All posts by Ryan Rauner
DC Metro Office Market: Pandemics, Lockdowns, & Elections
We are now 6 months into “15 days to slow the spread.” Many small businesses have closed for good and the survivors are either teleworking or downsizing; leaving many to speculate about the future of office space. The economic devastation caused by the lockdowns is clearly reflected in changes to market fundamentals across the board; […]
LEASE WARS: The Force Majeure Awakens
In an unprecedented move in late March 2020, federal, state, and local governments across the country forcibly shut down the U.S. economy; requiring “nonessential” businesses to close their doors. As is the case with many government policies, externalities were not considered, and the resulting chaos led to the greatest economic disaster since the Great Depression. […]
Investment Analysis: Cap Rates & Risk (Part 2)
Click HERE to Read Part 1 Competition Competition describes and covers a variety of factors impacting the risk associated with a property. The governing principle is the law of supply and demand, which states that the greater the demand for a product/asset relative to its supply, the more valuable it is. Alternately, the greater the […]
Investment Analysis: Cap Rates & Risk (Part 1)
The world is a dangerous place, fraught with risk. Life is all about assessing, analyzing, and mitigating those risks. Decisions are weighed and made based on an individual’s/company’s risk tolerance and expected return. The risk-return tradeoff states that the potential return rises with an increase in risk. In other words, investors are willing to accept […]