Chandler Lutz

Chandler Lutz is an Associate Professor of Finance and the Steven Ott Distinguished Scholar in Real Estate at the Belk College of Business, University of North Carolina Charlotte. He is also a research fellow at the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. His research focuses on housing markets, labor economics, and monetary policy, employing econometric, statistical, and machine learning methods. Notable contributions include developing datasets measuring land unavailability for housing construction and analyzing the impact of interest rate policies on distressed borrowers.

Recent work includes the 'geolinkr' R package for creating geographic crosswalks between spatial units, aiding comparisons across time and regions. His policy experience includes work at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on housing markets and financial risk. Key research themes include mortgage innovation effects, foreclosure policies, and unconventional monetary policy impacts.

Publications span top journals like the Review of Financial Studies and Journal of Urban Economics, with a focus on housing market dynamics, labor market comparisons between Canada/US, and empirical policy analysis. Collaborative efforts include crosswalk methodologies and open-source software development for geospatial analysis.