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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Litigation Support
With nearly 80 years of providing independent research, valuation, fiduciary, and consulting services to the commercial real estate industry, Real Estate Research Corporation (RERC) is uniquely equipped to provide litigation support services for nearly any case involving commercial property-related disputes. RERC’s clients include institutions, funds, advisory firms, public and private investors, and government entities.
RERC is often called upon to provide legal support in the form of market studies, appraisal review and analysis, depositions, expert witness testimony, and other real estate-related concerns. Skilled in nearly all matters related to commercial real estate investment, including lending policy, debt restructuring, bankruptcy, financing, and property valuation, RERC’s professionals have been accepted as experts in the field of commercial real estate valuation for private, public, and governmental agencies.
Our practical experience, knowledge of real estate, and investment insight allow RERC to provide a variety of litigation consulting services, including:
- Economic damage estimates
- Foreclosures and defaults
- Eminent domain proceedings
- Bankruptcy litigation and reorganization
- Lease renegotiation
- Plan feasibility
- Interest rate determination
- Expert witness or consulting
From its inception, RERC has provided exceptional service to clients through a rigorous grounding in experience, judgment, and diversified value-centric skills. Our expert advice is grounded by RERC’s senior professionals, who possess the following designations/credentials: MAI, CRE, CFA®, FRICS, and CCIM. Our ability to provide expert opinions on office, industrial, retail, apartment, mixed-use, hospitality, storage, or specialty properties in all U.S. markets and several other countries is not in dispute.
This strategic philosophy, our years of experience, and our valuation expertise allows RERC to take valuation opinions and positions that include being named in public documents. That risk assessment is carefully examined before agreeing to an engagement.
Please contact one of RERC's highly-qualified managing directors for litigation support.