#908: Cycles, Cap Rates & Continuity: Richard Barkham on Real Estate’s Long Game

Richard Barkham joined CBRE in 2014 as Global Chief Economist and in 2018 he was appointed Senior Economic Advisor. He is based in Dallas and leads a team of 600 researchers worldwide. He holds a PhD in Economics and is the author of two books and numerous academic publications. On apart-time basis he is Senior Fellow and Lecturer in Real Estate at Harvard University and Professor of the Practice at University of North Carolina. He is a Chartered Surveyor, Counsellor of Real Estate and Honorary Professor of the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction at The University of London.

Connect with Richard: 

• 📧 Email (while at CBRE): richard.barkham@cbre.com (active for a couple of months)

• 💼 LinkedIn: Richard Barkham on LinkedIn

Highlights:

3:00 - Why Real Estate Endures for  Centuries

5:00 - How To Manage and Simplify Data at Scale

7:00 - Real Use of AI in Commercial Real Estate

10:30 - Cap Rates and the Unexpected Interest Rate Climb

14:00 - Multifamily’s Strength Amid High Supply

21:00 - Office Market Outlook: Bottoming Out and Flight to Quality

 

Quote: “The same real estate asset can last 200 years—becoming housing, then offices, then housing again. No other asset class gives that kind of continuity.”

 

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