David J. Lynn, Ph.D.

I really get a kick out of self-appointed “economists” with a flare for the dramatic, who come out with dire exhortations in the media to garner attention. There are many talented and colorful people who receive medi...

The U.S. property market landscape in 2017 will be characterized by continued strong fundamentals, increased investor flows and high transaction volume. As for the economic landscape, the U.S. continues to grow...

Real estate has been a star performer over the last five years, delivering high returns on the back of strong and improving fundamentals and a gradually recovering economy. Real estate fundamentals continue to improv...

The inevitable end of the bull market: With this bull market in commercial real estate now five years old (six for public real estate securities), isn’t it time to be cautious? The bull market’s duration does not...

Here are the four questions I’m most frequently being asked by commercial real estate investors these days, and my answers...

Country risk is the risk that cross-border cash flows will not be realized because of disequilibrium between the domestic platform and that of another country. Given this potential concern, one may require higher ret...

As a part of an investment and portfolio management regimen, one can track such metrics as replacement costs, peak pricing, spreads (cap rates over corporate and government bonds) and replacement rents. In the main g...