center for Real Estate
Professor and E.J. Plesko Chair of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics

Timothy Riddiough is the E.J. Plesko Chair, Director of the Center for Real Estate, and Professor of Real Estate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has published over 40 articles, and is best known for his work on real options, mortgage pricing and strategy, and land use regulation. Tim has currently or previously served on the boards of several organizations, including ArCap REIT, Inc., EquiBase Capital Partners, LaSalle Investment Management (a REIT mutual fund), OCWEN Asset Investment Corporation (a publicly traded REIT), the Massachusetts State College Building Authority, and the Real Estate Research Institute.

He is a managing editor of Real Estate Finance. Tim is the past recipient of the best dissertation and best paper awards in Real Estate Economics, and is a fellow at the Homer Hoyt Institute for Advanced Studies as well as the Real Estate Research Institute. He has served as a consultant for numerous organizations, including HUD, GMAC, Wells Fargo, CB Commercial, Equitable Life Assurance, and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. He teaches courses in Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Capital Markets, and Microeconomics. Professor Riddiough earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1991 and was a tenured professor at M.I.T. prior to returning to Madison in 2001.

Publications/Working Papers

Curriculum Vitae

Research Areas
Financial intermediation, with applications to mortgage finance and securitization.
Derivatives pricing, with applications to land, leasing and mortgage markets.
Law and economy, with applications to property rights and bankruptcy.
Capital structure and investment policy of real estate investment trusts.
Housing policy, with applications to regulation and mortgage finance.

Editorial Activities
Managing editor, Real Estate Finance.
Editorial board member: Real Estate Economics, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Journal of Real Estate Research, CMBS World, International Real Estate Review.
Academic review board member, Appraisal Journal.

Board Memberships (selected)
Advisory board member, Real Estate Capital Institute, 2006-present.
Director, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, 2005-present.
Director/advisory board member, ArCap REIT, Inc., 2004-present.
Advisory board member, EquiBase Capital Partners, 2002-present.
Director, LaSalle Investment Management Mutual Fund, 2001-2002.

Awards and Honors
Designated Counselor of Real Estate (CRE), 2006.
Founding Fellow, Real Estate Research Institute, 2004.
Elected Round Table Scholar, 2004.
Recipient of Edwin S. Mills/American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association Best Research Paper of the Year Award, 2003.
Elected Fellow of Homer Hoyt Institute of Advanced Studies, 2002.
Homer Hoyt Post-Doctoral Fellow Award, 1995.
MBA Association Teacher of the Year Award, 1993.
AREUEA Dissertation Award, First Place, 1992.

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