Gretchen Richards

Gretchen Richards is a Vice President in the CBRE Madison office. Richards specializes in multifamily investment sales as a part of the Capital Markets Investments Property group. Since joining CBRE in 2016, Gretchen has participated in approximately $302 million in investment real estate transactions representing private equity and institutional clients.

Prior to joining CBRE Madison, Gretchen worked as a Commercial Real Estate Lender, a Leasing Director with a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and sales professional with a Madison-based Berkshire Hathaway affiliate. Her clients value her attention to detail, creative solutions, and connections across a breadth and depth of industries.

Gretchen’s experience within many aspects of multifamily investments –from operations to underwriting to sales -provide valuable context to fully understand assets and tell the story of each disposition.

Education

• University of Wisconsin – Madison with a Bachelor of Arts
• Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)

Professional Affiliations/Accreditations

• Board of Directors, Commercial Association of REALTORS Wisconsin (CARW)
• Licensed Real Estate Broker
• Member, Commercial Brokers Group –Madison
• Member –Apartment Association of South Central Wisconsin (AASCW)
• “Rookie of the Year” award winner –Top producer based on first 3 years of brokerage experience (2017)
• CBRE Women’s Network Field Delegate
• CARW NextGen Alumnus
• Leadership Greater Madison Alumnus

Clients Represented