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Study Group: Retail Real Estate Brokerage Experts (California)

Council Members in this Study Group: 49

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics in real estate including: commercial property, residential property, corporate real estate, construction, design, contracting, real estate investment, real estate investment trusts, and residential and commercial real estate brokerages, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Joseph Gabbaian

Senior Vice President
GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY
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Joseph Gabbaian is a Senior Vice President at Grubb & Ellis. Mr. Gabbaian has established himself as an expert in commercial real estate investments in the southern California market with an emphasis on the West Los Angeles/Santa Monica market through...

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Real Estate Downturn Finally Arrives in West Los Angeles

January 13, 2009

As Vacant Office Space Grows, So Does Lenders’ Crisis | www.nytimes.com

- The West Los Angeles commercial real estate market, once considered bullet-proof due to its strong fundamentals, is hit hard by the recession. - The Westside market experiences its first negative absorption in five years, and rental rates, which had gone up in the face of declining absorption, drop for the third consecutive quarter. - The declining market forces lenders to take back a $1.5 billion portfolio of office buildings in West Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Brokerage/Agency
  • Consulting Firm

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President