James (Jim) Conklin | Real Estate | Directory

Real Estate Program

Assistant Professor

Office: A423 Moore-Rooker Hall

610 South Lumpkin Street

Athens, GA, 30602
Phone Numbers: Work706-542-4223
Email Address: Workjnc152@uga.edu
Documents: Vita
Sites: https://jimconklin.com/

Biography

James Conklin is an assistant professor of real estate at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business. Dr. Conklin has a Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in real estate and a minor in finance from Penn State University. Before earning his Ph.D., Dr. Conklin worked in the mortgage industry, holding various management positions. Dr. Conklinâ€™s research and teaching interests include real estate markets, mortgage markets and institutions, real estate finance and financial literacy. Dr. Conklinâ€™s current research focuses on mortgage broker, lender, and borrower behavior in the subprime mortgage market.

Education

PhD, Finance, Real Estate, Pennsylvania State University, 2014

BSBA, Finance & M.I.S., University of Delaware, 2002

Prior Professional Positions

Coast to Coast Mortgage, Inc., Vice President, 2005 to 2008

Coast to Coast Mortgage, Inc., Manager, 2004 to 2005

Coast to Coast Mortgage, Inc., Loan Officer, 2002 to 2003

Research Interests

Real Estate Economics & Finance
Mortgages
Financial Intermediation

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Conklin, James, N. Edward Coulson, Moussa Diop, and Thao Le. Competition and Appraisal Inflation. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Forthcoming.
Conklin, James, Moussa Diop, Thao Le, and Walter D'Lima. The Importance of Originator-Servicer Affilation in Loan Renegotiation. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Forthcoming.
Conklin, James, Moussa Diop and Herman Li. Contact High: The External Effects of Retail Marijuana Establishments on House Prices. Real Estate Economics, Forthcoming.
Conklin, James N., Moussa Diop and Mingming Qiu. How Do Firms Finance Non-Core Investments? Evidence from REITs. Real Estate Economics, Forthcoming.
Ambrose, Brent W., James Conklin and Jiro Yoshida. 2016. Credit Rationing, Income Exaggeration, and Adverse Selection in the Mortgage Market. Journal Of Finance, 71(6):2637-3686.
Conklin, James. 2017. Financial Literacy, Broker-Borrower Interaction, and Mortgage Default. Real Estate Economics, 45(2):376-414.
Ambrose, Brent W. and James Conklin. 2014. Mortgage Brokers, Origination Fees, Price Transparency and Competition. Real Estate Economics, 42(2):363-421.