Peter Linneman

Peter Linneman
  • Albert Sussman Professor Emeritus of Real Estate

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Research Interests: mergers and acquisitions, real estate finance and strategy

Overview

Education

PhD, University of Chicago, 1977; MA, University of Chicago, 1976; AB, Ashland College, 1973

Recent Consulting

Paramount Group, General Electric Capital Corporation, Lubert-Adler Real Estate Funds, Equity International Properties; GMAC; J E Robert Companies

Academic Positions Held

Wharton: 1979-2011 (Chairperson, Wharton Real Estate Department, 1994-97; named Albert Sussman Professor of Real Estate, 1989; Director, Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center at Wharton, 1986-98.) Previous appointment: University of Chicago.

Professional Leadership 2005-2009

Urban Land Institute Research Fellow, 1990-present; Co-Editor, Wharton Real Estate Review, 1996-present

Corporate and Public Sector Leadership 2005-2009

Kranzco Realty Trust, 1992-2000; Equity One, Inc.; Resolution Capital Group; Crosland Group; GMFS; Sunbelt Management; Water Systems Inc.

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Research

  • Peter Linneman (2009), Is This The Worst Ever Yet?, Wharton Real Estate Review, Spring 2009.
  • Peter Linneman, S. Hartmann, A. Pfnür, B. Siperstein (2009), Realizing the Value of Corporate Real Estate Management, Wharton Real Estate Review, Spring 2009.
  • Peter Linneman and John Williams (2008), Is this the Worst Ever?, Wharton Real Estate Review, Volume XII, Number II (Fall 2008).
  • Peter Linneman and Frank Pfirsching (2008), Evaluating the Decision to Own Corporate Real Estate, Wharton Real Estate Review, Volume XII, Number I (Spring 2008).
  • Peter Linneman and David Rubenstein (2008), How Should Commercial Real Estate Be Priced?, Wharton Real Estate Review, Volume XII, Number I (Spring 2008).
  • Peter Linneman (2008), How We Got To The Credit Crisis, Wharton Real Estate Review, Volume XII, Number I (Spring 2008).
  • Peter Linneman (2007), Some Observations on Real Estate Entrepreneurship, Wharton Real Estate Review, Volume XI, Number II (Fall 2007).

Awards And Honors

  • Outstanding Paper, Southern Finance Association Conference, Real Estate Economics and Economies of Scale: The Case of REIT, 2003
  • Named one of the 25 “Most Influential People in Real Estate” by Realtor Magazine, 2003

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Outstanding Paper, Southern Finance Association Conference, Real Estate Economics and Economies of Scale: The Case of REIT 2003
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