Ken Johnson is New President of American Real Estate Society
Founded in 1985, the American Real Estate Society is an association of real estate thought leaders. Members are drawn from academia and the profession at large, both in the United States and internationally. The society is dedicated to producing and disseminating research and knowledge about real estate decision making and the functioning of real estate markets.
Ken Johnson, associate dean of graduate programs and professor of finance in the College of Business at Florida Atlantic University, is the new president of the American Real Estate Society (ARES).
Founded in 1985, ARES is an association of real estate thought leaders. Members are drawn from academia and the profession at large, both in the United States and internationally. The society is dedicated to producing and disseminating research and knowledge about real estate decision making and the functioning of real estate markets.
Johnson was elected associate program chair of ARES in the spring of 2015, becoming a member of the ARES Executive Committee. He has since progressed through a series of offices in the organization, including program chair and president-elect. After serving his term as president, Johnson will become immediate past president.
In addition to being the ARES president for 2018-19, Johnson serves as the ARES publications director, managing and overseeing the suite of ARES journals, which includes the Journal of Real Estate Research; Journal of Housing Research; Journal of Real Estate Literature; Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management; and Journal of Sustainable Real Estate. The ARES journals provide relevant and timely research of interest to real estate academics and practitioners worldwide.
Johnson joined ARES in 2000 while a graduate student in the Ph.D. program at the University of Alabama. He’s a past ARES board member and also currently serves as an editor for the Journal of Housing Research. A real estate economist, Johnson is co-creator of the Beracha, Hardin & Johnson Buy vs. Rent (BH&J) Index and the Southeast Florida Residential Real Estate Market Update.
Johnson said his two major external goals for the association are to move ARES toward becoming the recognized center of real estate expertise, and move ARES into additional revenue streams to better promote members’ scholarship and knowledge creation.
The objectives of the society are to encourage research and promote education in real estate, improve communication and exchange of information in real estate and related matters among higher education faculty and practicing professionals, and facilitate the association of academic, practicing professional and research individuals in the area of real estate.
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