Dr Michael McCord is a Reader in Property Market Research within the School of the Built Environment and a Core member of the Built Environment Research Institute. Having enjoyed his academic studies, Michael gained a thirst for research which led him onto a PhD pathway where he obtained PhD in Property from the School of the Built Environment, University of Ulster, winning Best PhD Thesis in School of the Built Environment (2010). His principal teaching areas are in the fields of real estate analysis and econometrics, property finance and capital markets. His current research interest's centre on house price dynamics, market modelling and wider investment analysis related to capital markets. Michael has a sizeable portfolio of esteemed commissioned research projects, peer reviewed journal publications, book chapters and international conference papers. He serves on a number of journal editorial boards, and is an expert reviewer for a number of prestigious international journals. He has received international recognition for his research endeavours, receiving international best paper awards for his research and an Outstanding Reviewer Award for the Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction.