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Faculty Biography

James DeLisle
B.B.A., M.S., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Urban Design and Planning
Director, Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies

410 Gould Hall, Box 355740
College of Built Environments
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-5740
206-543-4190
206-685-9597 (FAX)
jdelisle@u.washington.edu

I am the Runstad Professor of Real Estate and Director of the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies at the University of Washington. Prior to my current assignment, I was the director of the Real Estate Research Center and the coordinator of the e-Commerce Program at Georgia State University. Before returning to academia, I was an executive vice president and head of strategic planning for Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, a global company and the successor firm to Equitable Real Estate where I founded the Investment Research Department and directed it for nine years. I have published widely in academic and professional journals. I received my BBA in Real Estate and MS in Marketing Research from the University of Wisconsin. I received my PhD in real estate and urban land economics from the University of Wisconsin under my mentor, the late Dr. James A. Graaskamp, one of the leading academic proponents of applied real estate research.

Courses:

  • URBDP 552 Real Estate Process
  • URBDP 553 Real Estate Appraisal and Feasibility
  • URBDP 554 Real Estate Finance
  • URBDP 598 Fundamentals of Real Estate (Bridge)
  • URBDP 598 Real Estate Forum

Selected Publications Include:

DeLisle, J. 2007. "Profiles of Success: Ungku Suseelawati Ungku Omar," Research Review, International Council of Shopping Centers. Vol. 14, No. 1.

DeLisle, J. "Solid Foundation Steadies Uncertain Economy," The Appraisal Journal. Spring 2007, p 94-104.

DeLisle, J. A Report to the Real Estate Center Directors and Chairholders’ Association: Membership Survey and Future Organizational Directions. April 2007. Direct distribution at http://www.reuw.washington.edu/RECDCA/RECDCASurvey4AB3.pdf

DeLisle, J. "New Year Begins with Tempered Optimism," The Appraisal Journal. Winter 2007, p 6-14.

DeLisle, J. "The Capital and Spatial Markets: Converging or Diverging?," The Appraisal Journal. Fall 2006, p 6-14.

DeLisle, J. "Profiles of Success: Christopher Wicker," Research Review, International Council of Shopping Centers. Vol. 13, No. 1, 2006; p 54-59.

DeLisle, J. "Real Estate Cycle on Solid Ground," The Appraisal Journal. Summer 2006, p 5-14.

DeLisle, J. "Real Estate Set for the Soft Landing," The Appraisal Journal. Spring 2006, p 6-14.

DeLisle, J. "The Storms Behind, the Markets Ahead," The Appraisal Journal. Winter 2006, p 5-14.

DeLisle, J. "The Evolution of Shopping Center Research: A 12-year Retrospective," Journal of Shopping Center Research. Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2005.

DeLisle, J. "The Recovery Train Has Left the Station: Are We On It?," Daily Journal of Commerce, Seattle, Wa. December 11, 2003.