Investment Managers "Decode" New Messages from Institutional Investors

NEW YORK CITY- Investment management firms are taking stock of their operations as many expect, and see signs, of an economic slowdown. Not only are these real estate decision-makers trying to decode messages from the market, but also from the movements of larger institutional investors, according to Tim Lee, principal at Olive Hill Group in Los Angeles, a real estate asset management firm.

“We’re trying to decode messages coming from the market both negative and positive and trying to finesse if, and when there is a slowdown,” Lee tells GlobeSt. “We will expect it to be much more muted than in 2008.”

After nine years of economic recovery post the 2008 financial crisis, and the historically low-interest-rate environment, real estate players are taking strides to become nimble in their outsourcing, partnerships, and portfolio even as new entrants come into the market with enormous amounts of capital to deploy. And with new players, comes a watchful eye, Lee said.