Article submitted by Bob Kirby, Associate Broker at Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate.

Written by Mark Heschmeyer, May 6, 2015

“Global real estate investors continue to increase their flow of funds into commercial U.S. properties and the trend appears to be causing property values to increase at a much faster pace than if the same of similar properties were bought by local investors.

In a new survey this week, CBRE found that investor demand for commercial property continues to increase, with 53% of the global investors it surveyed indicating they plan to increase their purchases this year. New York, Dallas, and Seattle all made the top 10 list of markets where that money will be targeted.” 

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Bob Kirby, a commercial leasing and sales consultant with Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate, has over 37 years of sales and management experience.  Licensed in Louisiana and Mississippi, Bob is a member of the Mississippi Commercial Association of REALTORS® (MCAR); the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS® Commercial Investment Division; a candidate member of the Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute (CCIM); and an affiliate member of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and NAR Commercial.   

Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate is a member of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce (BRAC); the West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce; the Baton Rouge Better Business Bureau; the Louisiana Commercial Data Base (LACDB); and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Several agents, on an individual basis, are members of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors® (SIOR), the Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute (CCIM); the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR); and the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS® Commercial Investment Division (CID).