Research

Real estate professor Andra Ghent’s study of historical mortgage laws and foreclosure statistics shows that state laws vary greatly and, when laws require lenders to work through the court system, foreclosure processes tend to drag on and on. Such delays can hobble housing-market recovery.

The bottom line message of the 2013 economic outlook forecast was strikingly similar from both Anthony Chan, chief economist for private wealth management at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Beth Ann Bovino, deputy chief economist for Standard & Poor’s.

At the 49th Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon, co-sponsored by the W. P. Carey School of Business Department of Economics and JPMorgan Chase, two experts offered their insights into Arizona’s economy in 2013.

In 1980, the average American CEO made about 42 times more than the average American worker. In 2011, the CEO made about 380 times more. CEO pay continued to rise significantly every year in the last half of the 2000s, even as corporate profits were falling.

Good design is an essential ingredient of success, for developers and communities. Real estate Professor Mark Stapp writes that buildings must be more than functional and financially feasible.

Robert E. Mittelstaedt, dean of the W. P. Carey School of Business, surveyed the current employment picture in the U.S. at the November 8, 2012 Economic Club of Phoenix luncheon. The Economic Club of Phoenix, an affiliate of the W. P.

William Toler is CEO of AdvancePierre Foods, a fully integrated manufacturer of value-added proteins, Philly steaks, and handheld sandwiches. Matthew Wilson is managing director of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., majority shareholder in AdvancePierre. The two shared the podium at the Nov.

Ruth Barratt, a clinical assistant professor of management at the W. P. Carey School of Business, is teaching a class for small business owners on forming and leading high performance teams.

The real estate recovery is an opportunity for cities in the Phoenix metro area to re-think an approach to development that has prevailed for the past 60 years. Recently, two housing experts talked about what the next phase of Arizona’s growth might look like, given vision and planning.

Real estate expert Michael Orr favors price per square foot over median price when tracking changes in the Maricopa and Pinal County market. That’s because price per square foot reveals incrementally small price changes, allowing us to see movement long before median price is affected.