ABOUT LAURA
Laura specializes in providing real estate audit and consulting matters for privately held companies and private equity funds specializing in real estate.. Since joining RSM, she has worked with commercial, residential, retail, hotels and real estate opportunity funds, as well as performed due diligence services for real estate funds and various lenders in the real estate conduit markets.
Laura has thirteen years of experience in real estate and public accounting, and has developed and presented multiple continuing education courses in the real estate industry. In 2018, she was selected as a senior analyst in RSM’s cutting edge Industry Eminence Program, which positions its senior analysts to understand, forecast and communicate economic, business and technology trends shaping the industries RSM serves.
Recent Perspectives
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Hotel occupancy data: It’s only half the story
Given that the pandemic has forced closures of many U.S. hotels, occupancy rates are not providing the full picture of distress.
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An SOS for commercial real estate
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc, real estate deals are at best being reworked and at worst falling apart altogether.
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School’s Out for Summer
The student housing sector, once a beacon of stability, is now vulnerable to COVID-19 as universities rethink their plans.
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Real estate industry outlook
Remote work, continued migration to secondary cities and declining asset values are some of the trends facing the real estate sector.
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The new sectors of real estate in a post-pandemic world
From industrial to office and retail to hotels, RSM and Preqin discuss how COVID-19 is leaving its mark on property.
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Huge travel-related losses expected in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic
The U.S. travel industry is expected to see a 75% revenue drop over the next two months alone, according to one economic report.
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As coronavirus spreads, pain goes beyond hospitality and travel
As the human and economic toll of the Coronavirus mounts, the real estate industry is wondering where it can safely place its bets.
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Global industry hampered as coronavirus epidemic spreads
How have the apparel, hospitality, technology and life sciences industries been affected by the spread of the coronavirus? RSM explores.
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The changing shape of U.S. real estate
RSM and Preqin discuss the impact of volatility, technology and generational change in the United States on real estate.
VIDEO
Robotic process automation in commercial real estate
Laura Dietzel discusses the remarkable rise of innovations in automation that are affecting real estate data management with Privcap.
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