Professor Sagalyn is a specialist in real estate finance. She teaches the elective Real Estate Finance as well as several seminars on real estate. Sagalyn is widely known as an expert in real estate equity securities and public development finance. Her research and writings on real estate investment, securitization, urban development and public policy have been published in both academic and professional journals. She has recently completed Times Square Roulette: Remaking the City Icon, a book about the politics, policy and economics of one of the cityʼs largest and longest redevelopment initiatives. She is also author of Cases in Real Estate Finance and Investment Strategy and is coauthor of Downtown, Inc.: How America Rebuilds Cities. Sagalyn serves on a number of boards, including United Dominion Realty Trust (NYSE:UDR), Capital Trust (NYSE:CT), the Retail Initiative, J. P. Morgan U.S. Real Estate Income and Growth Fund and has consulted for many public agencies and private firms.