John Baen

John S. Baen is a Professor of Real Estate at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, as well as a practicing commercial real estate broker, Certified Real Estate Appraiser, Certified Right-of-Way Agent, author and expert witness/consultant. Dr. Baen has authored over 70 articles, five books/texts and is currently serving as the American Real Estate Society (ARES) representative as Director of the International Real Estate Society (IRES). He is a noted expert in oil and gas leases, litigation and research as well as many other areas of real estate.

Professor Baen has held positions, lectures, and delivered academic and industry speeches in New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, Austria, Sweden, South Africa, South America and throughout the United States of America. His research and lectures are anchored in both theory and practical aspects of a wide range of real estate topics which has earned three national manuscript awards which were sponsored by ARES corporate sponsors such as John Hancock, Prudential and the International Council of Shopping Centers.