Faculty Media Mentions

Did you know that low-interest mortgage rates have helped buyers’ high demand for housing? Eric Maribojoc, the executive director of the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship, discusses this in an interview with Reston Now.

Eric Maribojoc, executive director of the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship, spoke to Bisnow about how he hopes Glen Youngkin will continue recent state investments in housing and infrastructure that have helped make Virginia rank highly in economic competitiveness.

How have correlations changed with Chinese markets over the past 25 years? Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance, along with finance students Juhee Hong and AnhMinh Luu answer this in an article for the CFA Institute.

“Often investors look at covered call strategies and wonder, is this the alpha generating strategy that I need to add to my portfolio?” Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance, along with finance students Reina Tran and Tao Wei, discuss this in an article for ETF Database.

Shipping for this holiday season will be difficult for some smaller retailers. "Indeed this holiday season can be make and break for many of them due to rising pricing, labor shortages, and supply chain problems,” says Gautham Vadakkepatt, director of the Center for Retail Transformation, in an interview with Retail Dive

What are the pros and cons of no annual fee credit cards? “Another pro for no annual fee credit cards is the fit for light spenders and for those spending primarily on routine, everyday purchases such as food and gasoline,” says Laurie Meamber, associate professor of marketing, in her latest interview with MoneyGeek.

“The SPAC market is a little saturated, but I wouldn’t write it off,” says Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance. SPACs or special purpose acquisition companies, are here to stay according to Virginia Business.

“Generally, a grocery store empty shelf is the signal of a demand and supply mismatch,” says Mehmet Altug, an associate professor of Information Systems and Operations Management, in an interview with Northern Virginia Magazine.

Assistant Professor Sarah Manski was interviewed by CNET on cryptocurrency coming to Wall Street

Assistant Professor Sarah Manski wrote an op-ed for Business Insider on China's new crypto ban.

Ioannis Bellos, associate professor of information systems and operations management, discussed his research on electric vehicles (EVs) and their adoption with Forbes.

Accounting Instructor Kevin Matthews was interviewed by MoneyGeek on when it's best to use online software vs hiring an accountant to help with taxes.