Erkan Yönder

Associate Professor, Finance

Research areas: Real Estate Finance (Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Commercial Real Estate, Green Buildings, Commercial Mortgages, Climate Issues in Real Estate, Machine Learning in Real Estate), Corporate Finance

Contact information

Email:

erkan.yonder@concordia.ca

Website:

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ORCID:

0000-0003-4758-7841

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Biography

Education

PhD in Finance, Maastricht University

PhD, MSc, BSc in Economics, Middle East Technical University

Teaching activities

Undergraduate Course(s)
FINA 420 Real Estate Finance

Graduate Course(s)
MSCA 632 Special Topics in Finance (Real Estate)

Research activities

Research areas

Real Estate Finance (Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Commercial Real Estate, Green Buildings, Commercial Mortgages, Climate Issues in Real Estate, Machine Learning in Real Estate), Corporate Finance

Publications

[1] Banks, Non-Banks, and the Incorporation of Local Information in CMBS Loan Pricing, 2023, Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming, Piet Eichholtz, Steven Ongena, and Nagihan Simeth.

[2] Unpledged Collateral, REIT Liquidity Constraints, and Asset Sales, 2023, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Forthcoming, with Irem Demirci and Mehdi Rasteh.

[3] Climate Change and Commercial Real Estate: Evidence from Hurricane Sandy, 2023, Real Estate Economics, Forthcoming, with Jawad M. Addoum, Piet Eichholtz, and Eva Steiner.

[4] CEO-CFO Team Optimism: Commercial Real Estate Transactions and REIT Performance, 2023, Real Estate Economics 51–1, 103–129, with Piet Eichholtz.

[5] Impact of Environmental Investments on Corporate Financial Performance: Decomposing Valuation and Cash Flow Effects, 2023, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics 66, 778–805, with Avis Devine.

[6] Shuffling Through the Bargain Bin: Real Estate Holdings of Public Firms, 2020, Review of Finance 24–3, 647–675, with Irem Demirci and Umit Gurun.

[7] Corporate Diversification and the Cost of Debt: Evidence from REIT Bank Loans and Mortgages, 2020, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics 61, 316–368, with Irem Demirci and Piet Eichholtz.

[8] Environmental Performance and the Cost of Debt: Evidence from Commercial Mortgages and REIT Bonds, 2019, Journal of Banking and Finance 102, 19–32, with Piet Eichholtz, Rogier Holtermans, and Nils Kok.

[9] The Economics of Residential Solar Water Heaters in Emerging Economies: The Case of Turkey, 2018, Energy Economics 75, 285–299, with Erdal Aydin and Piet Eichholtz.

[10] The Economic Effects of Owner Distance and Local Property Management in US Office Markets, 2016, Journal of Economic Geography 16–4, 781–803, with Piet Eichholtz and Rogier Holtermans.

[11] CEO Overconfidence, REIT Investment Activity, and Performance, 2015, Real Estate Economics 43–1, 139–162, with Piet Eichholtz.

[12] Portfolio Greenness and the Financial Performance of REITs, 2012, Journal of International Money and Finance 31–7, 1911–1929, with Piet Eichholtz and Nils Kok.

Book Chapters

[13] REIT Environmental Performance and the Cost of Equity, 2018, The Routledge REITs Research Handbook, Edited by David Parker, Routledge Taylor and Francis, with Peter Barron and Piet Eichholtz.

[14] Real Estate, Governance, and the Global Economic Crisis, 2011, Corporate Governance Failures: The Role of Institutional Investors in the Global Financial Crisis, Edited by James P. Hawley, Shyam J. Kamath, and Andrew T. Williams, University of Pennsylvania Press, with Piet Eichholtz and Nils Kok.

Selected Awards

2022-2023 Sam and Diana Scalia Research Grant, Montreal, QC

2021-2022 Sam and Diana Scalia Research Grant, Montreal, QC

2021-2023 Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) Research Grant, Montreal, QC

2017-2018 European Public Real Estate Association Grant, European Public Real Estate Association, Brussels

2018 Nick Tyrrell Research Prize, INREV, IPF, and SPR, London

2015-2016 Real Estate Research Institute Grant, Real Estate Research Institute, Hartford, CT

2015-2016 European Public Real Estate Association Grant, European Public Real Estate Association, Brussels

2014-2015 Real Estate Research Institute Grant, Real Estate Research Institute, Hartford, CT

2013 Best Published Article in Finance and Sustainability, Principles for Responsible Investment (a United Nations supported initiative) and the French Social Investment Forum, Paris

2012-2013 Real Estate Research Institute Grant, Real Estate Research Institute, Hartford, CT