#908: Cycles, Cap Rates & Continuity: Richard Barkham on Real Estate’s Long Game
Real Estate Investing for Cash Flow with Kevin Bupp
Kevin Bupp
4.9 • 675 Ratings
🗓️ 9 June 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Richard Barkham joined CBRE in 2014 as Global Chief Economist and in 2018 he was appointed Senior Economic Advisor. He is based in Dallas and leads a team of 600 researchers worldwide. He holds a PhD in Economics and is the author of two books and numerous academic publications. On apart-time basis he is Senior Fellow and Lecturer in Real Estate at Harvard University and Professor of the Practice at University of North Carolina. He is a Chartered Surveyor, Counsellor of Real Estate and Honorary Professor of the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction at The University of London.
Connect with Richard:
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📧 Email (while at CBRE): [email protected] (active for a couple of months)
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💼 LinkedIn: Richard Barkham on LinkedIn
Highlights:
3:00 - Why Real Estate Endures for Centuries
5:00 - How To Manage and Simplify Data at Scale
7:00 - Real Use of AI in Commercial Real Estate
10:30 - Cap Rates and the Unexpected Interest Rate Climb
14:00 - Multifamily’s Strength Amid High Supply
21:00 - Office Market Outlook: Bottoming Out and Flight to Quality
Quote: “The same real estate asset can last 200 years—becoming housing, then offices, then housing again. No other asset class gives that kind of continuity.”
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You've been searching for the best way to generate passive income in your life and heard that real estate is a great way to do it. |
| 0:09.4 | But you're tired of all the so-called gurus who are all talk and no substance. |
| 0:15.3 | Get ready to celebrate because Kevin Buck has spent 14 years successfully making it happen. This is the Real Estate |
| 0:22.8 | Investing for Cash Flow podcast. Now, here's Kevin Bup. Hey guys, Kevin Bup here. I want to welcome |
| 0:32.2 | me to another episode of the Real Estate Investing for Cash Flow podcast. Or missions to help you build |
| 0:36.5 | and maintain massive amounts of cash flow through income |
| 0:39.0 | producing real estate investments. |
| 0:40.9 | Our guest for this week's show is economist and real estate expert Richard Barkham. |
| 0:44.8 | Now Richard joined CBRE back in 2014 as a global chief economist and in 2018 he was appointed |
| 0:50.0 | Senior Economic Advisor. |
| 0:52.1 | He's based in Dallas and leads a team with 600 researchers nationwide. |
| 0:55.9 | He holds a PhD in economics and is the author of two books and numerous academic publications. |
| 1:01.5 | On a part-time basis, he is senior fellow and lecturer in real estate at Harvard University |
| 1:05.9 | and the professor of the practice at University of North Carolina. He is also a chartered surveyor, |
| 1:11.9 | counselor of real estate and honorary professor |
| 1:14.1 | of the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction |
| 1:16.5 | at the University of London. |
| 1:17.8 | And so guys, with that, I'd like to, |
| 1:19.8 | it's an honor to welcome our guests for today's show, Richard Barkham. |
| 1:23.3 | Richard, my friend, how are you doing today? |
| 1:25.2 | I'm very well, thank you. |
| 1:26.4 | I'm in Boston and enjoying it. doing today? I'm very well, thank you. I'm in Boston and enjoying it. |
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