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Professor Martin Haran serves as Professor of Real Estate and Urban Studies at Ulster University's Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment within the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment. Based at the Belfast campus (Room BC-05-158, 2-24 York Street), he maintains an active research profile with 100+ publications and significant industry engagement.
His research expertise centers on real estate economics, housing market dynamics, and urban studies, with particular focus on Northern Ireland's property market, UK-wide housing trends, and international contexts including London and Argentina. Key research themes include property valuation methodologies, socio-spatial price determinants, energy efficiency impacts on rental markets, and post-Brexit capital flows. His work consistently addresses practical policy challenges through empirical analysis and data-driven approaches.
Recent publications demonstrate strong trends in analyzing contemporary real estate challenges: Brexit's impact on London office investments (2025), anti-social behavior effects on property values (2025), energy efficiency premiums in rental markets (2024), and Argentina's housing market deregulation (2024). His research output shows increasing emphasis on sustainability, carbon risk in commercial real estate, and housing affordability crises.
Professor Haran leads substantial research projects including the ongoing £1.2M 'House Prices, Rents and Affordability' study for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (2022-2028) and previously directed the CRREM (Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor) project. He maintains active consultancy relationships with public sector bodies, having completed six major valuation projects for NIHE between 2020-2024. His collaborative network spans 12 international institutions with 17 recorded professional activities including policy consultations and conference presentations.
Based at Ulster University's Belfast campus, he contributes to the Built Environment Research group and aligns his work with UN Sustainable Development Goals for sustainable cities and communities. His research has been cited 615 times with an h-index of 13, reflecting significant academic impact in real estate economics and urban studies.
