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Research interests
Real estate investment and finance; corporate strategy; portfolio management; networks analysis; flexible working and local productivity
Biography
Dr. Fangchen (Melanie) Zhang, PhD, FHEA, is an Assistant Professor in Real Estate. Melanie's research specialises in real estate investment, financial stability, and urban economics. Her research explores international real estate investment strategies and financial market networks. The recent works explore the urban economic impacts of evolving flexible working and consumption patterns.
Melanie has published in international, high-ranking journals such as Regional Studies and the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, and has led industry-collaborative research projects, including the IPF Research Grant in 2021. Her work has been presented at several international conferences in real estate, finance and urban economics, including AREUEA, ARES, ERES, AsRES, and BAFA. In addition to her research, Melanie actively contributes to the academic community through journal peer reviews, conference chairing and seminar organisation.
Melanie has also been guest-teaching at the University of Manchester and the London School of Economics and Political Science Summer School.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Urban Studies, PhD, Implications of Investors’ Heterogeneity for the Commercial Real Estate Market An Analysis of the UK Market, University of Reading
Sept 2015 → Jun 2020
Award Date: 24 Jul 2020
Financial Management, MSc, Real Estate Finance, University of Reading
21 Sept 2014 → 20 Sept 2015
Award Date: 6 Dec 2015
Economics, BA, Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics
29 Aug 2010 → 12 Jun 2014
Award Date: 12 Jun 2014
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In the flexible working era: the micro-location choices of co-working spaces
Lavoratori, K., Wu, Y. & Zhang, F., 31 Dec 2025, In: Regional Studies. 59, 1, p. 1-18 18 p., 2352525.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Learning or Partnering? An Investigation of Foreign Real Estate Investment Strategies
Nanda, A. & Zhang, F., May 2022, London: Investment Property Forum. 24 p. (IPF Research Awards 2021)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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How would the COVID-19 pandemic reshape retail real estate and high streets through acceleration of E-commerce and digitalization?
Nanda, A., Xu, Y. & Zhang, F., 1 Jun 2021, In: Journal of Urban Management. 10, 2, p. 110-124 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Only the Best? Exploring Cross-Border Investor Preferences in US Gateway Cities
Devaney, S., Scofield, D. & Zhang, F., 1 Oct 2019, In: Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. 59, 3, p. 490-513 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Agglomeration in The Flexible Working Era: The Micro-location Choices of Co-working Spaces
Lavoratori, K., Wu, Y. & Zhang, F., 20 Jul 2023, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review