Stuart Gabriel
Arden Realty Chair; Distinguished Professor of Finance; Director, Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate at UCLA
About
An expert in real estate finance and economics, Stuart Gabriel applies the tools of economics and finance to analysis of housing, housing finance, real estate and urban economies. His recent research studies found significant and compelling increases in house price returns across the vast number of metropolitan areas in the U.S. during the period of financial crisis and beyond.
Topics
11 Articles
LA Residents Exposed to Wildfire Smoke Face Heightened Health and Financial Risk
Far from burn zones, especially for renters and those with iffy credit, money troubles follow fires
Fed Policy Helped Distressed Homeowners But Wasn’t a Cure-All
Modifications curtailed foreclosures during 2008-09 crisis, but borrowers remained at high risk of delinquency
Israel and COVID-19: Political Dissension But a Unified National Plan
Varying ideologies contributed to early spread in small nation
COVID-19-Induced Eviction Moratoria Reduced Hunger and Anxiety
Housing guaranteed, rent payments went toward food
Rising Rents Force Families to Curtail Spending on Food and Health Care
Cost burdens affect half of U.S. households that rent, as housing shortage worsens
Could Costly Housing Bring Down Superstar Cities?
Stuart Gabriel’s research shows how a vibrant economic hub loses essential residents
Quantitative Easing Kept the Foreclosure Crisis from Being Even Worse
The Fed’s gambit didn’t trigger a home-price recovery, but research shows it reduced subprime foreclosure risk
The Housing Meltdown Would Have Been Far Worse Without California’s Anti-Foreclosure Laws
Restraining lenders saved hundreds of billions in home value
Bringing a Sharper Focus to the Study of the Decline of Investment Diversification
Research measures the impact of global economic factors on returns
When Homeowners Confide in Google, Forecasters See Clues to Mortgage Defaults
Researchers developed an index that warns earlier than others about approaching home loan problems
Some Homeowners Pay Their Underwater Mortgages Until the Government Offers a Better Option
Federal loan modification program led borrowers to default