Sara R. Rutledge is the Founder and Chief Economist of SRR Consulting. SRR Consulting provides tailored research services to real estate firms, such as market analysis, investment strategy, and property research briefs. She has a diverse, twenty-five-year career in real estate research and economics, working with data providers, brokerage services, and investment managers. Ms. Rutledge was previously Managing Director and Head of Global Market Research at StepStone Group Real Estate, where she led the macroeconomic and private equity real estate performance outlook. She also built the bi-annual House Views process and related content. Other past roles include real estate product development and marketing for a data science start-up and research leadership at the National Council for Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries. She has published real estate performance research in Business Economics and co-authored a Real Estate Research Institute-funded paper.

• Professional Disciplines
• Author
• Economist

• Areas of Expertise
• Data Research, Analysis
• Highest and Best Use
• Market Analysis/Research
• Site Location, Relocation
• Supply and Demand Analysis
• Teaching/Lecturing

• Property Types
• • Residential: Affordable Housing
  • Healthcare
  • Industrial: High Tech/Data/Digital
  • Industrial
  • Residential: Multi-Family Rental Housing
  • Retail: Neighborhood, Community Retail
  • Office
  • Residential
  • Office: Suburban
  • Mixed-Use: Transit-Oriented
  • Office: Urban
  • Industrial: Warehouse, Storage

• Metro Areas
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta (GA)
• Austin-Round Rock (TX)
• Baltimore-Towson (MD)
• Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (MA-NH)
• Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (NC-SC)
• Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI)
• Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor (OH)
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (TX)
• Denver-Aurora-Broomfield (CO)
• Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (TX)
• Kansas City (MO-KS)
• Las Vegas-Paradise (NV)
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana (CA)
• Memphis (TN-MS-AR)
• Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach (FL)
• Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis (WI)
• Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington (MN)
• Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin (TN)
• New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (NY-NJ-PA)
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (PA-NJ-DE-MD)
• Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale (AZ)
• Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton (OR-WA)
• Riverside-San Bernadino-Ontario (CA)
• Sacramento-Arden Arcade-Roseville (CA)
• San Antonio-New Braunfels (TX)
• San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos (CA)
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (CA)
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA)
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (WA)
• St. Louis (MO-IL)
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (DC-VA-MD-WV)

• State
• All U.S. Markets

• Country
• United States