Halbert Smith Halbert C. Smith is a professor in the Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate in the Warrington College of Business Administration and the Graduate School of Business at the University of Florida. He has also served as Chairman of the epartment and was the founding Director of the Real Estate Research Center. He received his B.S. degree from Purdue University, his MBA from Indiana University, and his DBA from the University of Illinois. Professor Smith has served on the faculties of several U.S. universities, and in 1995 was named a Fellow of the International Center for Economic Research in Turin, Italy. Professor Smith is also a director and officer of the Homer Hoyt Insittute and affiliated organizations. He was a founding member of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics, and in 1970 he served as that organizations President. In addition to publishing numerous articles in professional and academic journals and several other books dealing with real estate subjects, he is Editor-in-Chief of Real Estate Issues. Read More Read Less