Dr. Beracha is the director of the Hollo School of Real Estate at FIU, the associate director of publication for the American Real Estate Society and the co-editor of the Journal of Real Estate Literature. Since he received his doctorate from the University of Kansas in 2007 he has published over 40 academic manuscripts in leading real estate and finance journals, which were presented in many national and international conferences, won “best paper” awards and are regularly cited by the popular press. Recently, Dr. Beracha was awarded the Kinnard Scholar Award, which recognized him as an outstanding real estate scholar in an early stage of an academic career and was ranked #3 in the world (by the Journal of Real Estate Literature) for his real estate academic research productivity. In addition to Dr. Beracha’s scholarly work, he also has years of practical experience in the area of real estate investments and has served as a consultant for numerous real estate related projects.