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With rising interest rates and the cost-of-living crisis, what is the outlook for commercial real estate? Our recent webinar, How will macro headwinds impact the commercial real estate sector? asked three leading industry experts their opinion on the outlook for the sector. Here are some of their thoughts.
August 2022
While individual properties must contend with local laws, globalization can provide invaluable best practices to the industry, especially for smaller countries that lack appraisal standards and therefore don’t attract as much investment. “What attracted me to RICS is the idea of a worldwide professional ethic that we all work to: transparency, standardized appraisals, avoiding corruption and money laundering, these kinds of things that surround the property business everywhere,” Gray said. "A faithfulness to abide by a set of rules seems like a highfalutin’, pie-in-the-sky concept, but it actually makes a difference in people’s everyday lives. That excites me.”
June 2022, The Mann Report
The built environment has made some strides with gender diversity, however, there is still progress to be made. "As the first female American President of RICS, advancing diversity, equity and inclusion will be a significant part of my presidential mission."
May 2022, Authority magazine
The $260m park is an undulating, 2.4-acre green oasis stretching into the city’s Hudson Bay, offering the city’s residents an escape from their busy urban lives.
January 2022, Modus magazine
It's the asset class everyone turned to in the crisis … but these deals will be difficult to pencil out if conditions change even a little bit.
January 2022, Commercial Observer
The housing shortage, exacerbated by high barriers to entry, is likely to benefit from enthusiasm across the board from sellers and lenders, but especially from investors.
December 2021, Forbes
From rising sea levels and coastal erosion to bush fires, cyclones, storms and record-breaking rainfall, the number of those at risk from extreme events is growing fast.
November 2021, Modus magazine
In order to truly optimize returns, cross-border property owners should be looking for professionals with a global credential to help them analyze their RE holdings consistently. Ann Gray explains RICS's relevance to today's global corporations.
April 2021, Costar.com
PODCAST: Ann Gray, FRICS, FAIA discusses a life in property, fun stories from the field, and how defining the future is more critical now than ever.
March 2021, The Surveyor Hub
On track for the 2022 presidency of this 134,000-member, London-based organization, Ann Gray is the new presidential team member from California.
May 2020, RICS.org
The Post goes behind the scenes of this unusual assignment.
August 2016, The Washington Post
Ann Gray and Barden Prisant keynote World Built Environment Forum with an analysis of this unique property and its contents. Finding a comp was no easy task.
August 2016, BARRON'S
Ann Gray offers 5 strategies to make sure corporate mission-focused decision-making does not inadvertently diminish RE asset values on the balance sheet.
April 2015, Commercial Property Executive
Ann Gray finds out what inspires architect Thom Mayne as he ventures into fine art.
January 2014, FORM magazine
San Diego's Padres stadium showed how a massive public venue can be sensitively stitched into a historic neighborhood.
Aug 2013, Modus magazine
Find out how a building lover brings a sense of purpose to property consulting.
Sept 2011, Modus magazine