Tony Key

Joined the Cass Business School as Professor of Real Estate Economics in January 2003. He had been since 1988 Director of Research at Investment Property Databank, undertaking the development real estate research and information services including a forecasts, market analysis, tenant risk assessment. He produced many commissioned reports and conference papers on issues such as property cycles and investor performance. He also led the introduction of new real estate index and benchmarking services in Scandinavia and Canada. Through the 1970s and 1980s, Tony worked on urban and regional development projects in government, at the Centre for Environmental Studies, and was a Partner of Property Market Analysis.

Memberships of Professional Organisations

• Member, Investment Property Forum, Jan 2000 – present
• Member, Society of Property Researchers, Oct 1998 – present

Awards

• The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (2012) FRICS - Eminent Fellow
• FRICS - Eminent Fellow in recognition of contributions to property research and education
• Society of Property Researchers (2010) Honorary Fellowship
• Honorary Fellowship in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the filed of property research.
• ## Expertise

Primary Topics

• Real Estate
• Real Estate Economics
• Real Estate Finance

Research

Director of Research Centre for Real Estate Finance.

Chapters (4)

• Key, T. (2009). The Future of Real Estate Education. In Newell, G. and Sieracki, K. (Eds.), Global Trends in Real Estate Finance (pp. 262–278). London: WileyBlackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-5128-3.
• Nabarro, R. and Key, T. (2005). Performance measurement and real estate lending risk. In Settlements, B.F.I. (Ed.), Real estate indicators and financial stability (pp. 70–90).
• Key, T. and Nabarro, R. (1992). Current Trends in Commercial Property Investment and Development. In Healey, P. and Davoudi, J. (Eds.), Rebuilding the City - Property Led Urban Regeneration London: E & F Spon.
• Key, T., Wright, C. and Espinet, M. (1990). Prospects for the Property Industry. In Healey, P. and Nabarro, R. (Eds.), Land and property development in a changing context London: Gower.

Journal Articles (8)

• Anim-Odame, W.K., Key, T. and Stevenson, S. (2010). Residential market development in sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 3(4), pp. 308–326. doi:10.1108/17538271011080637.
• Reed, R., Anim-Odame, W.K., Key, T. and Stevenson, S. (2010). The Ghanaian transaction-based residential indices. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 3(3), pp. 216–232. doi:10.1108/17538271011063889.
• Anim Odame, W.K., Key, T. and Stevenson, S. (2009). Measures of Real Estate Values from Land Registration and Valuation Systems in Emerging Economies: the case of Ghana. Journal of Real Estate Literature, 17(1), pp. 63–84.
• Anim Odame, W.T., Key, T. and Stevenson, S. (2009). Residential Real Estate Market. Journal of African Real Estate Research .
• Callender, M., Devaney, S., Sheahan, A. and Key, T. (2007). Risk reduction and diversification in UK commercial property portfolios. Journal of Property Research, 24(4), pp. 355–375. doi:10.1080/09599910801916279.
• Key, T. and Marcato, T. (2007). Smoothing and Its Implication for Asset Allocation Choices. The Journal of Portfolio Management: the journal for investment professionals, 33(5), pp. 89–99. doi:10.3905/jpm.2007.698909.
• Marcato, G. and Key, T. (2005). Direct Investment in Real Estate. Journal of Portfolio Management, 31(5), pp. 59–69. doi:10.3905/jpm.2005.593888.
• Adair, A., Berry, J., Deddis, B., McGreal, S., Keogh, G. and Key, T. (1998). Barriers to data sharing in the surveying profession: implications for the commercial property market. Journal of Property Research, 15(4), pp. 331–346. doi:10.1080/095999198368329.

Editorial Activities (2)

• Journal of Property Finance & Investment, Member of Editorial Board, 2002 – present.
• Journal of Property Research, Member of Editorial Board, 2001 – present.