Alan Billingsley

Biography: Alan Billingsley, owner of Billingsley Investments San Francisco, CA Following an over 30-year career in investment advisory services and research for the real estate industry, Mr. Billingsley is currently managing and pursuing his own investment interests in the residential sector. He recently departed RREEF (now Deutsche Asset Management) after 13 years, where he served as Head of Americas Research. He managed a large team who provided the basis for RREEF’s investment strategy. This is a process that has been a leader in the industry, with Mr. Billingsley serving as a key member of the firm’s Investment Committee. RREEF’s investment strategy includes the office, apartment, industrial and retail property sectors for RREEF, including core, value-added and opportunistic investment styles. Prior to RREEF, Mr. Billingsley had 20 years of experience in all forms of real estate development and investment analysis, including work for both public and private sector clients.. Before joining RREEF, he was a Managing Partner with Sedway Group, a real estate and urban economics consulting firm with a staff of approximately 30 people, and with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. During his eight years at the firm, he helped to grow the practice substantially in size and reputation. Prior to this, Mr. Billingsley served as a Principal with Economics Research Associates where he served for nearly 10 years in its Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco offices. He began his real estate career with RCLCO. He is an active member of the Urban Land Institute at both national and local levels, is past-President of the local chapter of Lambda Alpha International; is past-President of the local chapter of the Counselors of Real Estate; is a past member of the Research Task Force at ICSC; and is active in several civic and educational organizations. He is a former member of NCREIF and PREA. Mr. Billingsley holds an M.A. in Architecture and Urban Planning from UCLA.