Monday, January 28, 2013

The Outlook for Investing in Secondary and Tertiary Markets via Commercial Property Executive

Follow the job growth. That was the key takeaway during “Secondary and Tertiary Markets: Identifying, Finding and Investing in Commercial Real Estate Opportunities,” the recent Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive webinar sponsored by Yardi and moderated by Executive Editor Keat Foong. Panelists, which included Gary Ralston, managing partner, Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty LLC; John S. Sebree, vice president, national director, National Housing Group, Marcus & Millichap Real Estate; Albert M. Berriz, CEO, McKinley; and Ernie Katai, senior vice president, Berkadia, looked into commonly overlooked markets and provided insights for investors.

Focusing on the commercial property sector, Ralston said that investors are still concentrating on safe investments, and on an aggregate basis in secondary markets, the prices are still down. The annual population growth of the United States is almost 1 percent, so, according to Ralston, the goal of investors is to focus on states that are growing above that, such as Florida, Texas and Nevada. Additionally, investors and developers should pay attention to areas of employment growth, which he says has shifted to port-driven areas.

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