C. F. Sirmans is the William N. Kinnard, Jr. Professor of Real Estate and Finance and Director of the Real Estate Center at the University of Connecticut. He has also taught at the University of Illinois, University of Georgia and Louisiana State University.

He has published articles in numerous real estate, finance and economics journals including the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Finance, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Real Estate Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Legal Studies, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, and others.

His research interests include spatio-temporal modeling of real estate prices, real estate securitization and real property law and economics. He has served as a consultant to a variety of real estate professional associations, government agencies and real estate firms.

Professor Sirmans specializes in the analysis of real estate. He has written, lectured, and consulted extensively on a wide range of real estate topics, including real estate investments, mortgages, lease valuation, and housing.