Mathias Hoffmann is the Scientific Director of a new research network “Globalization of Real Estate Markets” (GREN) at the UZH Center for Urban and Real Estate Management. The objective of the network is to provide an international forum for economic research that examines how the forces of globalization shape housing markets around the world.   To this end, the network collects and aggregates data on international real estate markets and organizes academic conferences,  summer schools and policy events.