Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers
FUOYE Academic Staff Profile
Dr. Job Taiwo Gbadegesin
Reader / Associate Professor
Department of Estate Management, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management
Area of Specialization: Real Estate: Property/Facilities Development & Finance, Property/Facilities Management, Land/Housing Institution and Policy, Property Valuation, Community-Based Infrastructure Policy, Mining and Rural Land Economy
Biography
Job Taiwo GBADEGESIN (PhD, TU DELFT, Netherlands) is a dynamic and inspirational real estate lecturer, researcher, and practitioner with excellent pedagogical, leadership, and communication skills. He conducts innovative, evidence-based research that addresses and offers solutions to real-world problems in real estate, land, housing, facilities, and infrastructure. He has proven international experience conducting collaborative research to inform policies and develop advocacy plans to achieve SDG objectives and targets in rural and urban development, including property/facilities development and management, land and housing, valuation, mining, and the local economy. He has over 15 years of teaching and research experience at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria (2009-2020), and at Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (2020 to date). He completed his first and second degrees in estate management from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Job Taiwo graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree as the best graduating student and prize winner of the prestigious J.O. Oluwatundimu and Chief (Dr.) Dele Afolabi awards. He also completed his master's degree with distinction. He then earned his PhD from Delft University of Technology in Delft, The Netherlands, on a scholarship, with research focused on real estate and housing system policy. He has completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of the Free State, South Africa (2019-2023). He serves as a research associate at the Centre for Development Support, University of the Free State, South Africa. An adjunct and collaborative lecturer and researcher with the Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development, University of Lagos, Lagos. He provides learning support with the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). He has published widely in Emerald Publishing Group Ltd., Routledge Taylor & Francis, and Elsevier. He has taught and supervised undergraduate and postgraduate students across leading universities. A former Acting HOD.
Research Interests
Real estate, land, housing, facilities, and infrastructure
Qualifications
| Degree | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ph D. (Real Estate) | Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands | 2018 |
| M Sc (Estate Management) | Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria | 2012 |
| B Sc (Hon) Estate Management | Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria | 2006 |
| National Diploma (ND) | The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Nigeria | 2000 |
| Certificate in Political Economy of Land Governance | University of the Western Cape, South Africa | 2023 |
Professional Qualification
Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria (ESVARBON)
University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Awards
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
African Real Estate Society (AfRES) conference, Zambia.
Vice-Chancellor award, FUOYE
EMSA, The Polytechnic, Ibadan
AD Scientific Index. https://adscientificindex.com/scientist/job-taiwo-gbadegesin/5795379/certificate/
Grants
TETFUND-OAU (Abuja, FCT-ABUJA, NG)
TETFUND-OAU (Abuja, FCT-ABUJA, NIG))
Total Grant: NAIRA 12,200,000.00
Scholarship
Federal Government of Nigeria
Oyo State Government, Ministry of Education
Membership of Professional Bodies
Associate Member (MNIVS)-Academic & professional-based member
RSV-Academic & professional-based member
Academic-based member
Academic-based member
Academic-based member
Paper Presentation - Local
University of Lagos, Faculty of Environmental Science Conference, 2025
University of Lagos, Faculty of Environmental Science Conference, 2025
Environmental Design and Management, OAU, Ile-Ife, International Conference in collaboration with the University of Bristol, UK
Environmental Design and Management, OAU, Ile-Ife, International Conference, Advances in Built Environment Research
Paper Presentation - International
African Real Estate Society (AfRES), Uganda
African Real Estate Society (AfRES), Kampala, Uganda
European Real Estate Society (ERES), Italy.
African Real Estate Society (AfRES), Luzaka, Zambia
Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision
Social impact of mining in South Africa
Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision
Adoption of eco-efficient features in property development
Undergraduate Project Supervision
Adoption of proptech and data analysis tools in property valuation – A Lagos State Case Study
Management challenges of multi-tenanted property in Ibadan
Service charge administration in ultra-modern commercial complexes in Lagos
Course Teaching
PRINCIPLES OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT I
PRINCIPLES OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT II
INTRODUCTION TO VALUATION I
LAND ECONOMICS
INTRODUCTION TO VALUATION II
PRINCIPLES OF VALUATION II
NATIONAL TAXATION AND RATING II
HOUSING AND PUBLIC POLICY
NATIONAL TAXATION AND RATING I
REAL ESTATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ESTATE AGENCY AND PROPERTY MARKETING
ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
COMPARATIVE LAND POLICIES
APPLIED VALUATION I
URBAN ECONOMICS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
Professional Skill
Speed reading and mind mapping. How to manage research information. Foundation of teaching, learning, and assessment. Scientific integrity. Self-presentation: presenting yourself and your work. Succeeding in global workplace. Conversation skills . Communication, coping strategies and awareness. Writing a thesis dissertation. Becoming a creative researcher in academia
Problem-solving and decision making in research. Project management of Ph.D. Using creativity to maximise productivity and innovation. Effective negotiation: win-win communication. Achieving your goal and performing more successfully
Foundation of teaching, learning, and assessment,ii. Atla.ti; qualitative data analysis tool 2017 iii. Built environment in different culture 2017 iv. Regional strategies and territorial governance (European postgraduate masters, EMU) (Training programmeDeveloping your academic skills; critical/analytical thinking and scientific. Reflection
Coordinating, taking ownership. Providing direction and supervision.
Commanding and moderating. Managing projects and teams.
Working together as a team. Communicating all group members. Formation of research cluster.
Custom Fields
External/internal dissertation moderator
CDS, University of the Free State, South Africa
External moderator (2024)
Federal University of Technology, Akure
Reviewer
Housing Studies, Journal of Property Research, Journal of housing and the built environment, Journal of Facilities Management, ETC
Selected Publications
Quality control system and real estate valuation practice
Authors: Ayorinde, O.I. Fateye,o. Gbadegesin, J.T. & Thorntein, E.
Property Management, Emerald Publishing Group Ltd • 2026
Open publicationConsidering home, assets and place attachment in the urban periphery: Rethinking the spatial marginality of apartheid planning. The endurance of inequality: Race, property and spatiality in Bloemfontein and surrounds.
Authors: Marais, L., & Gbadegesin, J.
The Authors 2025, University of Pretoria, South Africa, ISBN: 978-1-0672372-3-3 • 2025
Open publicationExploring the Impact of Personal Connections and Selected Individual Factors on the Ethical Judgment and Behavioural Intentions of Nigerian Estate Surveyors and Valuers
Authors: Amidu, A., Agboola, A. O. and Gbadegesin, J. T
Journal of African Real Estate Research, 1 (1): 21 – 30. South Africa • 2024
A scoping review of the literature on mine closure. Local Responses to Mine Closure in South Africa, 33-43. Routledge., Taylor & Francis
Authors: Venter, A., Gbadegesin, J., & van Wyk, D
. Routledge., Taylor & Francis • 2024
Open publicationWest Rand Decline in South Africa's economic heartland
Authors: Margaret Kusambiza-Kiingi, Verna NelORCID Icon, Job Gbadegesin
Routledge • 2024
Open publicationDoes the COVID-19 affect tenants’ adherence to lease obligations in rental market? Property managers’ perspective.
Authors: Gbadegesin, J. T.
Journal of Facilities Management, 22(3), 402-415. • 2024
Open publicationDevelopers' Resilience in Land Acquisition Issues: The Case of Igando - Oloja Community, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State
Authors: Thontteh, E., Osato, V., & Gbadegesin, J. T.
African Journal of Housing and Sustainable Development, 4(2), University of Lagos. • 2023
Open publicationProperty managers’ awareness of the potential benefits of vertical greenery systems on buildings
Authors: Samuel Adegoke, A., Taiwo Gbadegesin, J., Oluwafemi Ayodele, T., Efuwape Agbato, S., Bamidele Oyedele, J., Tunde Oladokun, T., & Onyinyechukwu Ebede, E.
International Journal of Construction Management • 2023
Open publicationSustainable real estate management practice: Exploring the priority of operational stage for actualizing sustainable built environment goal in sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Ogunba, O.A., Dabara, I.O. and Gbadegesin, J.T
International Journal of Construction Management, 23 (10), Taylor & Francis.UK/US. • 2023
Open publicationHousing and welfare in South Africa
Authors: Mmbadi, E., Marais, L., & Gbadegesin, J.
The Routledge Handbook of Housing and Welfare (pp. 232-244). Routledge • 2023
Open publicationLocation-induced client influence in valuation for loan security: the new terra incognita for emerging property sub-markets
Authors: Job Taiwo Gbadegesin; Sunday Olarinre Oladokun; Abdul-Rasheed Amidu; Alirat Olayinka Agboola
Property Management • 2023
Open publicationChoosing informal ways to acquire land
Authors: Ige, V.O. and Gbadegesin, J.T.
Property Management, 40(1), 39-61. Emerald Publishing • 2022
Open publicationInhibitors to women's right to the occupation of land: a closer look at Ajebamidele Community in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Authors: Olawuni, D.M., Adegoke, A.S., Ogunba, O.A., Gbadegesin, J.T., Balogun, D.O. and Omogbehinwa, I.V
Property Management, 40(5), 690-705. Emerald Publishing Ltd, UK • 2022
Open publicationStudent Housing Satisfaction at a South African University
Authors: Job Gbadegesin; Lochner Marais; Michael Von Maltitz; Jan Cloete; Molefi Lenka; Kholisa Rani; Malene Campbell; Stuart Denoon-Stevens; Anita Venter; Quintin Koetaan et al.
Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice • 2022
Open publicationDo REITs Hedge against Inflation? Evidence from an African Emerging Market.
Authors: Dabara, D.I., Gbadegesin, J.T., Amidu, Abdul-Rasheed, Oyedokun, T.B. and Chiwuzie, A
Proceedings of the 20th annual AfRES conference. The Future of the African Real Estate Sector: What Next? 8 – 10 September 2021 Lusaka, Zambia, ISBN: 978-0-620-95972-8 • 2021
Open publicationUnderstanding stakeholders’ opinion and willingness on the adoption of sustainable residential property features in a developing property market
Authors: Matthew Oluwole Oyewole and Markson Opeyemi Komolafe and Job Taiwo Gbadegesin
International Journal of Construction Management • 2021
Open publicationExploring investment paradigm in urban office space management: perspectives from coworking space investors in Nigeria
Authors: Timothy Oluwafemi Ayodele and Kahilu Kajimo-Shakantu and Job Taiwo Gbadegesin and Theophilus Olugbenga Babatunde and Cyril Ayodele Ajayi
Journal of Facilities Management, 22(3), 402-415. • 2021
Open publicationOff-campus student housing satisfaction indicators and the drivers: From student perspectives to policy re-awakening in governance
Authors: Job Taiwo Gbadegesin; Markson Opeyemi Komolafe; Taiwo Frances Gbadegesin; Kehinde O. Omotoso
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment • 2021
Open publicationConsumer’s welfare in the retail environment: implication for retail property development planning and policy
Authors: Job Taiwo Gbadegesin and Samson Oluseun Ojekalu and Frances Taiwo Gbadegesin and Olajumoke Omotola Kelani and Omoniyi S
International Journal of Construction Management • 2021
Open publicationStudentification and governance in South Africa: Dependencies and conflicts
Authors: Job Gbadegesin; Lochner Marais; Stuart Denoon-Stevens; Jan Cloete; Anita Venter; Kholisa Rani; Molefi Lenka; Malene Campbell; Quintin Koetaan
Land Use Policy • 2021
Open publicationThe state of housing policy research in Africa
Authors: Job Gbadegesin; Lochner Marais
International Journal of Housing Policy • 2020
Open publicationUnderlying factors for effective collective decision on community-driven infrastructure in developing countries
Authors: Gbadegesin, J.T.; Ojekalu, S.; Komolafe, M.O.; Oyewole, M.O.
International Journal of Construction Management • 2020
Open publicationSustaining community infrastructure through community-based governance (the social practice of collective design policy)
Authors: Gbadegesin, J.T.; Ojekalu, S.; Gbadegesin, T.F.; Komolafe, M.O.
Smart and Sustainable Built Environment • 2020
Open publicationHousing, planning and urban health: Historical and current perspectives from south africa
Authors: Gbadegesin, J.; Pienaar, M.; Marais, L.
Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series • 2020
Open publicationStakeholders’ relevance in sustainable residential property development
Authors: Komolafe, M.O.; Oyewole, M.O.; Gbadegesin, J.T.
Smart and Sustainable Built Environment • 2019
Open publicationTowards a new policy direction for an improved housing delivery system in Nigerian cities: Theoretical, Empirical and Comparative Perspectives. A+ BE
Authors: Gbadegesin, J.T.
Architecture and the Built Environment, (17), 1-342. • 2018
Open publicationTowards an effective partnership policy for improving urban low-income housing provision in Nigeria: New institutional economics perspective
Authors: Gbadegesin, J.T.
International Journal of Construction Supply Chain Management • 2017
Open publicationRisks in homeownership: a perspective on The Netherlands
Authors: Teye, A.L.; Haan, J.; Elsinga, M.G.; Bondinuba, F.K.; Gbadegesin, J.T.
International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis • 2017
Open publicationAdequacy of core knowledge and soft skills in the performance of professional employees of real estate firms in Nigeria
Authors: Oladokun, S.O.; Gbadegesin, J.T.
Property Management • 2017
Open publicationBuild-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Mechanism as a Private Finance Initiative for Procuring Student Housing in Public Tertiary Institutions: Perceptual Analysis.
Authors: Gbadegesin, J.T. and Aluko, B.T.
2016Ife Planning Journal, 5 (1); 34 – 43, Ile-Ife, Nigeria • 2016
Open publicationInvestigating defiant attitudes in keeping lease agreement obligations in private rental housing market in Nigeria
Authors: Gbadegesin, J.T.; van der Heijden, H.; Boelhouwer, P.
Property Management • 2016
Open publicationFactors influencing academic performance of real estate students in Nigeria
Authors: Ayodele, T.O.; Oladokun, T.T.; Gbadegesin, J.T.
Property Management • 2016
Open publicationBridging the Finance Gap in Housing and Infrastructure Finance through Private Finance Initiatives in Emerging Economies
Authors: Ojo, O, Olatoye-Ojo, O. and Gbadegesin, J.T
Real Estate Finance, 32 (1), 16 – 22, • 2015
Open publicationInvestigating experts’ opinion on outsourcing decision in facilities management practice in public Universities in Nigeria
Authors: Gbadegesin, J.T.; Babatunde, T.O.
Journal of Facilities Management, 22(3), 402-415. • 2015
Open publicationFacilities management practices in the Nigerian public universities
Authors: Odediran, S.J.; Gbadegesin, J.T.; Babalola, M.O.
Journal of Facilities Management, 22(3), 402-415. • 2015
Open publicationIs Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) System an Effective Initiative Compared with Traditional Procurement Method in Student Housing Provision in an Emerging Economy?
Authors: Gbadegesin, J. T. and Oyewole, M. O.
Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation, 4 (1), 809 – 825 • 2014
Open publicationManagement challenges of cultural property in Nigeria
Authors: Gbadegesin, J. T., & Osaghale, G.
African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 3(1), 1-18. Middlesex University Mauritius. • 2014
Open publicationExploratory survey on the maintenance of Osun- Osogbo sacred grove, Nigeria
Authors: Osegale, G. E., Omisore, E. O., & Gbadegesin, J. T.
African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Vol. 3 (2) - (2014) • 2014
Open publicationPublic private partnerships/private finance initiatives for financing infrastructure in public tertiary institutions in Nigeria
Authors: Gbadegesin, J.T.; Aluko, B.T.
Built Environment Project and Asset Management • 2014
Open publicationEthnic bias in tenant selection in metropolitan Ibadan private rental housing market
Authors: Gbadegesin, J.T.; Ojo, O.
Property Management • 2013
Open publicationMenace of recalcitrant tenants in metropolitan Ibadan area's residential property market, Nigeria
Authors: Gbadegesin, J.T.; Ojo, O.
Property Management • 2012
Open publicationA Survey of Cultural and Traditional Implications of Women’s Rights on Land for Development in Oke-Ogun, Oyo State
Authors: Gbadegesin, J.T.
Sri Lanka Journal of Real Estate. 1 (5). Department of Estate Management and Valuation, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda-Sri Lanka • 2011
Open publicationThe programme of urban renewal for Sustainable Urban development in Nigeria: issues and challenges.
Authors: Gbadegesin, J. T., & Aluko, B. T.
Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 7(3), 244-253.
Open publicationPhoto Gallery / Picture Evidence
