About
Professional Summary
I entered commercial real estate at the start of 2015 at Colliers in Seattle/Bellevue and have accumulated more than six scintillating years of commercial real estate research experience. A writer by nature, I am always trying to tell the story behind the numbers and go above and beyond to add value to our team of brokers. Forever teachable and eternally curious, I strive to always be learning more and staying on the leading edge of market trends and remaining abreast of all pertinent real estate transactions and developments. Passionate about real estate and cities, I remain dedicated to taking Colliers to the next level by providing market-leading thought leadership and trends analysis for my team of internal and external clients.. I am a journalist by trade and a natural-born storyteller, always digging into the statistics in order to craft a forward-looking narrative, providing valuable insights to the brokers I support.
I have ample experience in office, industrial, multifamily, and retail research, assisting brokers in the leasing and selling of property. I focused primarily on the office and industrial markets in the Seattle/Puget Sound region from 2015-2017. From the fall of 2017 to early 2018, I was the office market research analyst at JLL in Sacramento, spending most of my time on Downtown office landlord rep-related work. Since May 2018, I have been back at Colliers in my hometown of Sacramento. At Colliers | Sacramento, from mid-2018 to today,I have accelerated my career in the support of 40 brokers across the Capital City region. In late 2020, I was tasked with overseeing the Reno market while managing a new research associate. Over the last few years, I have extensive experience across many sectors of commercial real estate, including office, industrial, multifamily, retail, capital markets, healthcare, and life science.
Accomplishments
LIST OF QUOTED WORK IN ONLINE & PRINT MEDIA
Colliers Knowledge Leader - Fall 2020 Northern California Multifamily Market Research Report (10/6/20)
Sacramento Business Journal - Downtown Dilemma: Covid-19's implications for Sacramento's urban core (7/23/20)
Sacramento Bee - High rents, too much competition: Is downtown Sacramento's restaurant scene in trouble? (9/26/19)
GlobeSt - Sacramento: The Last Frontier for Industrial Options? (3/12/19)
GlobeSt - The Family Doctor is No Longer (In)dependent (3/4/19)
GlobeSt - With net zero energy goal, solar leads the charge (11/30/18)
Sacramento Business Journal - Colliers warns of central Sac reaching bar/restaurant tipping point (9/24/18)
425 Business - Colliers Crunches the Number on Downtown Bellevue Office Space (2/2/2017)
425 Business - Homeward Bound (11/1/2016)
The Registry Puget Sound Real Estate - A Bay Area Public Transit Proxy for Puget Sound Region (10/10/2016)
425 Business - Colliers International Report Predicts Future of Downtown Bellevue (10/10/2016)
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce - Sky is not falling in Bellevue (8/4/2016)
GeekWire - Coworking companies approaching 1M square feet of space in Seattle region (6/22/2016)
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce - Valve eyes big space in Lincoln Square tower (5/5/2016)
Education
- Currently taking classes for Colliers Management Development Program, Level 2 in partnership with Harvard Business School, through Harvard Manage Mentor after completing the first year-long course from January 2020 to December 2020
- Commercial Property Research Certificate (CPRC), Colliers University, 2015
- Loyola Marymount University (2008-2012), B.A. in English, writing emphasis
Memberships & Involvements
- Leadership Sacramento Class of 2021 | Sacramento Metro Chamber Foundation
- Greater Sacramento Ecomomic Council Certified Champion
Testimonials
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My Team
My Team
Since 2007, I have worked alongside Tom Walcott, Jason Rutherford, Kris Reilly, and Scott Bennett providing honest and intelligent guidance to local and regional owners of office property throughout the Sacramento Area. Working with integrity, I handle my client’s commercial real estate needs as if they were my own.
While pursuing my own smaller tenant, landlord, and investor projects, I also provide support to my partners through the coordination of marketing, contracts, and transaction management. Through this experience, I have developed significant knowledge of the procedures necessary to transact a real estate deal.
Within Sacramento Brokerage, I oversee the research department. In this role, I manage the creation of our quarterly market reports, gather and distribute information regarding deals and market activity, and provide our brokers with tools and knowledge to help them better service their clients. This opportunity has made me more aware of market activity and the trends that affect all specialties such as industrial and retail commercial real estate. I can provide a more unique perspective to my clients than those who focus on one market sector.
My greatest accomplishment in life is being a father to my two daughters. I am actively involved in their extra-curricular activities including coaching softball & soccer and being a founding board member of Land Park Softball.
Doug is the Regional Research Director for Colliers International covering offices across Northern California. As Regional Research Director, he is charged with the organizational and strategic development for the Research Function in these offices. Additional responsibilities include oversight of the Development team for the region's proprietary property database and related technology.
Doug began his career in the commercial real estate industry in 1999. After joining Colliers International as a Research Assistant, he was promoted to Research/GIS Director for the Colliers International Walnut Creek office. Under his leadership, the Research function expanded from its original scope in support of the Office brokerage platform, to include the Industrial and Retail divisions. His responsibilities included Research Database Integrity, Quarterly Report Publication, GIS, Mapping and Demographics, and all other services provided by the local Research Department.
He specialized in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) analysis. As a former GIS Specialist, Doug has worked with Brokerage and Corporate Services to analyze best use and site location projects for clients including, Safeway, Inc., Longs Drug Stores and Safeamerica Credit Union.
Doug is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, and enjoys travel with his wife Kelly and sons Gabriel and Roman and attending their team sporting events.
As a Research Analyst in Reno, I perform database maintenance and work with the Northwest Research team to produce quarterly reports for the region. I also track market activity to provide meaningful insights for our excellent group of advisors. My areas of interest include the Industrial, Office, and Retail sectors. With a background in finance, I enjoy the creative problem solving involved in research.
Outside the office my passions are film, music, and rock climbing.