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DR HAO WU



Contact Details

Organization: Architecture, Building and Planning
Position: LECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER/A/PROF IN PROPERTY
Email:
Homepage: http://www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/staff/haowu.html
Work: +61-3-8344 8764
Fax: +61-3-8344 5532
Room: 128
Level: 01
Building: Architecture And Planning Building
Campus: Parkville

Biography

Dr. Wu lectures property at the University of Melbourne. He has focused his research on property cycle theory in the broader context of mature and immature property markets in different land tenure systems, especially in emerging market e.g. China. He studied at the University of Melbourne, the University of Auckland and Nanjing University, and is the author of Emerging Commercial Property Cycle (2009). Dr Wu serves on the editorial board of The International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis and is a reviewer for several academic/professional journals. Dr Wu also serves in the Training & Education Board of the Australian Property Institute (Victoria Chapter) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Oceania Victoria & Tasmania Committee and its Education Sub-committee. He is academic member of American Real Estate Society, Pacific Rim Real Estate Society, the Asian Real Estate Society and the Global Chinese Real Estate Congress.

His research interests include property cycle theory, property & infrastructure pricing, China and emerging markets, urban brownfield regeneration, valuation, land tenure system and land supply. He has published in academic and professional Journals, international conferences and general media such as newspapers. Dr. Wu has lectured or coordinated a range of undergraduate and postgraduate subjects including Introduction to Property, Principles of Property Valuation, Income Property Analysis, International Property Development A&B, Property Development, Property Resource Analysis, Property Law, Statutory Valuation, Property Analysis Studio and Research Investigation Projects A&B.

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Property cycle theory, valuation, property & infrastructure pricing macroeconomy, aggregate supply and demand Australia, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), Chinese Asia (includes Mongolia), Mainland South-East Asia, South Eastern Europe
Urban development, urban regeneration and Costs Cost, Value, Building Australia, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province)
China, Emerging markets and economic transition (e.g. Chinese markets) transition and market maturity China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), Chinese Asia (includes Mongolia), South Eastern Europe, Middle East, Mainland South-East Asia
International property development and sustainability major events and property markets Australia, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), United Kingdom, United States of America
land tenure system, property market structure and land supply property rights, institutions China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), Australia, Poland

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong Exchange, Research, Teaching, Technical Assistance/Training

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Master of Property & Construction University of Melbourne 28-Nov-2003
Bachelor of Property The University of Auckland 31-Dec-2001
Bachelor of Science Nanjing University 31-Aug-1999
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 16-May-2007

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member The American Real Estate Society (ARES) Academic member 26-Apr-2006
Member The Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES) Academic member 25-Jan-2005
Member The Asian Real Estate Society (AsRES) Academic member 31-Oct-2007
Member the Global Chinese Real Estate Congress (GCREC) Academic member 13-Aug-2008
Member Australian Property Institute (Victorian Chapter) Training & Education Board member of the Board 20-Aug-2008
Member the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Oceania Victoria & Tasmania Committee and its Education Sub-committee member of the board 03-Jun-2008

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) Emerald Emerald Literati Network 2009 Awards for Excellence 28-Feb-2009

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Books

  • Emerging Commercial Property Cycle: China's Property Markets in the Economic Transition
    Year: 2009
    Publisher: VDM Verlag(Saarbrucken)
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Challenges facing housing affordability in the twenty-first century
    Year: 2008
    Journal: International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 275-287
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Publications in 2007

Conference Publications/Papers

  • China's Public Land Banking and Office Space Supply
    Year: 2007
    Event name: CRIOCM 2007 International Research Symposium on
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of CRIOCM 2007 International Research Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 74-89
    Publisher: UNSW(Sydney)
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  • Economic Transition And Commercial Property Cycles In China
    Year: 2007
    Event name: 13th Pacific Rim Real Estate Society Conference
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 13th Pacific Rim Real Estate Society Conference
    Page numbers: 1-19
    Publisher: Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES)(Adelaide)
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    URL - open access http://www.prres.net/index.htm?http://www.prres.net/Conference/2007conference.htm
  • Hidden Office User Markets And Their Control
    Year: 2007
    Event name: The 12th AsRES Annual Conference & the 2007 AREUEA International Conference
    Conference Publication: The 12th AsRES Annual Conference & the 2007 AREUEA International Conference
    Page numbers: 1-12
    Publisher: Asian Real Estate Society(Seoul)
    Author(s):
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    URL - open access http://www.asres2007.umac.mo/
  • The Increasing Acceptance of Reverse Mortgages In Australia
    Year: 2007
    Event name: 14th Annual European Real Estate Society Conference
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of 2007 ERES Conference
    Page numbers: 1-13
    Publisher: European Real Estate Society (ERES)(Amsterdam)
    Author(s):
  • Understanding Commercial District Development in Guangzhou: A Real Option Approach
    Year: 2007
    Event name: 14th Annual Real Estate European Society Conference
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of ERES Conference 2007
    Page numbers: 1-12
    Publisher: European Real Estate Society (ERES)(Amsterdam)
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • The before and after effect of the Olympic Games on the host city's property market: The Sydney Experience


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Australian Planner
    Volume: 43
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 28-35
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • The 1990s Property Cycle in Hainan


    Year: 2006
    Event name: The 12th Annual Conference of the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES)
    Conference Publication: Conference proceedings. The 12th Annual Conference of the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES)
    Page numbers: 1-15
    Publisher: University of Auckland, Business School(Auckland)
    Author(s):
    URL - open access www.prres.net
  • Effective Demand and Office Cycles:  The Emerging Guangzhou Office User Market
    Year: 2006
    Event name: CRIOCM 2006 International Research Symposium
    Conference Publication: Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate
    Volume: 2
    Page numbers: 601-611
    Publisher: The Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management(Beijing)
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Publications in 2005

Conference Publications/Papers

  • The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games: Implications for the Property Market
    Year: 2005
    Event name: PRRES 11th Annual Conference
    Conference Publication: Proceedings from the PRRES Conference 2005
    Page numbers: 1-12
    Publisher: Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES)(Adelaide)
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  • The Role of the State in the 1990s Property Cycle in Hainon
    Year: 2005
    Event name: CRIOCM 2005 International Research Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate
    Conference Publication: Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate
    Page numbers: 161-175
    Publisher: Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • And the Winner is Sydney? Before and After the 2000 Olympic Games
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Australian Property Journal
    Volume: 38
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 165-170
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • A methodological perspective of commercial property cycle research in China
    Year: 2004
    Event name: 2nd CIB Student Chapters International Symposium
    Conference Publication: Sustainability and Innovation in Construction and Real Estate. Proccedings of the 2nd CIB Student Chapters International Symposium
    Page numbers: 503-515
    Publisher: Hong Kong Polytechnic University(Hong Kong)
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  • Identifying Property Cycles in the Chinese Property Market - the General Features
    Year: 2004
    Event name: International Symposium on CMRE
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of CRIOCM 2004 International Research Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate
    Page numbers: 260-271
    Publisher: Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management
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Publications in 2003

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Impact of the 2008 Olympic Games on the Beijing residential market
    Year: 2003
    Event name: Postgraduate Construction Research Conference
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Postgraduate Construction Research Conference
    Page numbers: 1-20
    Publisher: RMIT University(Melbourne)
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