IRES Director Prof. Deng Yongheng Presented at the International Symposium on Housing and Financial Stability in China on the Topic of “Understanding the Risk of China’s Local Government Debts and Its Linkage with Property Markets” on December 18th – 19th, 2015 in Shenzhen, China. This international forum was co-hosted by IMF, Princeton University, and Chinese University of Hong Kong.
On 13th Nov 2015, IRES hosted and delivered a Real Estate Entrepreneurs Executive Training Program customized to the requirements of the China Index Academy and its delegates, comprising of real estate developers and property management companies. The China Index Academy is an independent property research organization which provides property/land data and generates key market insights for its customers. The China Index Academy forms part of publicly listed Soufun which operates a leading real estate Internet portal in China.
The NUS Institute of Real Estate Studies (IRES) and the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) jointly organized a public lecture on 12th November, titled: “Lessons from 2008-2015: How Should Governments and Private Developers Manage Real Estate Cycles?”
The lecture, held at Hotel Jen Tanglin, saw an overwhelming response of close to 300 attendees, comprising a good diverse mix of industry leaders, experts from the academia/think tanks, and policy makers from various government agencies.
IRES Director Prof Deng Yongheng was invited to ISAS’ 10th International Conference on Politics and Economics of Land in South Asia. The event was held over 2 days (29-30 Oct 2015) at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore.
On the morning of October 10, 2015, The Inaugural Session of China’s New Urbanization Forum Series, namely Innovations in China’s New Urbanization: Opportunities and Challenges was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Zhejiang University Zijingang Campus. This event was initiated by the Institute of Real Estate Studies (IRES) GLP Research Center, National University of Singapore and was jointly organized by the Zhejiang University and Soochow University.
The NUS School of Design and Environment (SDE) and the NUS Institute of Real Estate Studies (IRES) jointly collaborated in organizing the Young Leaders’ Dialogue (YLD). The YLD is a track organised under the broad umbrella of Ecosperity 2015, a global forum on ‘Urbanisation: Developing Cities for a Sustainable Future’. Ecosperity 2015 is organised by Temasek, who is also the sponsor of the YLD event.
IRES has established a new Professorship focusing on the sustainable built environment in honour of the late Mr Lum Chang of the Lum Chang Group and his many contributions to society. Named the Lum Chang Professorship, the endowment fund is supported by a generous pledged gift of $2 million by the Executive Chairman of Lum Chang Holdings Mr Raymond Lum, Managing Director Mr David Lum and the Group’s construction arm Lum Chang Building Contractors.
The Building and Estate Management Alumni (BEMA) 22nd Executive Committee has committed to make a $25,000 donation in support of the Department of Real Estate’s (DRE) scholarship initiative. To commemorate the establishment of this scholarship, the gift was officially presented to DRE at BEMA’s fundraising Golf Dinner and Prize Presentation Ceremony on the 24th of June at the Raffles Country Club.
NUS IRES organized a Policy Forum titled “Effectiveness of Property Market Policies in Singapore and Around the World” on 25th May 2015 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore. This forum brought together leading experts from the industry and the academia to provide the business community with up-to-date insights and in-depth opinions on property market policies.
The NUS Institute of Real Estate Studies (IRES) organized its sixth international symposium on May 22-23, 2015 in Singapore. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Lessons learnt, missed opportunities, history repeating itself: US housing crisis and implications for Asia”. This two-day symposium featured paper presentations and discussions on issues of real estate and housing markets and major policy shifts.
