Rick Palacios

Rick Palacios Jr. is the Director of Research at John Burns Real Estate Consulting (JBREC) where he oversees their subscription research conclusions, producing timely, accurate, and thorough analyses. He was formerly an Equity Research Associate for Morgan Stanley in New York, and a Research Analyst at the Milken Institute, and as a Senior Investment Banking Analyst at McGladrey Capital Markets. He holds a BA from the University of California, and an MS in Real Estate Economics and Finance from the London School of Economics. Rick is particularly well-known for quantifying the impact on housing of unique industry events, such as surging student loans or falling oil prices, also specializing in fields such as Financial Modeling, Capital Markets, Real Estate Development, and many more.