Avoiding Risk in Today's Market
In this podcast, RERC CEO Kenneth P. Riggs Jr., who also serves as chief real estate economist for the CCIM Institute, discusses investor confidence, risk aversion strategies, and the outlook for the smaller tertiary markets. Listen to Ken as he notes that investors are doing their homework and due diligence, and are buying right and buying for the long term....
A Bifurcated Market
With more capital available from select sources and increased demand for less volatile investments, institutional-level commercial property prices are on an upward trend, states Ken Riggs, president and CEO of Real Estate Research Corporation and chief real estate economist for the CCIM Institute. However, in this CCIM Institute-sponsored podcast, he further explains that the commercial real estate market is increasingly divided, with some historically high prices being paid for institutional properties in top-tier markets, while other markets are seeing little or no transaction activity other than distressed property sales. Listen to Mr. Riggs discuss the challenges for investors in this bifurcated market...
Continuing on the Path to Recovery
In an abbreviated edition of his semi-annual podcast to members of the CCIM Institute, RERC's Ken Riggs noted that while investors remain nervous about the volatility we are seeing in the stock and bond markets, much equity is still sitting on the sidelines "looking for a home." Commercial real estate—and the reduced amount of risk associated with this investment alternative—is looking decidedly more attractive. Even so, investors are taking the time to “get it right” during this prolonged recovery period…
Tough Times Continue
RERC's Ken Riggs notes that while institutional real estate has been forced to mark to market and prices are close to bottoming out, the broader commercial real estate market still has a ways to go and it will take some time to "come clean." Listen to Riggs' view of what the industry and investors should expect in 2010 and beyond.
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William L. Corbin
Managing Director
William Corbin serves as managing director of Real Estate Research Corporation's (RERC's) West Coast office, and has nearly 30 years experience in commercial real estate analysis, finance, and valuation. His previous experience in commercial real estate finance gives him particular insight to the capital and investment markets and their impact on institutional real estate activity and values.
Mr. Corbin has conducted numerous current value narrative appraisals for national and regional institutional lenders and investors on office buildings, warehouse distribution buildings, industrial and business parks, shopping centers, and apartments.
Prior to his association with RERC in 2009, Mr. Corbin served with First American Appraisal and Consulting Services, LLC (formerly KTR Real Estate Services), where he was responsible for managing the Los Angeles regional office, developing and managing institutional accounts, and performing direct valuation work for those clients. While with First American, he also headed the firm's national pension fund valuation practice, and served as their designated representative to the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF). Prior to his work with First American, he was an appraiser for Landauer Associates from 1992 to 1995. E-mail Mr. Corbin at wcorbin@rerc.com.