Robert Bach
Opportunities & Risks: The 35K-Foot View
By Robert Bach, National Director of Market Analytics, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank: What are the five top opportunities and five top risks facing property investors? Find out here.
Cleveland and the Myth of Job Creation
By Robert Bach, National Director of Market Analytics, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank: Sometimes I marvel at the blanket allegiance to job creation as the only driver of demand for CRE that is worth mentioning.
Why Sell Now?
By Robert Bach, Director of Research – Americas, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank: It’s a seller’s market right now for most property types.
Where to Invest
By Robert Bach, Director of Research – Americas, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank: What property types and locations will offer the best returns over the next few years?
City Reinventions
By Robert Bach, Director of Research – Americas, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank: Pittsburgh is the latest city to reinvent itself, and it won’t be the last.
The Rest of the Western Hemisphere
By Robert Bach, National Director of Market Analytics, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank: I recently reviewed some capital markets data for Canada, Mexico and South America, and the investor cross-currents are intriguing.
Technology & RE
By Robert Bach, National Director of Market Analytics, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank: Let me take off my green, capital markets eyeshades for a moment and don my pointy, wizard-like economist hat so I can talk about technology.
The OTHER Central Business Districts
By Robert Bach, National Director of Market Analytics, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank: While Central Business Districts have been doing great, not all of them are created equal.
Whither Goest Interest Rates?
By Robert Bach, National Director of Market Analytics, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank: Common wisdom among economists is that if you forecast a specific number, don’t forecast the date when that number will occur, and vice versa. This applies to interest rates.
‘Burbs Bounce Back
By Robert Bach, National Director of Market Analytics, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank: “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” said Mark Twain, and the same is true of the suburbs, where demand for office space has been recovering at a faster clip than in the nation’s central business districts.