Cedrik Lachance
EVP, Director of Research
Cedrik Lachance
EVP, Director of Research
Cedrik is Green Street’s Director of Research, leading a global roster of more than 60 expert analysts in commercial real estate, and is a member of the executive leadership team. Under Cedrik’s guidance, Green Street provides actionable capital allocation intelligence and investment recommendations on public and private real estate. The team is recognized for thought-leading work on strategic topics, niche and core property sectors, more than 130 publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and detailed analytics on 75 markets in the United States and Europe.
During his 17-year Green Street career, Cedrik has led the global REIT research team, been sector head of the U.S. retail, office, industrial and net lease sectors, was the first publishing analyst in Europe and managed the global Quantitative Analytics team. His breadth of experience across the commercial real estate investment spectrum is integral to Green Street’s success in providing ground-breaking research and analytics on all aspects of the public and private property markets.
Frequently quoted in major financial media and a sought-after speaker at leading industry events, Cedrik is a past winner of the Wall Street Journal’s “Best on the Street” award in real estate, and an active member of the Institutional Advisory Panel to the Board of Governors for the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit), the European Public Real Estate (EPRA) Reporting & Accounting Committee, the Innovating Commerce Serving Communities (ICSC), the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA), and the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE).
Cedrik earned an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, holds a master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Toronto, and a B.A. in History from Université Laval in Quebec.
Recent Insights from Cedrik Lachance
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Global Head of REIT Research Talks Macro Themes and Stock Picking
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Commercial Real-Estate Prices Stumble in Global Capitals
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Reuters: Real estate stocks have room to gain, residential in favor
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Death of the High Street Weighs on Landlords Round the World
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European Real Estate Returns Outpace U.S. Returns Compared to Local Bond Rates
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Institutional Investor: Malls Aren't Dead- and Other Facts REIT Investors Should Know
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Bloomberg: Shopping-Mall Owners Pay Up to Stay Relevant in Amazon Era
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REIT.com: Cedrik Lachance Talks Real Estate Values and Sector Allocation
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REIT.com: Fundamentals Supporting Real Estate Demand “Quite Solid”
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Investment News: Coming off a disastrous 2016, sales of nontraded REITs could bounce back in 2017
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Pensions & Investments: Double-Digit Returns Carry REITs to the Head of the Class
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Ernst & Young: Global Perspectives - 2016 REIT Report
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Investment News: Real Estate Valuations Likely to Cap REIT Returns
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Institutional Investor: REITs Rally to Continue, Albeit a Slower Pace
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USA Today: Brexit Unlikely to Roil U.S. Real Estate Sector, Experts Say
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GlobeSt: REITs Do More Building Than Buying
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