Ken Riggs

View All Tags
Investors Brace for the Future: Dissecting Returns
With the peak of the CRE cycle on its way, investors' expectations for total returns will likely not be met, argues Situs RERC President Ken Riggs. But not to fear: Solid fundamentals should keep the income component of returns stable.
National
CRE Returns Tapping on the Brakes in 2017
By Ken Riggs, President, Situs RERC: Despite an expected drop in average total returns, CRE remains favorable to other investment alternatives.
National
Another New Normal
By Ken Riggs, President, Situs RERC: As uncertainty continues in the global markets, investors will have to get used to managing through the uneven nature of the economy.
National

  • Report Says Crosscurrents Won’t Bring CRE Down

    Situs RERC, Deloitte and NAR's latest report discusses how the CRE industry will fare in 2016 amid mixed messages for the U.S. economy.

    National 08 February 2016 19:17

  • Is CRE On the Rise?

    Will rising long-term interest rates spoil the environment of progressive CRE growth?

    National 04 March 2015 22:18

  • A Risk-On State of Mind

    By Ken Riggs, President & CEO, RERC: What’s a mind to think? Despite the 1 percent contraction in economic growth in the first quarter of 2014, which the markets have generally sloughed off, the net worth of U.S. citizens has never been higher.

    National 18 June 2014 19:46

  • Politics & CRE Sales (Déjà Vu)

    By Kenneth P. Riggs Jr., Chairman & President, Real Estate Research Corp.: The failure of Congress and the administration to reach a budget agreement before Oct. 1, the possibility that the debt ceiling will not be raised before the nation is unable to pay its obligations, and the huge swings in the stock and bond markets are all too familiar.

    National 16 October 2013 18:46

  • The Course of Capital: Accepting the New Normal

    While the recession and ongoing recovery have presented opportunities for the industry, it is safe to say that many commercial real estate professionals would like to put this time period behind them and return to the good old days.

    National 20 February 2013 20:01