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Xun Bian

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law

College: College of Business

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 2011
    Major: Business Administration
    Specialization: Real Estate
  • BA, Illinois Wesleyan University, 2005
    Major: Economics

Current Scheduled Teaching

REAL 2100.003Principles of Real EstateFall 2025 Syllabus
REAL 4200.001Property ManagementFall 2025 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

REAL 2100.001Principles of Real EstateSummer 5W1 2025 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 2100.001Principles of Real EstateSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4200.401Property ManagementSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 2100.003Principles of Real EstateFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4200.001Property ManagementFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 2100.001Principles of Real EstateSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4200.001Property ManagementSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 2100.003Principles of Real EstateFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4200.001Property ManagementFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 2100.001Principles of Real EstateSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4200.001Property ManagementSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 2100.003Principles of Real EstateFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4200.001Property ManagementFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 2100.002Principles of Real EstateSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4200.001Property ManagementSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 2100.004Principles of Real EstateFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4200.001Property ManagementFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Bian, X., Brastow, R., Stoll, M., Waller, B., Wentland, S. (2021). Neighborhood sorting dynamics in real estate: Evidence from the Virginia sex offender registry. Measuring Amenities and Disamenities in the Housing Market: Applications of the Hedonic Method.

    • Journal Article

  • Bian, X., Chen, R., Jiang, H. (2025). Housing Affordability and Rent Control: The Case of Elderly Tenants. Urban Studies.
  • Bian, X., Coulson, E., Sun, X. (2025). Warmth of the Welcome: Immigration and Local Housing Price Dynamics. Real Estate Economics. 53 (4) 648-675.
  • Bian, X., Chen, R., Jiang, H. (2025). Do Immigrants Equally Benefit from Rent Control?. Real Estate Economics. Volume 53 (1) 67-100.
  • Bian, X., Lin, Z., Zhu, F. (2024). Housing Leverage, Home Value, and Retirement. Real Estate Economics. 52 (4) 1103-1139.
  • Bian, X., Feng, Z., Lin, Z., Liu, Y. (2024). Holding onto the Past: Previous Homes, Post-Move Housing Consumption, and the Great Recession. Journal of Real Estate Research. 46 (2) 214-244.
  • Bian, X., Zhu, F. (2024). Does Owning a Home Make Us More Generous?. Journal of Housing Research. 33 (1) 80-111.
  • Bian, X., Devos, E., Feng, Z. (2023). Commercial Real Estate Returns and Innovation. Journal of Real Estate Research. 45 (3) 385-404.
  • Bian, X., Contat, J., Waller, B.D., Wentland, S.A. (2023). Why Disclose Less Information? Toward Resolving a Disclosure Puzzle in the Housing Market. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. 66 (2) 443-486.
  • Bian, X., Lin, Z. (2022). Housing Debt and Elderly Housing Tenure Choices. Real Estate Economics. 50 (5) 1360-1397.
  • Bian, X., Brastow, R.T., Waller, B.D., Wentland, S.A. (2021). Foreclosure Externalities and Home Liquidity. Real Estate Economics. 49 (3) 876-916.
  • Bian, X. (2021). Disability and Mortgage Delinquency. Housing Studies. 36 (10) 1537-1565.
  • Bian, X., Lin, Z., Liu, Y. (2018). House Price, Loan-to-Value Ratio and Credit Risk. Journal of Banking and Finance. 92 1-12.
  • Bian, X., Lin, Z., Liu, Y. (2018). Bargaining, Mortgage Financing and Housing Prices. Journal of Real Estate Research. 40 (3) 419-451.
  • Bian, X., Turnbull, G.K., Waller, B.D. (2017). Client Externality Effects of Agents Selling Their Own Properties. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. 54 (2) 139-164.
  • Bian, X., Waller, B.D., Yavas, A. (2017). Commission Splits in Real Estate Transactions. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. 54 (2) 165-187.
  • Bian, X. (2017). Housing Equity Dynamics and Home Improvements. Journal of Housing Economics. 37 29-41.
  • Bian, X. (2016). Leverage and Elderly Homeowners’ Decisions to Downsize. Housing Studies. 31 (1) 20-41.
  • Bian, X., Waller, B.D., Wentland, S.A. (2016). The Role of Transaction Costs in Impeding Market Exchange in Real Estate. Journal of Housing Research. 25 (2) 115-135.
  • Bian, X., Waller, B.D., Turnbull, G.K., Wentland, S.A. (2015). How Many Listings Are Too Many? The Impact of Agent Inventory Externalities. Journal of Housing Economics. 28 130-143.
  • Bian, X., Abdullah, Y. (2013). Prepayment Penalty as a Screening Mechanism for Default and Prepayment Risks. Real Estate Economics. 41 (1) 193-224.
  • Ambrose, B.W., Bian, X. (2010). Stock Market Information and REIT Earnings Management. Journal of Real Estate Research. 32 (1) 101-138.
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    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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