Faculty
Education
Master of Real Estate Development, University of Southern California
Expertise
Real estate development
Real estate finance
Urban and suburban development
Master planned communities
Urban design
Biography
John Loper is a Professor of Real Estate (teaching) at the USC Price School of Public Policy.
Professor Loper has more than 25 years of real estate development experience and is currently the President of Palm Tree Communities Consulting Inc. He has extensive experience in multiple real estate sectors including retail, residential, master planned communities, mixed use, office, and hospitality.
He has taught in the USC’s Dollinger MRED program since 2012, and for two years led the Price School’s Learning to Excel Academically and Professionally (LEAP) capstone lab trip to Detroit, MI, providing real-world training for students interested in urban real estate development, urban revitalization, and private, public and nonprofit sectors.
Professor Loper holds a master’s degree in real estate development and a bachelor’s degree in business with an emphasis in real property development and management and additional studies in architecture and civil engineering from USC.