Media Matters – SFU Business in the News – Oct. 29, 2010
Nov 01, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending Oct. 29, 2010.
SFU Business Recognized
- According to Business in Vancouver, SFU Business has been ranked 38th out of 40 universities around the world, based on the number of academic articles published between 1998 and 2008. International Business Review chose SFU and the University of Western Ontario (ranked fifth overall) as the only two Canadian schools to make its list. SFU Business dean Daniel Shapiro said being recognized improves the school’s “global standing” when it comes to recruitment. “It certainly helps to attract visiting scholars and students at the graduate level, particularly at the PhD level,” he told the paper. CFAX radio (Victoria) and A-Channel (Victoria) also covered this story.Full story: http://at.sfu.ca/NipEqB
Real Estate Deals in the US
- The latest data shows Canadians are doing a lot of home shopping across the border. According to The Vancouver Sun, Canadians now make up 23 per cent of all international purchases, an increase of 11 per cent since 2008. Mexicans are typically the top foreign buyers of real estate, but right now rank a distant second at 10 per cent. SFU business professor Andrey Pavlov told the paper this is a great time to invest in U.S. property in depressed areas of the country. “The only question is whether to do it now or a year or two from now,” he said. One example of the trend is the fact that Canadians bought more homes (405) in Phoenix, Ariz., than Californians last April.Full story: http://at.sfu.ca/kGQBJb