William Maher

Biography: William J. Maher Director, Strategy & Research Mr. Maher is currently the head of real estate investment strategy and research at RCLCO Fund Advisors (RFA). He is responsible for forecasting economic and market conditions and for developing investment strategies for the firm's institutional clients. He also serves on RCLCO's Investment Committee. Previous Positions During mid-2020, Bill Maher was the the lead researcher and writer for the US section of Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2021. After interviewing industry leaders and analyzing other interviews and survey data, Bill wrote the main chapters of Emerging Trends. Through January 2020, Bill Maher was Director of Americas Research & Strategy for LaSalle Investment Management (LaSalle) in Baltimore, MD. LaSalle invests in real estate assets and securities on behalf of public and private pension funds and other institutional and retail investors. Mr. Maher directs research and strategy efforts in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Mr. Maher is responsible developing real estate investment strategy and direction, and oversees a team that provides market analysis for existing and potential new investments. In addition to leading research efforts throughout North America, he works with clients to develop custom real estate investment and portfolio strategies. Bill is a member of LaSalle’s North American Investment Committee, and is a principal author of LaSalle’s Investment Strategy Annual and numerous white papers and reports. Prior to joining LaSalle Investment Management, Mr. Maher was a partner with Ernst & Young and director of the Real Estate Consulting Group's Washington, D.C. office. He managed the Group's efforts in the fields of strategic planning, market and financial feasibility assessment, portfolio due diligence and corporate real estate. Before that, Mr. Maher was Executive Vice President and director of the Washington, D.C. office of Halcyon Ltd., a real estate