Linda Cohen Trailblazer Series

Dr. Mark Eppli, a renowned expert in real estate and housing markets, will delve into current residential market trends, examine the factors driving housing inequities, and provide insights into future projections and solutions to address these challenges. This session is an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of how housing policies and market dynamics impact communities and what can be done to create more equitable housing opportunities.

Biography -- Mark J. Eppli, Ph.D.

Mark J. Eppli is a faculty member in the Wisconsin Real Estate program in the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.  Dr. Eppli has three decades of academic and administrative leadership experience, including directing the Graaskamp Center for Real Estate for six years at the UW and a three-year term as Interim Keyes Dean of Business Administration at Marquette University, where he also served as Bell Chair in Real Estate from 2002-2018.  Prior to joining Marquette University Dr. Eppli was Professor of Finance in the School of Business at The George Washington University.    

Dr. Eppli serves as board member/advisory board member for a number of financial service, real estate development, and not-for-profit organizations. He regularly presents on commercial real estate and business economics and has received more than $500,000 in research and program grants. 

Dr. Eppli is widely published in commercial real estate finance, development, and valuation and is coauthor of two books published by the Urban Land Institute.    

Dr. Eppli was awarded the Frank Kirkpatrick Award by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and the Navigator Award by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation for his diversity and inclusion efforts in Milwaukee.  He also received the Urban Land Institute’s Star Performer award in 1999 and the Greater Washington Urban League’s Volunteer of the Year in 1997 for his efforts in attracting minorities to the commercial real estate industry in Washington, DC.  

Dr. Eppli is a first-generation college student and earned his Ph.D., MS, and BBA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.