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Dustin C. Read

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2010 Pamplin Hall (0715)
dcread@vt.edu

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Biography

Dustin C. Read, PhD/JD, is head of the Blackwood Department of Real Estate in the Pamplin College of Business. He returned to Virginia Tech in 2024 to take on the position after having previously served as the assistant director of the Program in Real Estate and the William and Mary Alice Park Junior Faculty Fellow. Dr. Read’s teaching and research interests include property and asset management, as well as housing affordability, land use policy, and real estate development. He is the NAIOP Research Foundation’s Thomas J. Bisacquino Distinguished Fellow, an inductee into the Institute of Real Estate Management’s (IREM®) Academy of Authors, and a nine-time recipient of honors from the American Real Estate Society for his contributions to real estate theory and practice. In addition to his academic work, Dr. Read regularly consults with both public and private sector organizations to promote financially, environmentally, and socially responsible real estate development.

Education

  • Ph.D., Public Policy, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • J.D., University of Missouri
  • M.A. Real Estate, University of Florida
  • B.S. Business Administration, Truman State University

Experience

Prior to his current position, Dr. Read served as the founding director of the Master of Science in Real Estate Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, as well as the Director of the Center for Real Estate within the Belk College of Business. He additionally served as director of the Master of Real Estate Development Program in the Nieri Department of Construction and Real Estate Development at Clemson University. 

Courses Previously Taught:

  • Advanced Property and Asset Management
  • Legal Environment in Business
  • Managing and Leasing Commercial Properties
  • Real Estate Development
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Real Estate Investments
  • Real Estate Law and Land Use Policy
  • Real Estate Technology
  • Real Estate Study Abroad

Peer Reviewed Publications

  • Letdin, M., Read, D.C., & Robinson, S. (Under Review). Similarities, differences, and best practices across real estate educational programs. Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education.
  • Letdin, M., Read, D.C., & Robinson, S. (Revise and Resubmit). Partnering with private employment agencies to source talent in the real estate development industry. Property Management.
  • Leland, S., & Read, D. C. (2024). Public perceptions of for-profit and nonprofit affordable rental housing providers. Community Development. DOI:10.1080/15575330.2024.2411734
  • Read, D. C., & Sedgwick, D. (2024). Managing the threat of decoupling in the U.S. affordable housing industry. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. DOI: 10.1007/s10901-024-10148-z.
  • Read, D. C., Sedgwick, D., & Hughen, W. K. (2024). Ten pieces of advice U.S. municipal planners should follow when evaluating prospective affordable housing partners. Planning Practice and Research, 39(3), 558-563.
  • Read, D. C., & Sedgwick, D. (2023). Competing logics in the affordable housing industry: A comparative analysis of how various types of professionals in the for-profit and non-profit sectors conceptualize their work and that of their companies. Housing, Theory and Society, 40(2), 152-169.
  • Read, D. C., Robert, J., & Galford, G. (2022). Resident service coordinators as an underutilized resource in the design and development of affordable housing. Journal of Community Practice, 30(2), 143-154.
  • Read, D. C., & Sanderson, D.C. (2021). Obstacles to comprehensive real estate asset management. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 26(1), 49-62.
  • Fisher, P. J., & Read, D. C. (2020). Learning about networking from women in the commercial real estate industry. Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education, 22(1), 13-21.
  • Zillante, A., Read, D. C., & Seiler, M. J. (2020). Assembling land for urban revitalization in the presence of linchpin parcels and information asymmetries: An experimental investigation. Land Use Policy, 99, 1-9. 
  • Read, D. C., Leland, S., & Pope, J. (2020) Views from the field: Economic developers’ perceptions about public-private real estate partnerships. Urban Affairs Review, 56(6), 1876-1900.
  • Sanderson, D. C., & Read, D. C. (2020). Recognizing and realizing the value of custom-focused property management. Property Management, 38(5), 749-764.
  • Read, D. C., Fisher, P. J., & Juran, L. (2020). How do women maximize the value of mentorship? Insights from mentees, mentors, and industry professionals. Leadership & Organizational Development Journal, 41(2), 165-175.
  • Zillante, A., Read, D. C., & Seiler, M. J. (2019).  Using prospect theory to better understand the impact of uncertainty on real estate negotiations. Journal of Real Estate Research, 41(1), 75-105.
  • Read, D. C., Sanderford, A. R., &  Skuzinki, T. (2019). The bounded and pragmatic consultant: Fiscal impact analysts as rational actors in the planning process. Planning Practice and Research, 34(4), 475-488.
  • Read, D. C., Skuzinski, T., & Sanderford, A.R. (2019). Increasing the understanding of fiscal impact analysis to help real estate developers more effectively manage process risk. Journal of Real Estate Literature, 27(1), 53-66.
  • Read, D. C., & Carswell, A. (2019). Is property management viewed as a valued-added service? Property Management, 37(2), 262-274.
  • Read, D. C., & Leland, S.M. (2019). A gendered perspective on local economic development: Differences in the perceived importance of public services in the business recruitment process. Administration & Society, 51(2), 175-196.
  • Read, D. C. (2019). Does the commercial real estate industry need “more pussy on the block?” Property Management. 37(5), 627-637.
  • Read, D. C., & Sanderford, A. (2018). Sustaining sustainability in large real estate investment management firms. Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, 24(1), 19-33.
  • Read, D. C., & Sanderford, A. (2017). Innovation districts at the crossroads of the entrepreneurial city and the sustainable city.  Journal of Sustainable Real Estate, 9(1), 131-152.  
  • Read, D. C., & Sanderford, A. (2017). Making places and making tradeoffs: Mixed-income housing development in practice.  Journal of Place Management and Development, 10(5), 461-478. 
  • Read, D. C., & Sanderford, A. (2017). Examining five common criticisms of mixed-income housing development found in the existing real estate, public policy and urban planning literatures. Journal of Real Estate Literature, 25(1), 31-48.
  • Read, D. C., Goss, R.C., & Hopkins, E. (2017). Business development and client prospecting in the third-party apartment management industry. International Journal of Strategic Property Management. 21(4), 346-356.
  • Read, D. C., & Leland, S. (2017). Toward understanding another gender gap: How women in economic development perceive access to capital. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, 38(4), 481-497.
  • Sanderford, A. R., Read, D. C., Xu, W. & Boyle, K. (2017).  Obtaining differentiation premiums in the presence of fee regulation in the residential real estate appraisal industry. Housing Policy Debate, 27(5), 698-711.
  • Hughen, W. K., & Read, D. C. (2017). Analyzing form-based zoning’s ability to stimulate mixed-use development in different economic environments. Land Use Policy, 61, 1-11.
  • Hopkins, E., 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.  
  • Read, D. C., Hopkins, E., & Goss, R. C. (2016). Working effectively with asset managers and institutional groups. Property Management, 34(4), 280-296. 
  • Read, D. C. (2015). The impact of an adequate public facilities ordinance on single-family housing sale prices in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Housing and Society, 42(2), 148-161.
  • Leland, S., Read, D. C., & Wittry, M. (2015). Analyzing the perceived benefits of LEED and Energy Star-certified buildings in the realm of local economic development. Economic Development Quarterly, 29(4), 363-375.    
  • Hughen, W. K., & Read, D. C. (2014). Inclusionary housing policies, stigma effects and strategic production decisions. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 48(4), 589-610. 
  • Zillante, A., Schwarz, P., & Read, D. C. (2014). Land aggregation using contingent and guaranteed payments. Southern Economic Journal, 80(3), 702-727.
  • Heberlig, E., Leland, S. & Read, D. C. (2014) Local politics, organized interests and land use policy: A research note analyzing the perceptions of urban planners working in city government. Urban Affairs Review, 50(6), 890-903.
  • Walters, D. & Read, D. C. (2014) Form-based zoning from theory to practice. Real Estate Issues, 39(1), 29-37.
  • Leland, S., & Read, D. C.  (2013). Representative bureaucracy, public-private partnerships, and urban development. Journal of Place Management and Development, 6(2), 86-101.   
  • Read, D. C. & Tsvetkova, A. (2012). Housing and social issues: A cross-disciplinary review of the existing literature.  Journal of Real Estate Literature, 20(1), 3-37.
  • Read, D. C., & Peters, C. (2012). Reinventing University City: Applying branding principles to places. Business Case Journal, 19(2), 36-44. 
  • Ott, S. H., Hughen, W. K., & Read, D. C. (2012). Optimal phasing and inventory decisions for large-scale residential development projects. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 45(4), 888-918. 
  • Leland, S., & Read, D. C. (2012). Stimulating real estate development through public-private partnerships: Assessing the perceived opportunities and challenges. Public Administration Quarterly, 36(3), 306-335. 
  • Dorsey, T., & Read, D. C. (2012). Best practices in high-performance office development. Real Estate Issues, 37(2/3), 38-42.
  • Read, D. C., & Leland, S. (2011). Does sector matter? An analysis of planners’ attitudes regarding politics and competing interests in the planning process. American Review of Public Administration, 41(6), 639-653. 
  • Read, D. C., & Leland, S. (2010). Balancing competing values in the sale and redevelopment of publicly owned real estate: A case study of the Charlotte Coliseum disposition. Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education, 13(1), 87-106.
  • Read, D. C. (2009). The structure and potential economic effects of inclusionary zoning ordinances. Real Estate Issues, 34(2), 1-9.  
  • Ott, S. H., & Read, D. C. (2005). Financial feasibility of transit supportive development: A case study. Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education, 8(1), 169-177.
  • Thomas J. Bisacquino/NAIOP Distinguished Fellow (2023/2024).
  • Emerald Literati Award (2023). Outstanding Reviewer for Property Management.
  • American Real Estate Society (2022). Best Paper, Senior Housing Category. Do affordable housing professionals employed in the for-profit and non-profit sectors conceptualize the work of their companies differently? Co-authored with Donna Sedgwick.
  • American Real Estate Society (2021). Best Paper, Senior Housing Category. Resident service coordinators as an underutilized resource in the design and development of affordable housing. Co-authored with Jeffrey Robert and Greg Galford.
  • Emerald Literati Award (2020). Highly Commended Paper Published in Property Management.
  • American Real Estate Society (2019). Practitioner Research Award. Sustaining sustainability in large real estate investment management firms. Co-authored with Andrew Sanderford
  • Program in Real Estate at Virginia Tech (2022). Blackwood Award for Exemplary Faculty Service.
  • Program in Real Estate at Virginia Tech (2019). Blackwood Award for Exemplary Faculty Service.
  • IREM Academy of Authors Inductee (2018). 
  • American Real Estate Society (2018).  Practitioner Research Award.  “Innovation districts at the crossroads of the entrepreneurial city and the sustainable city.”  Co-authored with Andrew Sanderford. 
  • American Real Estate Society (2017). Best Paper, Mixed-Use Development Category.  “Innovation districts at the crossroads of the entrepreneurial city and the sustainable city.”  Co-authored with Andrew Sanderford. 
  • American Real Estate Society (2017). Practitioner Research Award. “Working effectively with asset managers and institutional owners in the multifamily housing industry.” Co-authored with Erin Hopkins and Rosemary Carucci Goss.  
  • American Real Estate Society (2016).  Best Paper, Asset Management/Property Management Category. “Working effectively with asset managers and institutional owners in the multifamily housing industry.” Co-authored with Erin Hopkins and Rosemary Carucci Goss.  
  • American Real Estate Society (2015). Best Paper, Mixed-Use Development Category.  “Valuing the conversion option afforded by form-based zoning in different economic environments.” Co-authored with W. Keener Hughen.
  • American Real Estate Society (2014). Practitioner Research Award. “Examining the importance of the ‘linchpin’ parcel in land aggregation”. Co-authored with Artie Zillante and Michael Seiler.  

Our undergraduate degree in real estate is an innovative program that blends academic learning with professional practice. This is accomplished by the academic program being offered and supported by Virginia Tech faculty from multiple disciplines and industry professionals. The Blackwood Department of Real Estate prepares future leaders in the broadly defined real estate profession, and educates students about real estate from initial project conceptualization through construction to management or sale.

We are on the frontier of education today. Students are provided with an excellent academic foundation for their education, but they do more than sit in a classroom and listen to faculty lectures. The core real estate courses are experiential and provide opportunities for students to interact with successful real estate professionals. Students, under the guidance and mentorship of faculty and industry professionals, learn to work in a team environment to solve complex challenges facing real estate development projects.

I invite you to explore our website and contact us to take part in our exciting venture!

Sincerely,

Dustin C. Read, PhD, JD

Kevin Boyle lecturing students

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