Prof. Dr. Francisco Amaral

"Location, location, location - is not by chance the hallmark of real estate agents; it plays a crucial role in housing markets. Consequently, a significant portion of my research is devoted to comprehending the patterns and factors influencing the spatial distribution of prices and returns in housing markets."

Francisco Amaral has been appointed Assistant Professor of Real Estate Finance at our Department of Finance as of 1 October 2024.

He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Bonn and is a research fellow at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel). His research interest lies at the intersection of financial and urban economics, with a particular emphasis on the market microstructure of housing markets and its influence on the spatial distribution of housing prices and returns.

Francisco Amaral is also a co-founder of the German Real Estate Index (GREIX), a project dedicated to enhancing transparency in the German housing market. GREIX provides a range of high-quality real estate indicators, tracking the evolution of housing markets in various German cities, free of charge. For more information, please visit www.greix.de.

Financial and Urban Economics, Real Estate Finance, and Housing