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Erin Hopkins

Assistant Professor of Property Management
  • Willis & Mary Blackwood, Jr. Fellow of Real Estate
Erin A. Zielenbach
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Location:

Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management (0410)
113 Wallace Hall
295 West Campus Dr.
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Education

Ph.D. Seton Hall University

M.R.E.D. University of Southern California

B.B.A. James Madison University

Research Interests

  • Green Building
  • Built Environment Policy Analysis
  • Building Lifecycle Analysis

Teaching Interests

  • Affordable and Specialized Housing
  • Commercial Property Management
  • Real Estate Accounting & Finance Sustainability
  • Real Estate Development
  • Residential Property Management

Designations

  • Certified Apartment Portfolio Supervisor (CAPS)
  • LEED Green Associate

Publications

Hopkins, E. A. (2018). The influence of public transportation on housing values. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 25(3), 206-215. 

Hopkins, E.A., Read, D.C, & Goss, R.C. (2017). Promoting Sustainability in the United States Multifamily Property Management Industry. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 32(2), 361-376. 

Hopkins, E.A. (2015). LEED certification of campus buildings: A cost-benefit analysis. Journal of Sustainable Real Estate, 7(1), 99-111.

Sponsored Research

The Institute of Real Estate Management. “Financial Impacts of Green Certifications on Multifamily Communities.”

The Appraisers Research Foundation. “The Influence of Public Transportation on Housing Values - A Hedonic Estimation.”

Foundation for Community Association Research. “The Impact of Community Associations on Residential Property Values.”