Kerry Vandell
Founding Faculty
Joint appointment in Business and Law

Why did you agree to join the University of California, Irvine School of Law faculty?
The opportunity to interact closely with an eclectic and intellectually diverse faculty and student body was of primary importance in my decision to accept a joint appointment in the law school. I have no doubt that the research and educational products to be forthcoming from this new endeavor will represent the cutting edge of legal research and education in the 21st century.

Describe a favorite service project.
I have had extensive experience working with communities nationwide, as well as with state and federal government agencies, on issues relating to housing affordability, inclusionary zoning and environmental justice.

What are you most excited about doing in the first two years of the law school?
I look forward to working with the dean and faculty to build a strong curriculum in all aspects of real estate law (transactions, tax, land use and entitlements, securities, etc.) which will be of immense value to both law and business students in the dynamic economy of Southern California.

Kerry Vandell
Contact info
kvandell@law.uci.edu
949-824-1985
110 MPAA Building (Center for Real Estate)

CV
Education
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology/MIT-Harvard Joint Center for Urban Studies, Ph.D., 1977
  • Harvard University, city and regional planning, M.C.P., 1973
  • Rice University, mechanical engineering, B.A., cum laude, M.M.E., 1970
Prior faculty appointments
  • University of California, Irvine, 2006-present Paul Merage School of Business Founding director, Center for Real Estate Professor of Finance and Real Estate
  • University of Southern California, Lusk Center for Real Estate (visiting scholar), 2004-2005
  • University of Wisconsin Tiefenthaler Distinguished Chair in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, 1996-2006 Bolz Center for Arts Administration, executive director, 2000-2005 Center for Urban Land Economics Research, director, 1990-2004 Department of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, chair, 1989-1993 Institute for Environmental Studies, affiliated faculty, 1997-2006
  • Hong Kong University, Department of Real Estate and Construction, visiting professor, 1997
  • University of California, Berkeley, visiting professor, real estate and urban economics, 1988-1989
  • Harvard University, visiting associate professor, urban design, 1985-1986
  • Southern Methodist University, associate professor, 1980-1986
  • Southern Methodist University, assistant professor, 1976-1980
Expertise
  • Mortgage finance, valuation of complex real property interests, real estate liquidity and portfolio diversification, economics of urban amenities, real estate market dynamics, mortgage default and prepayment risk, architecture and urban design as economic amenities, environmental justice, housing policy, community economic development, international real estate markets
Publication highlights
  • Professor Vandell has written or co-authored more than 80 papers that have appeared in such publications as the Journal of Finance, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Real Estate Economics, the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, and the Wharton Real Estate Review. He has presented at conferences and meetings in Asia, Europe and throughout the United States.
Affiliations/honors
  • American Real Estate Society, Journal of Real Estate Research Legacy Award for Best Paper, 2007
  • Journal of Housing Research, board of editors, 2006-present
  • American Real Estate Society, Competitive Paper Award, second place, 2005
  • Appraisal Institute, Outstanding Paper Award, 2004
  • Counselors of Real Estate, member
  • Urban Land Institute, Manufactured Housing Council member (invited), 2004-present
  • American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, George Bloom Award, 2003
  • Asian Real Estate Society, board member (elected), 2002-present
  • Real Estate Issues, co-editor, 2002-2006
  • Financial Management Association Competitive Paper Award, 2000
  • Counselors of Real Estate (invited), 2000-present
  • American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, president, 1991
  • Real Estate Economics, co-editor, 1991-1997
  • Journal of Real Estate Research, editorial board, 1999-present
  • International Real Estate Review, editorial board, 1999