Faculty Profile

Yingchun Liu

Title
Associate Professor
Department
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law
College
College of Business
Associate Professor
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law
College of Business

    

Education

PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002.
Major: Economics

Current Scheduled Teaching*

FINA 3770.011, Finance, Spring 2024 Syllabus
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Spring 2024 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*

FINA 3770.004, Finance, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.011, Finance, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 5440.001, Advanced Real Estate Finance and Analysis, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.004, Finance, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 5440.001, Advanced Real Estate Finance and Analysis, Spring 2022 SPOT
FINA 3770.007, Finance, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 5440.001, Advanced Real Estate Finance and Analysis, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.005, Finance, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.003, Finance, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 5440.001, Advanced Real Estate Finance and Analysis, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.005, Finance, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.003, Finance, Spring 2020 Syllabus
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Spring 2020 Syllabus
FINA 3770.005, Finance, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.003, Finance, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 5440.001, Advanced Real Estate Finance and Analysis, Fall 2018 SPOT
FINA 5400.002, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2018 SPOT
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.003, Finance, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 5440.001, Advanced Real Estate Finance and Analysis, Fall 2017 SPOT
FINA 3770.005, Finance, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 5440.001, Advanced Real Estate Finance and Analysis, Spring 2017 SPOT
FINA 3770.003, Finance, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.005, Finance, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6900.713, Special Problems, Fall 2016
FINA 3770.003, Finance, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
REAL 4000.001, Real Estate Finance, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.005, Finance, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5400.002, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2015 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 Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article
Liu, Y., Lin, Z., Xie, J. (2024). Market Distortions with Collusion of Agents. Journal of Banking and Finance.
Liu, Y., Hu, M., Lin, Z. (2024). Housing Disparity between Homeowners and Renters: Evidence from China. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. 68(1), 28-51.
Liu, Y., Hu, M., Lin, Z. (2023). Are Homeowners More Likely to Donate?. Journal of Real Estate Research. 45(4), 405-430. (Lead article).
Bian, X., Feng, Z., Lin, Z., Liu, Y. (2023). Holding onto the Past: Previous Homes, Post-Move Housing Consumption, and the Great Recession. Journal of Real Estate Research.
Liu, Y., Hu, M., Lin, Z. (2023). Amenities, Housing Affordability, and Education Elites. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. 66(1), 141-168.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2021). Competing Selling Strategies in the Housing Market. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. 63, 394-413.
Liu, Y., Lin, Z., Xie, J. (2021). Banking Deregulation and Homeownership. Journal of Housing Economics. 52, Lead article.
Liu, Y., He, X., Lin, Z., Seiler, M. (2020). Search Benefit in Housing Markets: An Inverted U-Shaped Price and TOM Relation. Real Estate Economics. 48(3), 772-807.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2020). Price Discovery with Heterogeneous Sellers in Real Estate. Journal of Real Estate Research. 42(3), 341-364.
Liu, Y., Bian, X., Lin, Z. (2018). House Price, Loan-to-Value Ratio and Credit Risk. Journal of Banking and Finance. Vol. 92(July), 1-12 (Lead article).
Liu, Y., Bian, X., Lin, Z. (2018). Bargaining, Mortgage Financing and House Prices. Journal of Real Estate Research. 40(3), 419-451.
Liu, Y., Lin, Z., He, X. (2018). Volatility and Liquidity in the Real Estate Market. Journal of Real Estate Research. 40(4), 523-550.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2017). Characteristics of Long-run Return and Risk: a General Performance Metric". Journal of Real Estate Research. 39(2), 165-187.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2017). “Optimal Portfolio Selection: Role of Illiquidity and Investment Horizon. Journal of Real Estate Research. 39(4), 515-535..
Liu, Y., Lin, Z., Xie, J. (2016). Immigrants and Mortgage Delinquency. Real Estate Economics. 44(1), 198-235.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., He, X., Lin, Z. (2015). Market Risk Factor and the Weighted Repeated Sales Method. Journal of Real Estate Research. 37(1), 1-22.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2015). Racial Discrepancy in Mortgage Interest Rates. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. 51(1), 101-120.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z., Seiler, M. The Benefit of Search in Housing Markets. Journal of Real Estate Research. 37(4), 597-622.
Liu, Y., An, Z., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2013). How do Market Conditions Impact Price-TOM Relationship? Evidence from Real Estate Owned (REO) Sales. Journal of Housing Economics. 22, 250-263.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2013). Is There a Real Estate Allocation Puzzle?. Journal of Portfolio Management. 39, 61-74.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2013). Liquidity Risk of Private Assets: the Other Side of the Market. Financial Review. 48, 671-696.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2013). Performance of Thinly-traded Assets: a Case in Real Estate. Financial Review. 48(3511-536), .
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2011). Do Women Pay More for Mortgages?. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. 43, 423-440.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z., Zhang, Y. (2011). Has Real Estate Come of Age?. Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management. 17, 243-254.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2011). Heterogeneous Information and Appraisal Smoothing. Journal of Real Estate Research. 33, 443-469.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2011). Property Delisting, Housing Cycle and Pricing Bias. Journal of Housing Economics. 17, 152-157.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2010). Home Price, Time-on-market, and Seller Heterogeneity under Changing Market Conditions. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. 41, 272-293.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2010). Illiquidity and Portfolio Risk of Thinly-traded Asset. Journal of Property Management. 36, 126-138.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2010). Illiquidity, Transaction Cost, and Optimal Holding Period for Real Estate: Theory and Application. Journal of Housing Economics. 19, 109-118.
Liu, Y., Lin, Z., Yao, V. (2010). Ownership Restriction and Housing Value: Evidence from American Housing Survey. Journal of Real Estate Research. 32, 201-220.
Liu, Y., Lin, Z., Vandell, K. (2009). Marketing Period Risk in a Portfolio Context: Comment and Extension. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. 38, 183-191.
Liu, Y., Cheng, P., Lin, Z. (2008). A Model of Time-on-Market and Real Estate Price under Sequential Search with Recall. Real Estate Economics. 36, 813-843.
Liu, Y., Hilber, C. (2008). Explaining the Black-White Homeownership Gap: The Role of Own Wealth, Parental Externalities and Locational Preferences. Journal of Housing Economics. 17, 152-174.
Liu, Y., Lin, Z. (2008). Real Estate Return and Risk with Heterogeneous Investors. Real Estate Economics. 36, 753-776.
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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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