Kevin Thorpe joined Cassidy Turley in 2007. As Chief Economist, he is responsible overseeing the Research Department in our major regional offices, as well as focusing on national trends and forecasts in the commercial real estate industry. Kevin’s group produces studies and statistics on topics affecting the national and local economy, capital markets, finance, leasing fundamentals, property and project management, and factors that affect supply-demand fundamentals in commercial real estate. Kevin has developed several econometric models to predict market trends, is a member of the National Association of Business Economists, and has authored numerous studies and survey reports. Kevin is frequently quoted in publications such as Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and has made several television appearances on financial networks and radio.
Before joining Cassidy Turley, Kevin, an economist, spent more than eight years with the National Association of Realtors (NAR), where he was most recently manager of housing statistics. During his tenure with NAR, he oversaw the generation of the Existing Home Sales (EHS) statistics and developed the new leading indicator of home sales: Pending Home Sales Index. In addition, Kevin authored numerous surveys for NAR, including The NAR Profiles of Homebuyers and Sellers Survey.