Gretchen Richards

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10 E Doty St
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Madison, WI 53703

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Gretchen Richards is a First Vice President in the CBRE Madison office. Richards specializes in multifamily investment sales as a part of the Capital Markets Investments Property group. Since joining CBRE in 2016, Gretchen has participated in approximately $637M in investment real estate transactions representing private equity and institutional clients.

Prior to joining CBRE Madison, Gretchen worked as a Commercial Real Estate Lender, a Leasing Director with a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and sales professional with a Madison-based Berkshire Hathaway affiliate. Her clients value her attention to detail, creative solutions, and connections across a breadth and depth of industries.

Gretchen’s experience within many aspects of multifamily investments –from operations to underwriting to sales -provide valuable context to fully understand assets and tell the story of each disposition.

Education

University of Wisconsin – Madison with a Bachelor of Arts
Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)

Professional Affiliations/Accreditations

Board of Directors, Commercial Association of REALTORS Wisconsin (CARW)
Licensed Real Estate Broker
Member, Commercial Brokers Group –Madison
Member –Apartment Association of South Central Wisconsin (AASCW)
“Rookie of the Year” award winner –Top producer based on first 3 years of brokerage experience (2017)
CBRE Women’s Network Field Delegate
CARW NextGen Alumnus
Leadership Greater Madison Alumnus

Clients Represented

Arnel, Inc.
Axiom Properties
Blake Capital Corp.
Boston Capital
Continental Properties
Dental Health Associates
Dominium Apartments
Fiduciary Real Estate Development
Fowler Property Group Multifamily (FPA)
Forward Development Group
General Capital Group
Gorman & Company
Hallman Lindsay

Hendricks Commercial Properties
Herman & Kittle Development
HOOPER Corporation
Hovde Properties
Johnson Financial Group
Lokre Real Estate
Monroe Investment Partners
RDM Development
SARA Investment Real Estate
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Terraco, Inc.
Urban Land Interests

Team Overview - Investment Properties Milwaukee

Milwaukee’s Investment Properties group consists of Patrick Gallagher, Matson Holbrook, Gretchen Richards and Sean Beuche, bringing over 80 years of investment sales experience to each assignment. The team’s singular goal is to maximize asset value for its clients. This is accomplished through growing and maintaining relationships with the nation’s leading investors and capital sources, unmatched market knowledge, and a proven marketing process. The Milwaukee Investment Properties group has successfully executed over $6 billion in transactions over their combined careers.

As part of CBRE Investment Properties, the team leverages CBRE’s industry-leading network of over 500 investment sales professionals across the United States to analyze market cycles, anticipate investment trends, and command capital in local, national, and global markets. Their clients also benefit from cutting-edge commentary and statistical data, provided by CBRE Econometrics Advisors, on topics across every facet of investment real estate. The Milwaukee Investment Properties group leverages an unparalleled disposition platform to achieve outstanding results and maximize value for their clients.