Yanling Mayer

Yanling is a housing economist at the Texas Real Estate Research Center. An experienced research economist with a record of extensive technical, analytical, and creative skills, she brings to her role two decades of experience in applied research and nearly 15 years in housing economics and analytics.

Prior to joining the Center in January 2025, Yanling was an economist at CoreLogic where she specialized in developing and translating housing data trends into consumer and industry insights. Her research insights have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and other media and industry news outlets.

She has conducted collaborative research on high-impact housing policy topics with scholars and researchers from academia, leading housing think tanks, and the real estate investment industry. Her research has been published in Economic Inquiry, Real Estate Economics, HUD’s Cityscape, and the Appraisal Journal.

Previously, Yanling was an economist and director of research at FNC, an appraisal technology and real estate data analytics Fintech company, focusing on collateral valuation analytics and housing analysis. Her earlier experience included macroeconomic analysis and business forecasting at FedEx. She had also previously held an academic position at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.

Yanling received a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Mississippi and an undergraduate degree from the Shanghai University of Economics and Finance.