{"id":1004581534,"date":"2022-06-02T12:22:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T20:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004581534"},"modified":"2022-12-08T12:29:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T20:29:57","slug":"why-regent-properties-is-gung-ho-on-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/why-regent-properties-is-gung-ho-on-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Regent Properties Is Gung-Ho on Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1004581980\" data-id=\"1004581980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/TCC-Ground-Floor.jpg?w=696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/TCC-Ground-Floor.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/TCC-Ground-Floor.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/TCC-Ground-Floor.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/TCC-Ground-Floor.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">One of Dallas\u2019 most recognizable office towers, Trammell Crow Center, was acquired by Regent in March from J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives. Photo courtesy of Regent Properties<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1004581984\" data-id=\"1004581984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/816-Congress-Aerial-1.jpg?w=696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/816-Congress-Aerial-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/816-Congress-Aerial-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/816-Congress-Aerial-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/816-Congress-Aerial-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Regent Properties recently purchased 816 Congress in downtown Austin for $174 million, with plans to renovate and upgrade the 20-story office building. Photo courtesy of Regent Properties<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1004581985\" data-id=\"1004581985\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/816-Congress-Aerial-3.jpg?w=696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/816-Congress-Aerial-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/816-Congress-Aerial-3.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/816-Congress-Aerial-3.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/816-Congress-Aerial-3.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Regent Properties recently purchased 816 Congress in downtown Austin for $174 million, with plans to renovate and upgrade the 20-story office building. Photo courtesy of Regent Properties<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"899\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1004581986\" data-id=\"1004581986\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Downtown-San-Diego-2.jpg?w=696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Downtown-San-Diego-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Downtown-San-Diego-2.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Downtown-San-Diego-2.jpg?resize=768,575 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Downtown-San-Diego-2.jpg?resize=1024,767 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Regent made a major buy in San Diego last June, acquiring a four-building office portfolio for $420 million. The acquisition is part of the firm\u2019s plan to invest more than $2 billion in office properties across the Sunbelt. Pictured, 1 &amp; 2 Columbia Place. Photo courtesy of Regent Properties<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"897\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1004581988\" data-id=\"1004581988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Downtown-San-Diego-1.jpg?w=696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Downtown-San-Diego-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Downtown-San-Diego-1.jpg?resize=300,224 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Downtown-San-Diego-1.jpg?resize=768,574 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Downtown-San-Diego-1.jpg?resize=1024,765 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Regent made a major buy in San Diego last June, acquiring a four-building office portfolio for $420 million. The acquisition is part of the firm\u2019s plan to invest more than $2 billion in office properties across the Sunbelt. (Pictured, 1 &amp; 2 Columbia Place. Photo courtesy of Regent Properties)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>An ongoing health crisis and major fluctuations in the office market haven\u2019t stopped Regent Properties from going all in on the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/mydigitalpublication.com\/publication\/?i=749746\" style=\"background-color:#00aeab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">READ THE DIGEST<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The firm has been on a buying spree for a few good months now, after announcing in 2021 it would invest more than $2 billion in office properties across the Sunbelt. Major acquisitions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/regent-properties-makes-420m-office-buy-in-san-diego\/\">in San Diego<\/a>, Austin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/regent-properties-buys-iconic-dallas-office-tower\/\">and Dallas<\/a> have been reflecting Regent\u2019s strategy. It\u2019s a bold move for the Los Angeles and Dallas-based company, in a time when many are questioning what the future will look like for commercial office space.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/office-sector-makes-headway-in-texas\/\">Office Sector Makes Headway in Texas<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Commercial Property Executive<\/em> recently spoke to Regent CEO Eric Fleiss about what makes him so bullish on the office market and where his company is looking to buy next. The Manhattan native, who joined Regent in 2005 and has led the firm since being named CEO in 2010, talks about his firm\u2019s \u201ccontrarian\u201d nature, confidence in local knowledge and more.<\/p>\n<p><em>This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How are you? It\u2019s been a wild 2+ years. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004581979\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Eric-Fleiss.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004581979\" data-attachment-id=\"1004581979\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/why-regent-properties-is-gung-ho-on-office\/eric-fleiss\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Eric-Fleiss.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1168,877\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1575633657&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eric Fleiss\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Eric Fleiss&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Q&#038;A: Why Regent Properties Is All In on Office&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Eric-Fleiss.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"wp-image-1004581979 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Eric-Fleiss.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Eric-Fleiss.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Eric-Fleiss.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Eric-Fleiss.jpg?resize=768,577 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/Eric-Fleiss.jpg?resize=1024,769 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004581979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Fleiss<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It has been. We\u2019ve been really busy at Regent. It\u2019s been a really interesting spectrum of emotions from complete ignorance as to what would happen in the world in March and April 2020 to where we are today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last year, your firm announced a plan to invest more than $2 billion in high-quality office properties. Given the volatility and uncertainty surrounding the office market, what made you choose it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think a couple things. First, the genetics of our firm. We\u2019re a vertically integrated real estate developer, operator, manager, and so we\u2019re very close to the assets. We\u2019re not a private equity firm, we\u2019re not a capital allocator. We are on the ground managing, leasing, building, renovating assets across the Sun Belt. I think we have great perspective and data on what\u2019s going on in the office asset class, on which to base our decisions.<\/p>\n<p>We did not have any data in March 2020. We did not know what would happen\u2014had no idea. We were playing defense I think, like most real estate operators in most asset classes. Since then, we\u2019ve leased almost 1.5 million square feet across our roughly 7 million-square-foot portfolio. We feel like we know what\u2019s working, we know what\u2019s not working and we\u2019re pretty excited about the opportunity to buy high-quality assets in a market where people really just don\u2019t like them.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wait-and-see-period-for-office-tenants-is-ending-says-cbre\/\">Wait-and-See Period for Office Tenants Is Ending, Says CBRE<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>We tend to be somewhat contrarian by nature as a firm. We think that makes the best consistent returns, to not always go where all the momentum is, and I think the opportunity to buy really high-quality office towers and frankly, even to buy high-quality real estate that just happens to have office towers on top of it, at a discount, is really attractive to us today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you plan to upgrade the assets you\u2019ve been acquiring? What kinds of things will you add or improve?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a firm, we do everything from greenfield development to very light renovation and releasing. We run the gamut as value-add and opportunistic developers on what we do on any given project. Right now, within our portfolio, we are looking at everything from ground-up and residential development to very light renovation, light capex. So, the acquisitions that we\u2019ve made since COVID-19 started all represent that range of opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you choose a city to buy in?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Generally speaking, the high-level answer to that question is pretty easy\u2014we\u2019re focused on the Sun Belt. That\u2019s what we know and that\u2019s what we do. Our investors pay us to look for opportunities and to execute deals there. That also colors our perspective, from a national point of view and certainly from a global point of view. I think, generally speaking, the real estate press but also the major media press really doesn\u2019t understand the nuances of what\u2019s going on market by market.<\/p>\n<p>The office demand and return-to-work picture in the Boston area, for example, is nothing like it is in a Dallas city. The situation in New York is not a whole lot like Houston. These are just very different markets. I think the Sun Belt in general has a very different look and feel for return to office and office utilization than Northern cities, but even internationally there are other countries that have a very different office utilization pattern than the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>I think this is a very regional recovery. It\u2019s a very hyperlocal trajectory, and I think a lot of that is because of the kind of patchwork of different regulations and political formulations that we have in the U.S., let alone globally. So generally speaking, we\u2019re focused on the Sun Belt. Within the Sun Belt, we\u2019re focused on the fastest-growing markets. Our acquisition targets are Nashville, Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas, Austin, Denver, Phoenix, San Diego\u2014those kinds of high-growth markets. And then within those markets, certain submarkets we really like and certain ones we really don\u2019t. Some markets really fit our model and some don\u2019t at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Austin has been a hotspot for investment over the last few years. Do you see your firm making buys in other major Texas cities, like Houston or Dallas?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004581983\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/TCC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004581983\" data-attachment-id=\"1004581983\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/why-regent-properties-is-gung-ho-on-office\/tcc-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/TCC.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"524,795\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TCC\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;One of Dallas\u2019 most recognizable office towers, Trammell Crow Center, was acquired by Regent in March from J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives. Photo courtesy of Regent Properties&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;One of Dallas\u2019 most recognizable office towers, Trammell Crow Center, was acquired by Regent in March from J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives. Photo courtesy of Regent Properties&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/TCC.jpg?w=524\" class=\"wp-image-1004581983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/TCC.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/TCC.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/05\/TCC.jpg?resize=198,300 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004581983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of Dallas\u2019 most recognizable office towers, Trammell Crow Center, was acquired by Regent in March from J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives. Photo courtesy of Regent Properties<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We just made a very big buy in Austin in December. We bought 816 North Congress. That\u2019s an asset with multiple levels of redevelopment opportunities. It\u2019s a building with good bones. The previous owner had not updated the lobby or the retail, all of which is needed for a building like that. And then there are some other opportunities for redevelopment around it that we\u2019re really excited about, with some parcels that came with that property.<\/p>\n<p>In Dallas, we just purchased Trammell Crow Center, which in our opinion is one of the most iconic buildings in the state of Texas, let alone the city of Dallas. We\u2019re very excited\u2014same thing\u2014we actually purchased two city blocks along with the office tower. There\u2019s a development opportunity across the street from the office tower that we\u2019re very excited about and then some things within the building itself that we\u2019re excited to do some work on.<\/p>\n<p>In Houston, we\u2019re always on the lookout for more assets. I think Houston\u2019s a market that office investors are scared of and oftentimes unduly scared of. I think there\u2019s certain product in Houston that works really well and certain product that doesn\u2019t. I think there\u2019s certain submarkets that are really great and certain that aren\u2019t. And we\u2019ve had good success in Houston. We have a building in the Galleria that way outperformed the market. We leased almost 300,000 square feet during COVID-19 in a 500,000-square-foot building. And that\u2019s when oil prices hadn\u2019t come up either, so Houston was still really mired in recession, and then the pandemic hit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What about the niche sectors that have taken off in recent years, like life science\u2014would you make a big push to invest there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think there is so much money chasing those opportunities today that that\u2019s the kind of thing that gets us to back off. We really do like to zig when other people zag.<\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s a growing industry and there are some beautiful assets that people have built. It sure feels to me very, very hot and so I get nervous with sectors like that that get very hot very fast. We\u2019re not that kind of player. We really look for value in what we buy, rather than focus on kind of momentum and growth. But I think it\u2019s a trend that\u2019s not going away anytime soon, that\u2019s for sure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s something people don\u2019t know about you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I do a lot of work with the Boy Scouts. I relocated to Dallas a year ago, but I was on the board of the West L.A. Scouts Council. I love the Boy Scouts, I love how the organization has rebounded from a really tough set of blows, through the lawsuits, which are almost resolved now. It was a great organization that had some tragic outcomes, and it has rebounded really well.<\/p>\n<p>I think it provides boys\u2014and now girls, as it\u2019s changed its name to Scouts BSA\u2014really great opportunities to learn traditional outdoor values. How to pitch a tent, how to live outdoors, how to be safe making a fire and how to cook food for yourself. And I think through the lens of these outdoor activities and hikes and campouts and that kind of stuff and what parents should love about it is it actually teaches kids self-reliance, how to pack your own bag and how to take care of yourself and how to be an individual, and I think that\u2019s wonderful.<\/p>\n<p>So what people don\u2019t know about me is that I\u2019m actually an assistant scout master. I don\u2019t mind wearing the uniform, as silly as that sounds. It\u2019s a really wonderful organization and I\u2019m really proud, particularly with the West L.A. Council, I\u2019ve done a lot of work to help underprivileged kids get outdoors, get to the woods to see trees and birds and blue skies and all that kind of stuff. I think it\u2019s just part of human nature and it\u2019s a very important thing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How\u2019s the move from California to Texas been?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You know, it\u2019s been great. I was pushing my wife to do this for five years, and it was only COVID-19 that got my wife to agree with me. So, we\u2019re really excited to be here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mydigitalpublication.com\/publication\/?i=749746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Read the June 2022 issue of CPE.<\/em><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coming off a series of major Sun Belt acquisitions, Regent CEO Eric Fleiss talks about his confidence in the sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":745,"featured_media":1004581980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21781,1521,44033,21783,21747],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004581534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate-real-estate","category-digital","category-executive-profiles","category-investment","category-office"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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