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Prof. dr. Marc Francke is a Professor of Real Estate Analytics at the University of Amsterdam's Faculty of Economics and Business, where he leads the master's program in Real Estate Valuation. He serves as Head of Real Estate Research at Ortec Finance, focusing on methodological innovation in real estate valuation and risk management. His research emphasizes automated valuation models, transaction-based indices, and policy impacts on housing markets.
Education: PhD in Econometrics (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), with post-doctoral work on real estate valuation methodologies. Teaches courses on real estate analytics and supervises 3 research assistants annually. Collaborates with institutions like TU Delft on machine learning applications for property assessment.
Research interests include housing market dynamics, WOZ taxation effects, and historical economic impacts on real estate (e.g., 17th-century plague effects on Amsterdam's housing market). His recent work analyzes Dutch rental policies' impact on property values, revealing potential 25% declines in regulated sectors. He also investigates birth rates' influence on housing prices and pricing strategies' effects on sales.
Professional contributions include co-founding Ortax (now part of Ortec Finance), developing automated valuation tools, and advising the Dutch Ministry of Interior on real estate policy frameworks. Current projects focus on democratizing valuation techniques through machine learning while addressing challenges like model explainability and data reliability.
