About
Professional Summary
Bob entered commercial real estate at the start of 2015 at Colliers in Seattle/Bellevue and has more than seven years of commercial real estate research experience. A writer by nature, Bob is always trying to tell the story behind the numbers and go above and beyond to add value to his brokerage partners. Forever teachable and eternally curious, Bob strives to always be learning more while staying on the leading edge of market trends and remaining abreast of all pertinent real estate transactions and developments. Passionate about real estate and urban planning, Bob is dedicated to taking Colliers to the next level by providing market-leading thought leadership and trends analysis for his internal and external clients.. Bob is a natural-born storyteller, always digging into the statistics with unmatched nuance to craft a forward-looking narrative and outlook across the many sectors of commercial real estate he tracks.
With extensive experience in office, industrial, multifamily, and retail research, and a developing competency in capital markets, life science, and healthcare/medical office, Bob assists brokers in the leasing and selling of property, providing best in class research support. He regulary provides market presentations for internal brokerage teams and external organizations. Bob focused primarily on the office and industrial markets in the Seattle/Puget Sound region from 2015-2017. From fall 2017 to early 2018, Bob was the office market research analyst at JLL in Sacramento with an emphasis on Downtown landlord-rep related research.
Since May 2018, Bob has been back at Colliers in his hometown of Sacramento. Since mid-2018, Bob bas accelerated his career in the support of 40 brokers across the Capital City region. In late 2020, Bob was tasked with overseeing the Reno market while managing a new Research Analyst, and has taken on an increasing leadership role in the Northwest region, including leading the regional multifamily market report comprised of 10 markets from Northern California and Northern Nevada to Oregon and Washington. Bob has invested in his leadership development, recently completing the two year Management Development Program at Colliers in partnership with Harvard Business School and completing the year long Leadership Sacramento Class of 2021 through the Sacramento Metro Chamber Foundation.
Accomplishments
Colliers Northwest / North Central Region Researcher of the Year, 2021
Colliers Sacramento Outstanding Team Member, 2021
Colliers Sacramento Most Media Mentions, 2020-2021
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
- Colliers Management Development Program, Levels 1 - 2, in partnership with Harvard Business School | November 2021 Graduation
- Commercial Property Research Certificate (CPRC), Colliers University | 2015
- Loyola Marymount University, B.A. in English, writing emphasis | 2012
Memberships & Involvements
- Leadership Sacramento Class of 2021 | Sacramento Metro Chamber Foundation
- Greater Sacramento Ecomomic Council Certified Champion
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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.