David J. Lynn, Ph.D.

Changing demographics and shifting land use patterns will significantly influence development of retail investment strategies going forward...

Last year marked a turnaround for U.S. commercial real estate. Vacancy rates bottomed for all property sectors. Corporate tenants took advantage of lower rents to consolidate their space, and leasing activity surged...

As the economy shows signs of substantial improvement, the commercial real estate industry is emerging from a transitional phase in 2010 to a recovery stage in 2011. Institutional-quality real estate assets in primary...

The U.S. hotel industry has emerged from one of the worst downturns in its history, and we believe the lodging sector is entering a strong cyclical recovery as demand growth accelerates...

A sharp increase in transaction activity for multifamily properties over the past year is indicative of strong investor interest in the sector, buoyed by improving fundamentals and demographic trends, which should...

Large, rapidly developing countries, including Mexico, China, India and Brazil, are all expected to benefit from increasing international investment as the global economy recovers. While previous recessions often left...

Commercial real estate performance generally lags economic growth by about four to six quarters. As our firm, ING Clarion Partners, suggested earlier this year, 2010 appears to be a transition year, moving from the...

The downturn in the U.S. housing market was a critical cause of the Great Recession in 2008 and 2009. Housing has helped to lead the economy out of other recent recessions, but we believe that the larger economy must...