Real Estate

U.S. Commercial Real Estate: A Time for Fear or Greed?

October 2022 – 40 min listen

As negative headlines come fast and furious, commercial real estate investors are faced with a question: Is now a time to get defensive, be opportunistic, or prepare for the worst? Learn why Co-Head of U.S. Real Estate, John Ockerbloom says the answer is 'yes'—all of the above.


Episode Segments:


(02:33) - Do market conditions on the ground match the negative headlines?
(05:07) - A market still in price discovery mode
(08:19) - The inherent defensiveness of real estate debt
(12:11) - Where opportunities are today in residential real estate
(18:33) - Riding the wave of revitalization in Savannah, Georgia
(23:09) - Life science and the changing definition of "high quality" office space
(27:26) - Leading the life science renaissance in Downtown San Diego
(29:39) - The cycle agnostic opportunity in self-storage
(33:18) - The distressed asset landscape today
(37:20) - Fear, greed and patience through the cycle

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John Ockerbloom

Head of U.S. & European Real Estate

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