The International Real Estate Review invites submissions to the special issue of “Real Estate Debt”. The special issue will focus on the unique institutional features of residential and commercial mortgage markets in different countries and their impact on real estate markets. We welcome submissions related to the impact of Covid-19 on real estate debt.

Specific topics may include (but are not limited to):

1) Descriptive studies of unique institutional features of mortgage markets in different countries

2) How does the unique features of different mortgage markets affect the real estate markets; especially during crisis times?

3) How real estate debt affects systemic risk, both at the institution level and the macro level?

4) The role of real estate debt funds

5) How has COVID-19 affected the performance of real estate debt?

6) The impact of policy responses during Covid-19 related to real estate debt

Please submit your paper to special issue editor: Professor Yongqiang Chu via email at yongqiang.chu@uncc.edu. The submitted papers will be subject to a double-blind peer review process.