Andrea Arata is a research director and the head of Northwest Research for Newmark. She has 19+ years of experience in commercial real estate research, investor/client services, and strategic advisory. For the last 13 years, she has provided research and analysis to global real estate firms, working on projects encompassing multiple regions and numerous product types. Prior to that, she played an integral role providing analytical support for an ultra-high-net-worth real estate investment firm.