College of Business
Florida International University
FIU Downtown on Brickell
1101 Brickell Avenue, S 1112
Miami, FL 33131-3105
Phone: (305) 779-9252
Email: lfang@fiu.edu
Faculty
Lu Fang
Asst. Professor, Tibor and Sheila Hollo School of Real Estate
College of Business
Florida International University
FIU Downtown on Brickell
1101 Brickell Avenue, S 1112
Miami, FL 33131-3105
Phone: (305) 779-9252
Email: lfang@fiu.edu
Education
Ph.D. in Business Administration
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Areas of Expertise
- Climate real estate
- Mortgage market
- Real estate brokerage and housing market
Professional Activities
Dr. Lu Fang is an Assistant Professor in the Hollo School of Real Estate. Previously, Dr. Fang taught at Longwood University and The Pennsylvania State University (University Park). Dr. Fang earned her Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. Dr. Fang's research focuses on mortgage markets, climate finance, real estate brokerage, and applications of artificial intelligence in real estate analysis.
Courses Taught
- Advanced Real Estate Investment Valuation
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Invest
Publications
Beracha E., Fang L., Hardin W. G., & Thibodeau M. N.
(2026).
Perception of risk and user cost in property markets: Evidence from Surfside partial building collapse.
Real Estate Economics, 54(2).
Fang L., Hayunga D. K., & Munneke H. J.
(2026).
Real estate agents’ collaboration and housing outcomes.
Real Estate Economics.
Fang L., Li L., Yavas A., & Scofield D.
(2026).
Hurricane-induced risk contagion in commercial real estate: Evidence from Hurricane Sandy.
Real Estate Economics, 54(4).
Fang L., & Hayunga D. K.
(2024).
The impact of real estate agents’ expertise on house prices and TOM.
Real Estate Economics, 52(1).
Fang L., Li L., & Yavas A.
(2023).
The impact of distant hurricane on local housing markets.
Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 66(2).
Fang L., & Munneke H. J.
(2021).
A spatial analysis of borrowers’ mortgage termination decision – A nonparametric approach.
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 86.
Fang L., & Munneke H. J.
(2020).
Gender equality in mortgage lending.
Real Estate Economics, 48(4).
Fang L.
(2020).
Mortgage Pricing Implications of Prepayment: Separating Pecuniary and Non-pecuniary Prepayment.
Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics
, 60()
.
Kau, J. B., Fang, L., & Munneke, H. J.
(2019).
An Unintended Consequence of Mortgage Financing Regulation – a Racial Disparity.
Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics
.