Real Estate Economics

Aims & Scope

As the official journal of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, Real Estate Economics is the premier journal on real estate topics.

Since 1973, Real Estate Economics has been facilitating communication among academic researchers and industry professionals and improving the analysis of real estate decisions.

Articles span a wide range of issues, from tax rules to brokers' commissions to corporate real estate including housing and urban economics, and the financial economics of real estate development and investment.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	2.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.116

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	74

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4035

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	413

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Green Noise or Green Value? Measuring the Effects of Environmental Certification on Office Values

  Citation: 434

  Authors: Franz, Patrick

• Forecasting Prices and Excess Returns in the Housing Market

  Citation: 379

  Authors: Karl E., Robert J.

• What Does the Stock Market Tell Us About Real Estate Returns?

  Citation: 282

  Authors: Joseph, Donald B.

• The Duration of Marketing Time of Residential Housing

  Citation: 272

  Authors: Donald

• Reaction of House Prices to a New Rapid Transit Line: Chicago's Midway Line, 1983–1999

  Citation: 271

  Authors: Daniel P., John

• The Strategic Role of Listing Price in Marketing Real Estate: Theory and Evidence

  Citation: 258

  Authors: Abdullah, Shiawee

• Does Homeownership Affect Child Outcomes?

  Citation: 249

  Authors: Donald R., Toby L., R. Jean

• The Long-Run Relationship between House Prices and Income: Evidence from Local Housing Markets

  Citation: 242

  Authors: Joshua

• Gentrification Trends in New Transit‐Oriented Communities: Evidence from 14 Cities That Expanded and Built Rail Transit Systems

  Citation: 238

  Authors: Matthew E.

• The Impacts of Borrowing Constraints on Homeownership

  Citation: 236

  Authors: Peter, Susan

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