2025 REALPAC/Toronto Metropolitan University Research Symposium

8th Annual REALPAC / TMU Commercial Real Estate Virtual Research Symposium

Bringing together CRE practitioners, academic researchers, and policymakers
to share and discuss their research.

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REALPAC is pleased to invite you to the 8th Annual REALPAC/Toronto Metropolitan University Commercial Real Estate Virtual Research Symposium.

The symposium is organized by REALPAC and the Real Estate Management Department at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University, and will bring together commercial real estate practitioners, academics and policy makers to share and discuss their research.

Agenda

• 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM Opening Remarks and Intros, Michael Brooks, CEO, REALPAC

Session: Environmental, Social, and Governance

• 11:00 AM – 11:25 AM – The Effectiveness of Water Leak Detection Devices in Commercial Real Estate Operations, Peter Kennedy, Aon
• 11:25 AM – 11:50 AM – The Emergence of Building Performance Standards: Implications for Commercial Real Estate, Constantine E. Kontokosta, New York University
• 11:50 PM – 12:15 PM – How Useful are Green Bond Use of Proceeds?: Environmental Performance and Capital Market Response, Halil Özgür, Concordia University

Session: Housing Policy

• 12:30 PM – 12:55 PM – Tightening the Belt: The Impact of Greenbelts on Housing Affordability, Alex Hempel, University of Alberta
• 12:55 PM – 1:20 PM – Discrimination during the Eviction Moratoria, Alina Arefeva, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Session: Asset Pricing

• 1:30 PM – 1:55 PM – The Role of Diversification in Pursuing Outperformance, Erin Patterson, Manulife Wealth & Asset Management
• 1:55 PM – 2:20 PM – Reserve Prices and Proximity to Public Transit. Do Homes Near Higher-Order Transit Sell Faster Than the Rest? Murtaza Haider, University of Alberta; Chris McCulloch, Toronto Metropolitan University
• 2:20 PM – 2:45 PM – Pricing Government Contract Risk Premia: Evidence from the 2025 Federal Lease Terminations, Soon Hyeok Choi, Rochester Institute of Technology

Session: Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate

• 3:00 PM – 3:25 PM – AI Adoption in Canadian Commercial Real Estate: Corporate Readiness, Functional Applications, and Strategic Implications, Oraska Tam, LaSalle
• 3:25 PM – 3:50 PM – Responsible Development: Real-time AI Risk Management to Optimize and Accelerate Delivery of Critical Assets, Jelena Savic-Brkic, MiraNu
• 3:50 PM – 4:15 PM – AI as The New Industrial Revolution: A Thesis for The Next 40-Year Cycle, Chris Kay, Multiplicity

Conclusion

• 4:15 PM-4:20 PM – Concluding Remarks, Anson Ho, Associate Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University

Questions & Additional Information

Please contact Dr. Anson Ho, atyho@torontomu.ca, (416) 979-5000 ext. 544589.