USD Conference Examines Real Estate Climate

San Diego Business Journal -- A diverse economy is expected to keep local real estate on a path to recovery, even if short-term growth remains slow for both the San Diego and national economies, experts said at a real estate conference presented recently by University of San Diego.

Organizers said about 700 attended the 17th annual conference presented at downtown’s Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel by USD’s Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate.

Asieh Monsour, head of Americas Research for the brokerage firm CBRE, said the nation’s major-metro office markets, including San Diego’s, will continue to move toward equilibrium later this year and into 2014, rather than being slanted in favor of tenants.

Limited new construction has helped commercial real estate recover its value in the aftermath of the recession, and financing for speculative construction remains rare. “It’s a very disciplined approach to development,” Monsour said. (Full Story)