Dr Bwembya Chikolwa
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Biography
Broad area of research: InfrastructureMain areas of research
Within the broad field of property economics, Dr. Bwembya C. Chikolwa and his research team have defined three main research areas
- Property Valuation
- Property Investment and Finance
- Project and Infrastructure Financing.
Awards and recognitions
- 1993-94: British Council Fellowship
- 1999: Netherlands Fellowship
- 2001-03: Swedish Institute Fellowship.
Career history
2007 – Present: Lecturer in Property Economics, School of School of Urban Development, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
- Lecturing in various property and infrastructure related units. Areas of expertise: property economics and finance; property valuation, project and infrastructure finance.
- Attendance and delivery of papers at conferences and their subsequent publication in journals.
- Involvement in university consultancy research projects.
2004-2007: Property Studies Tutor – School of Economics and Finance, Curtin University of TechnologyUnits involved in
- 2006-07: Valuation Methodology: Tutor to Ms Janine Irons
- 2005: Income Property Analysis: Tutor to Professor Dominique Fischer
- 2004: Real Estate Market Analysis: Tutor to Mr David Cresp
- 2004: Real Estate Finance: Tutor to Mr Peter Gibbons.
2004: Research Analyst - Jones Lang LaSalle, Perth
- Preparation of the Quarterly Reports on the Perth office, industrial and retail markets
- Assisting other business units will client briefs
- Promotion of company profile through newspaper/journal publications
- Publication of ‘White Papers’ on current ‘burning’ issues in the industry.
1993-2004: Chief Valuation Officer - Government Valuation Department, Zambia
- Supervising timely preparation of valuation rolls to enable district councils collect appropriate revenue
- Supervising undertaking of quality consultancy service on real estate to determine optimum values and realise revenue
- Supervising undertaking of property transfer tax analysis with the aim of maximising government revenue
- Supervising a team of eight valuation officers in order to attain the Departments’ set goals and objectives.
Personal details
Keywords
Project And Infrastructure Finance, Property Economics And Valuation, Property Investment And Finance, Public-Private Partnerships
Discipline
Other Built Environment and Design, Banking, Finance and Investment, Commercial Services
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD - Economics and Finance (Curtin University of Technology)
- Master of Real Estate Management (Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
Professional memberships and associations
- Australian Property Institute
- Pacific Rim Real Estate Society
- Asian Real Estate Society
- African Real Estate Society
- Surveyors Institute of Zambia
- Zambia Institute of Estate Agents
- International Federation of Surveyors
- Associate Member, Australian Property Institute (Nov. 2007 to date)
- Registered Valuation Surveyor, Valuation Surveyors Registration Board of Zambia (1997 to date)
- Senior Certified Valuer, International Real Estate Society Institute (1997-2002)
Teaching
Teaching areas
- Property Investment and Finance
- Property Valuation
- Project and Infrastructure Finance.
Experience
Professional and community service roles
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- 2000-2001: Secretary, Surveyors Institute of Zambia
- 1999-2000: Secretary, Rating Valuation Tribunal of Zambia
- 1997-1999: Secretary, Surveyors Institute of Zambia, Valuation Chapter.
Selected publications
- Chikolwa B, (2007) The development of commercial mortgage-backed securities in Australia, Pacific Rim Property Research Journal, 13 (4), pp. 397-422.
- Chikolwa B, Chan F, (2008) Determinants of commercial mortgage-backed securities credit ratings: Australian evidence, International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 12, pp. 69-94.
- Chikolwa B, (2008) Assessing property risk in Australian commercial mortgage-backed securities, Pacific Rim Property Research Journal, 14 (1), pp. 3-26.
- Chikolwa B, (2008) Structuring issues for commercial mortgage-backed securities in Australia, Pacific Rim Property Research Journal, 14 (3), pp. 334-355.
- Chikolwa B, (2008) Determinants of Australian Listed Property Trust Bond Ratings, Pacific Rim Property Research Journal, 14 (2), pp. 123-149.
- Chikolwa B, (2008) Financing infrastructure using asset-backed securities: lessons for developing countries, The ICFAI University Journal of Infrastructure (4), pp. 7-24.
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