Transwestern appointed Hans Nordby as Executive Managing Director of Research.
In this position, Nordby will lead national research initiatives, leveraging the firm’s robust data and analytics capabilities to develop compelling narratives that drive thought leadership efforts and support insights shared with Transwestern investors and clients.
Nordby brings over 20 years of experience in real estate research and analytics to Transwestern. Previously, he served as Head of Research and Analytics at Lionstone Investments as well as the Managing Director at CoStar Portfolio Strategy (formerly PPR), where he led the research agenda and advised public, private, debt, and equity commercial real estate clients on investment and lending strategies.
Nordby holds an MBA in Finance from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Minnesota. He serves on the Publications Committee of the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA), the Industry Advisory Council of the American Real Estate Society (ARES), and the Editorial Board of the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate’s (AFIRE) Summit Journal. His research has been published in numerous industry outlets, including PREA, ULI, and AFIRE, and he has been quoted in major media publications such as the Wall Street Journal, CNN and Bloomberg.
