PPR, RMA launch risk management study

Real Estate Weekly, May 22, 2002

PPR- Property & Portfolio Research, LLC in association with RMA- the Risk Management Association announced the launch of the RMA-PPR Commercial Real Estate Risk Management Study. The focus of the study will be on the collection, analysis, and reporting of commercial real estate mortgage and construction loan performance data.

Participants will be able to benchmark their real estate and construction exposure to that of their peers, gain insight into default and loss trends, and provide valuable input to emerging commercial mortgage and construction risk management models so that they may understand and manage their risk profile better. According to Mark Zmiewski, RMA's director of Information Products & Services, "This study will position PPR and RMA as the preeminent resource for commercial real estate risk information and analysis." RMA will begin recruiting participants immediately. Data collection and analysis will continue into the fall, and PPR will present the initial findings to participants in December 2002.