Sharon Yam

Sharon Yam is an Associate Professor of Property at Western Sydney University's School of Business, specializing in property valuation, management, and sustainability. With over 14 years of industry experience, her research bridges real estate dynamics with broader socioeconomic and environmental impacts, particularly in agricultural contexts. She has contributed to studies analyzing the feedback loop between farmland prices and farming profitability.

Her work emphasizes corporate social responsibility and sustainable practices, as evidenced by her co-authored study on Australian farmland value surges and their unintended consequences for farmers. The research highlights how rising land prices create entry barriers for younger farmers, inflate production costs, and risk long-term environmental neglect.